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Watchdog calls for NSW police officer to be charged with assaulting Indigenous teenager

Officer allegedly punched 17-year-old twice in head before dragging him across hospital floor without properly recording use of force

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NSW police could ditch mental health response program lauded as ‘so successful’ by minister

Exclusive: Force considering alternatives to Pacer program that has seen 48% reduction in people detained by police under Mental Health Act

The Guardian - AU

NSW police watchdog to oversee investigation into arrest of Indigenous man with disability in Taree

Teenager remains in custody and faces seven charges, including hindering or resisting a police officer

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Data Shows NSW Police Use Force Against Indigenous Australians At Vastly Disproportionate Levels

Internal police data has shown that New South Wales police used force against Indigenous Australians at drastically disproportionate rates over the last three years. Internal police records obtained by the Redfern Legal Centre show Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were significantly overrepresented when it came to police use of…

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NSW police use force against Indigenous Australians at drastically disproportionate levels, data shows

Exclusive: Redfern Legal Centre obtained records which show First Nations people were involved in about 45% of the incidents

The Guardian - AU

NSW unlikely to withdraw further Covid fines despite court ruling many were unlawful

More than 33,000 fines were rescinded last year after a supreme court ruling, but correspondence from authorities suggests thousands more will stand

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Clare Nowland’s family say 95-year-old died ‘surrounded by love and support’

Great-grandmother’s death comes a week after she was Tasered by NSW police and as Greens call for independent investigation

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Mental health crises linked to almost half of all deaths or serious injuries in NSW police operations

Law Enforcement Conduct Commission reveals details of 157 ‘critical incident’ investigations

The Guardian - AU

Cooma locals say tasering of elderly woman 'disgusting', as police review footage

Great-grandmother Clare Nowland remains in a critical condition at Cooma Base Hospital after the incident on Wednesday, as Cooma locals say other means should have been used to subdue her.

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Clare Nowland: NSW police’s decision to Taser 95-year-old woman leaves community ‘gobsmacked’

Disability advocates outraged at ‘heavy handed’ response, while Greens MP says incident should mark turning point in police misconduct reviews

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Woman, 95, Tasered by officer at Cooma aged care home, approached on walking frame with a knife, police say

Police said the officer’s duty status was under review, as civil liberties groups demanded an independent investigation into incident that left Clare Nowland in critical condition

The Guardian - AU

NSW police watchdog reverses decision to clear Mick Fuller of wrongdoing over racehorse shares

A new NSW law enforcement watchdog report suggests police consider banning all officers from owning racehorses after it withdraws the finding that former commissioner Mick Fuller did not commit wrongdoing.

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Ex-police chief Mick Fuller should have declared racehorses to NSW government, watchdog report finds

Law Enforcement Conduct Commission report says Fuller’s failure to disclose potential conflict of interest warrants criticism but not a serious misconduct finding

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Danny Lim arrest: NSW premier expects ‘strongest action’ if probe uncovers police wrongdoing

NSW watchdog will oversee internal police investigation, saying it can take it over if it has any concerns, as Sydney activist released from hospital

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Perrottet supports probe into Lim's arrest

The arrest of Sydney activist Danny Lim will be subjected to an internal review, independently overseen by the state's Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.

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NSW Police watchdog reopens misconduct investigation into former commissioner Mick Fuller's racehorse ownership

The New South Wales law enforcement watchdog has reopened its investigation into former police commissioner Mick Fuller, after its own oversight body disputed findings clearing him of misconduct over undeclared racehorse shares.

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Keneally's police officer son charged

Former NSW premier and ex-senator Kristina Keneally's police officer son has been charged with fabricating false evidence.

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Former senior NSW police officer sentenced to prison for giving false evidence, granted bail

A former senior NSW police officer is on bail pending appeal after being sentenced to jail for giving false information to the force's watchdog.

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The Guardian - AU

NSW police accused of ‘oppressive’ tactics against subjects on secretive blacklist

Lawyers say the ‘preventive policing’ suspect target management plan, which disproportionately focuses on Indigenous youth, uses potentially unlawful tactics

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NSW policeman touched Aboriginal boy’s nipple while laughing with officers, watchdog finds

Law Enforcement Conduct Commission recommends officer be demoted, but Aboriginal Legal Service calls for him to be fired and charged with assault

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A LECC Report Found A NSW Cop Touched And Humiliated a Sedated 15 Y.O. First Nations Kid

The incident occurred in 2021. But the Commission found the officer had engaged in serious misconduct in an investigation on Tuesday.

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NSW Police officer found to have engaged in serious misconduct by touching Indigenous boy on stomach and nipple

A report by the police watchdog finds that a 15-year-old boy was sedated and strapped to an ambulance stretcher when the NSW Police officer engaged in "disgraceful conduct", touching him inappropriately.

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Cops laughed at restrained Aboriginal teen

There are calls for a NSW cop to face charges after he was found to have engaged in serious misconduct while inappropriately touching a restrained teenager.

The Guardian - AU

Friendlyjordies producer Kristo Langker considers civil action over NSW arrest

Langker’s lawyer says the government should report the arrest to the state’s police watchdog

ABC News

NSW police watchdog knew about former commissioner Mick Fuller's racehorse co-ownership for years

The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has known for years about former NSW top cop Mick Fuller's co-ownership of racehorses with leaders of "high-risk" industries, the ABC can reveal.

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