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Prison bed numbers boosted after huge crime clampdown

A premier is betting on a jail bed boom to handle more people held on remand, as police turn to high-visibility operations to take weapons off the streets.

AAP · Sep 28

Third person charged linked to mistaken identity murder

A third person has been charged in connection with the murder of a 40-year-old man, but police have not yet found the shooter responsible.

AAP · Sep 24

Police investigate possible organised crime links after boy, 11, shot in the face in Sydney

Boy taken to hospital in a critical condition amid a renewed debate about gun control in NSW

The Guardian - AU · Sep 22

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Gun debate fires up with reload on buyback pushback

A state opposition proposal to halt a buyback scheme and review firearm restrictions has reignited the post-Bondi terror attack gun debate.

AAP · Sep 19

Exchange of fire as Liberals vow to halt gun buyback

A state government has accused the opposition of following One Nation on firearms laws and failing to put public safety first by backing a buyback scheme.

AAP · Sep 19

Woman charged over botched gangland execution

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a woman over her alleged involvement in a fatal shooting in Sydney's west earlier in September.

AAP · Sep 19

State's domestic violence charge rates at all-time high

The latest crime statistics reveal that charges for domestic violence offences in one Australian state have seen a "remarkable" spike in the past two years.

AAP · Sep 15

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Alleged drone operator charged with murder after mistaken identity shooting in Sydney

NSW police say 18-year-old was operating drone when arrested and likely ‘conducting surveillance on someone or some premises’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12

Teen allegedly contracted to surveil shooting victim

An 18-year-old charged with murder was allegedly contracted by an organised crime group to surveil the victim of a botched shooting with a drone, police say.

AAP · Sep 11

From cleanskins to hitmen: are mistaken identity killings the result of Australia’s ‘crimetasker’ economy?

The underworld is using big paydays and encrypted apps to lure amateurs into gangland hits – even young people with no criminal history

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4

Gang violence is not ‘out of control’ in Sydney, police minister says after two shootings in two days

Yasmin Catley says ‘we will not be surrendering our streets’ after as many as six suspected mistaken identity shootings since the start of last year

The Guardian - AU · Sep 3

Fatal Sydney shooting could be another case of mistaken identity, police say

A man shot dead in Merrylands West was not known to police, in a case with similarities to Tuesday’s killing in Campbelltown

The Guardian - AU · Sep 2

Top honours from all crime fighters great and small

A police force's crime-fighting horses and dogs have been recognised for their service for the first time in Australia, alongside their handlers and riders.

AAP · Sep 2

Police probe potential second mistaken identity hit

A potentially innocent man has been killed at a home with links to organised crime in the second fatal shooting in Sydney in as many days.

AAP · Sep 2

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AAP · Aug 28

Minister defies premier on armed Jewish security group

A state minister has backed police in a disagreement over allowing an armed Jewish private security service to operate in public spaces.

AAP · Aug 17

Licenced gun holders among hundreds charged in DV blitz

An array of guns and other weapons have been seized by police and more than 1000 offences recorded in an operation targeting domestic violence offenders.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 30

NSW to send paramedics not police to some mental health emergencies after multiple deaths

Mental health experts to triage triple zero calls, but not all of the changes will be implemented 24/7 or statewide

AAP · Jul 28

No bail as grenades, guns found in suburban safehouse

A man is staying in prison after police uncovered six grenades, eight firearms and a multi-million-dollar stash of drugs in an alleged suburban safehouse.

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AAP · Jun 30

'Privilege, not a right': cops to curb who can own guns

Strict conditions to possessing a firearm are being put in place to weed out any suspicious applicants, six months after the Bondi massacre.

The Guardian - AU · May 19

NSW police to avoid mental health incidents under UK model after spate of fatal shootings

Families of victims have called for health workers to be first responders and police minister says deal with NSW Health ‘very close to being signed’

AAP · May 17

'Gimmick': critic blasts DV blitz that nets almost 1000

A domestic violence operation leading to the arrests of hundreds of people and the seizure of almost 100 firearms has been criticised as a political game.

AAP · May 1

Police force under scrutiny swells ranks with recruits

The country's largest police force has welcomed its biggest batch of recruits in more than a decade, after coming under scrutiny in a royal commission report.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 21

‘Not a personal attack’: gun lobby targets marginal Labor seats at NSW election over post-Bondi reforms

Exclusive: Australian Recreation Union says it plans to support candidates and parties that oppose gun control laws brought in after terror attack

The Guardian - AU · Mar 27

Lawyers criticise ‘extreme’ arrest of Isaac Herzog protester after NSW police release video

The 42-year-old is the 26th person charged after February rally against Israeli president that led to violent clashes between police and protesters

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12

Sydney police are using drones to chase suspects 500km away. Is a vulnerable town being targeted?

Moree in NSW is the ‘perfect location’ for remote drones, police say. But critics worry about impact of increased surveillance on local Aboriginal community

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