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Westmead woman stabbed to death

Westmead woman stabbed to death

30 December 2009

Holroyd Local Area Command Police conduct inquiries into woman’s death – Westmead Detectives are conducting inquiries into the suspicious death of a woman at Westmead, in Sydney’s West, overnight. Police from Holroyd Local Area Command attended a house in Houison Street shortly before midnight after receiving reports a woman had been injured in a domestic dispute. Upon arrival, they [...]

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Man armed with stun gun in city hotel robbery

Man armed with stun gun in city hotel robbery

30 December 2009

City Central Local Area Command Police appeal for witnesses to armed robbery on hotel – Darling Harbour Police in Central Sydney are seeking witnesses to an armed robbery at a luxury Darling Harbour hotel early this morning. About 1.45am today, two men one armed with a stun gun entered the hotel on Little Pier Street and threatened staff. The [...]

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The family of Sylvia Pajuczok simply want some closure

The family of Sylvia Pajuczok simply want some closure

29 December 2009

Monaro Local Area Command Emotional appeal by family of missing woman, feared murdered – Bombala The children of missing woman, Sylvia Pajuczok, have made an emotional, national plea for help to find their mother on the first anniversary of her disappearance from Bombala on the NSW South Coast.                   The 53-year-old mother of three and grandmother of four vanished [...]

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Day 11 OPERATION SAFE ARRIVAL: Exploding tanker sends holiday toll to 17

Day 11 OPERATION SAFE ARRIVAL: Exploding tanker sends holiday toll to 17

29 December 2009

Assistant Commissioner John Hartley Traffic Services Branch NSW road toll has risen to 17 after day 11 of OPERATION SAFE ARRIVAL The New South Wales holiday road toll has risen to 17 following the death of three people in a collision between a petrol tanker and three cars at Termeil yesterday. The driver of the petrol tanker, a 36-year-old [...]

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Suspicious roadside death at Griffith

Suspicious roadside death at Griffith

29 December 2009

Griffith Local Area Command Man’s body found on roadside near Griffith Griffith Local Area Command Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding of the death of a man whose body was found on the Wilga Road at Willbriggie this morning. Police were called to the scene by a member of the public shortly after 9am, and a crime was [...]

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Man suffers head injuries when striking concrete

Man suffers head injuries when striking concrete

29 December 2009

Deniliquin Local Area Command Man hit by cyclist now critical – Moama Deniliquin Local Area Command Police are investigating an incident at Moama this morning which resulted in a young man suffering serious head injuries. Police have been told a group of friends were staying at Horseshoe Lagoon when about 1am a 21-year-old man was struck by a [...]

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Armed robberies at Neutral Bay and Prestons newsagencies

Armed robberies at Neutral Bay and Prestons newsagencies

29 December 2009

Harbourside Local Area Command Liverpool Local Area Command Newsagency robberies – Neutral Bay and Prestons Police are investigating two armed robberies on newsagencies in Sydney this morning. The first armed robbery occurred shortly before 6am at a newsagency on Wycombe Road at Neutral Bay. A male newsagent was confronted by two men wearing balaclavas and armed with an iron bar. The [...]

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Tanker explodes resulting in 3 fatalities

Tanker explodes resulting in 3 fatalities

29 December 2009

Shoal Haven Local Area Command Three dead, six injured in crash – Termeil Three people have died and six have been injured in a collision on the South Coast of New South Wales yesterday, increasing the holiday road toll to 17. About 4.50pm a Kenworth prime mover laden with fuel was travelling South on the Princes Highway at [...]

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Mount Pritchard man charged with 7 offences

Mount Pritchard man charged with 7 offences

29 December 2009

Green Valley Local Area Command Man in court following break and enter, drug and firearm offences – Green Valley A man is due to appear in Parramatta court today charged with seven offences following a number of break and enters at Cartwright yesterday. Yesterday morning, Green Valley Police attended the Cartwright area after receiving information there had been [...]

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DAY 10 OPERATION SAFE ARRIVAL: No respite as road toll rises to 14

DAY 10 OPERATION SAFE ARRIVAL: No respite as road toll rises to 14

28 December 2009

Assistant Commissioner John Hartley Traffic Services Branch NSW road toll has risen to 14 after day 10 of  OPERATION SAFE ARRIVAL The New South Wales holiday road toll has risen to 14 following the death of a woman in a single vehicle crash at Rylstone near Mudgee yesterday. About 12:30pm, police and paramedics were called to Lue Road, about [...]

