New England police were involved in a pursuit with a 22-year-old driver in Glen Innes who was allegedly trying to evade arrest for domestic violence offences on Friday afternoon. Police will allege the driver reached speeds in excess 150 km/h before the vehicle hit a...
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Western Region Officers Saturate Moree, Tamworth and Boggabilla Under Operation Surge
Western region police have conducted a three-day high-visibility operation proactively targeting alleged offenders in the Moree, Tamworth and Bogabilla areas.Between Wednesday 2 October 2024 and Saturday 5 October 2024, officers attached to New England Police...
Crime Rises in the New England Northwest
The latest NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research data shows an increase in sexual assaults, domestic violence incidents and break and enters into non-businesses across the New England Northwest region in the last 12 months. The statistics show that more than...
Operation Labour Day Now in Force
Police have urged motorists to drive safe this long weekend as Operation Labour Day 2024 officially kicks in across all roads in NSW. The operation commenced at 12.01 this morning and will conclude at 11.59pm this Monday, targeting drink and drug driving, fatigue,...
Former Councillor in Court Once Again
Former Uralla Shire Councillor Natasha ledger has appeared in court for the second time in a month for a separate incident involving her dog. The Northern Daily Leader reports Ms Ledger appeared in Armidale Local Court on Monday to appeal a decision by Uralla Shire...
Operations Foil & Pivot: Targeting knife crime across NSW
A major police operation across NSW has resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of knives, firearms, and prohibited drugs. Operation Foil ran from 1pm Thursday 26 September 2024 until 1am Saturday 28 September 2024, and saw more than 500 officers from every...
Graffiti A Blight on Our Town: Strahley
A local property owner has described his frustration of the constant graffiti being painted onto his buildings in the town. Don Strahley says his buildings and others has been targeted frequently over the past two years and is calling for the graffiti to stop and...
New Penalties for Persistent Domestic Violence Breaches
The NSW Government has passed new laws to better protect victim-survivors of domestic and family violence, including tougher penalties for breaching an Apprehended Domestic Violence Order (ADVO) in certain circumstances. The new offences target conduct that may...
Man Remains on Bail After an Incident in June
59-year-old William Thomas Russell remains on bail after he fronted Inverell Local court yesterday following an incident in Inverell earlier this year. Russell is alleged to have assaulted a 62-year-old man with a firearm in Hindmarsh St and was later arrested at a...