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Man Refused Bail After Glen Innes Assault

Man Refused Bail After Glen Innes Assault

A homeless man has been refused bail in Armidale Local Court after allegedly sexually assaulting and choking a woman in Glen Innes on Sunday night. The Northern Daily Leader reports 39-year-old Antonie Johan Van Meurs was charged with breaking into The Convent in...

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Former Uralla Shire Councilor Fronts Court

Former Uralla Shire Councilor Fronts Court

A former Uralla Shire Councillor, who is contesting Saturday’s Armidale Local government election, has fronted Armidale Local Court facing various charges relating to an incident in Narrabri last year. Natasha Ledger is charged with common assault and domestic...

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Two Teens Charged Operation Mongoose

Two Teens Charged Operation Mongoose

Two teens have faced court following an alleged break and enter and police pursuit in Moree last week under Operation Regional Mongoose. Just after 2.40am on Friday, police were called to a motel on Warialda St, Moree, following reports of a break and enter, when...

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Inverell Man Remains in Custody

Inverell Man Remains in Custody

52-year-old Shayne Trask remains in custody after an incident on Wednesday night outside Inverell Police Station. Trask fronted court yesterday after allegedly waving what appeared to be a black coloured revolver, forcing officers to secure the Police Station and call...

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Operation RAID Targets Reckless Drivers

Operation RAID Targets Reckless Drivers

NSW Police have launched Operation RAID (Remove All Impaired Drivers) in a bid to reduce the growing number of fatalities on NSW roads, following concerning road trauma trends across the state. The high visibility state-wide road policing operation will be conducted...

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Inverell Man Charged

Inverell Man Charged

A man has been charged with a number of drug and firearm offences in the Inverell last night. At about 7:15pm yesterday, police attached to New England Police District observed a man on Otho Street, waving what appeared to be a black coloured revolver, with officers...

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Former Teacher Jailed Until at least 2030

Former Teacher Jailed Until at least 2030

A former teacher has been jailed for the abuse of two students at a prestigious northern NSW boarding school in the 1960s. Former TAS teacher Leonard Albert Gardiner, now 87, will remain in prison until at least October 2030, with Judge Leonie Flannery sentencing...

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NSW Police Shortage Worsens

NSW Police Shortage Worsens

A Budget Estimates held last week has revealed that Police shortages across NSW are worsening with more than a thousand extra officers leaving the job in the past year. According to Shadow Police Minister Paul O’Toole, the Estimates have shown Police officer numbers...

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Man Faced Inverell Local Court

Man Faced Inverell Local Court

A man has faced Inverell Local court following a pursuit in Moree on Wednesday morning. Just prior to midday, officers attached to New England Police District were patrolling the Newell Highway, when they attempted to stop a gold Nissan X-trail. When it failed to...

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