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3 cars and a tanker collide on Princes Highway

3 cars and a tanker collide on Princes Highway

28 December 2009

Shoal Haven Local Area Command Major collision – Princes Highway, East Lynne Police are appealing for motorists to avoid the Princes Highway at East Lynne, about 20kms north of Batemans Bay following a major collision. About 4.50pm today (Monday 28 December 2009), three cars and a tanker collided on the Princes Highway. At least two of the vehicles caught [...]

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Alleged shooting victim taken to John Hunter Hospital for treatment

Alleged shooting victim taken to John Hunter Hospital for treatment

28 December 2009

Newcastle City Local Area Command Alleged shooting incident – Newcastle Police are appealing for public assistance following an alleged shooting incident at Newcastle. About 2.20pm today (Monday 28 December 2009), a man believed to be aged in his 30’s, walked into a shopping centre in Croudace Road at Elermore Vale, and told members of the public that he’d [...]

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Dover Heights pedestrian sustains injury

Dover Heights pedestrian sustains injury

28 December 2009

Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by car – Dover Heights Investigators are appealing for public assistance after a pedestrian sustained serious injury following a motor vehicle collision at Dover Heights overnight. About 2.30am today (Monday 28 December 2009), an 18-year-old female was driving a 2008 Yaris hatchback on Hardy Road when the vehicle [...]

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Cricket is a sport not a means of assault

Cricket is a sport not a means of assault

28 December 2009

Barrier Local Area Command Police hit with cricket bat during arrest – Broken Hill Four Police have been treated at hospital after being injured during the arrest of a man at Broken Hill this morning. Police were called to a house in Marks Street about 2.15am responding to reports that a man had threatened self harm. Police will allege [...]

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Rockdale man attacked however assailants face court

Rockdale man attacked however assailants face court

28 December 2009

St George Local Area Command Two charged over alleged assault, robbery – Rockdale St George Police have arrested and charged two men following the alleged assault and robbery of a man at Rockdale this morning. A 23-year-old man was walking along York Street about 12.45am when he was allegedly threatened by two men who demanded money. The two allegedly [...]

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7 charges laid from Shalvey public disorder

7 charges laid from Shalvey public disorder

28 December 2009

Mount Druitt Local Area Command Seven charged after brawl – Shalvey Seven people have been charged after a public order incident in Sydney’s West overnight. About 6.30pm yesterday (27 December) Police were patrolling Piccolo Way, Shalvey, when they came across a fight between two men. Police stopped and attempted to break up the fight, at which stage the two [...]

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Missing Lismore woman found

Missing Lismore woman found

28 December 2009

Richmond Local Area Command Missing woman now found – Lismore Lismore Police have located a woman who had been missing for 11 days. The woman, aged 22, was reported missing after she left Lismore Base Hospital about 5pm on Thursday 17 December. Serious concerns were held for her well-being. Police had conducted extensive searches and media appeals for the [...]

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Why swimming lessons can never start too early

Why swimming lessons can never start too early

28 December 2009

Shoalhaven Local Area Command Toddler drowns in backyard pool – Shoalhaven Heads Detectives from the Shoalhaven Local Area Command will prepare a brief for the Coroner following the death of a toddler on the State’s South Coast last night. Police were called to the home on Ravenscliff Road, Shoalhaven Heads, about 8pm in relation to a toddler who [...]

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Nine month old boy says sorry

Nine month old boy says sorry

28 December 2009

Blacktown Local Area Command Man faces court following assault on baby – Blacktown A man will face court next month charged with assaulting his nine-month old baby boy. About 10.35am yesterday, (Sunday 27 December), a witness provided information to Police alleging the 23-year-old man struck his child. The incident allegedly occurred while the man was a passenger in a [...]

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What was the intent with this malicious wounding?

What was the intent with this malicious wounding?

28 December 2009

Coffs/Clarence Local Area Command Man charged with malicious wounding – Coffs Harbour A man will appear in court today charged with the malicious wounding of a man in Woolgoolga, on the State’s North Coast, on Christmas Day (Friday 25 December 2009). About 8.30am a 42-year-old man was found in the grounds of premises in Barnes Street, suffering severe [...]

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