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Christchurch attack inquiry: coroner declines to remove lawyer after request from families

Senior lawyer assisting coroner will not cross-examine police witnesses after bereaved families objected to her law firm’s work with the police

The Guardian - AU

NSW Police questioned researchers' independence in gay hate crime review, inquiry hears

NSW Police were worried academics engaged to help review suspected gay-hate murders could be bias if they were "connected to the gay community", an inquiry hears.

ABC News

Coroner declares missing Vic woman dead

A coroner has declared missing Victorian woman Trish Backhurst, who is believed to have disappeared while out on a walk near her seaside home, has died.

AAP

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Integrity watchdog to examine allegations of police misconduct during Bruce Lehrmann case

ACT attorney general says complaints surrounding prosecution of Brittany Higgins allegation referred to federal integrity and corruption commission

The Guardian - AU

Woman charged after allegedly defrauding Yass aged care resident

An 87-year-old woman with dementia was reportedly defrauded of thousands.

The Canberra Times

NT police attacked in remote community

One police officer has been injured and others were forced to flee after a mob of people attacked them with rocks in the remote community of Wadeye overnight.

AAP

Sixth person charged over alleged Adelaide gang rape was on bail for similar offences, court hears

A man charged with raping two young women as part of an alleged gang rape in Adelaide's CBD was on bail at the time for other sexual offences, a court hears. WARNING: Readers may find details in this story distressing.

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Man charged over alleged NT sex attack

NT police have charged a man who allegedly fled naked from a Palmerston home after he attempted to sexually assault a child.

AAP

Indigenous group denounces release of suspect in Amazon murder of British journalist, expert

An indigenous group from the area of the Amazon rainforest where British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were murdered in June on Thursday deplored the release of one of the suspects in the killing.

Reuters

Man charged over alleged attempted sexual assault of a child in a home near Darwin

Police located the 22-year-old man — who was unknown to the residents of the house — inside a phone box near where the incident occurred two days ago.

ABC News

St. Paul police release body, car camera video of shooting

Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, have released video from body and squad car cameras that they say shows an exchange of gunfire between an officer and the man he fatally shot

The Independent UK

Kosovo police officer wounded in volatile northern region

A police patrol was attacked on Thursday in Kosovo's volatile north, injuring an officer, two hours after police troops were sent in the region in an attempt to replace hundreds of Serb cops who resigned last month over a car plate dispute.

Reuters

Chinese nationals living in Sydney allegedly swindled $148 million from investors around the world

Police say four Chinese nationals living in Sydney are behind an alleged scam which raked in millions from unsuspecting investors, mostly targeting victims in the US.

ABC News

Violent fight in Bronx Target store sends 2 down elevator shaft, NYPD says

NEW YORK — A store security guard and a teenage shoplifter were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Thursday when the pair fell down an elevator shaft of a Target in the Bronx following a violent fight, police and New York City Fire Department officials said.

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Police union hits back at ACT's top prosecutor after he criticised officers' actions during Bruce Lehrmann trial

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold draws the ire of the Australian Federal Police Association after his letter criticising police actions in the now-abandoned trial of Bruce Lehrmann was made public.

The Canberra Times

Case dropped against busker accused of raping drunk woman found in park

The busker had maintained that no sexual activity occurred after he found her at Glebe Park.

The Canberra Times

Police concerned about teenager missing for a week

Jeffrey Friday, 17, has not been seen or heard from since Friday, December 2.

The Canberra Times

Police handling of parliament rape case referred to integrity commission

The referral follows explosive allegations made by the ACT's top prosecutor, who has accused police of "clear interference".

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Lombard police officer wounded, armed robbery suspect shot dead in exchange of gunfire in western suburb

Police were called to a store in the 100 block of Roosevelt Road around 4:05 p.m. Thursday and confronted two suspects nearby, in the area of Ann and Lincoln streets, officials said in a statement.

Tribune News Service

Neighbors to University of Idaho homicides tell of party culture near home, unusually quiet night

MOSCOW, Idaho — Several residents on the block where four University of Idaho students were found dead last month recalled a boisterous party atmosphere in the enclosed neighborhood located just off campus, with the occupants of the large rental home at its core often hosting friends into the early morning…

The Independent UK

London barber convicted for sending up to £25,000 to Isis supporter in Syria after receiving Covid grant

‘We were preparing for an attack and I was going to join him,’ Tarek Namouz told friend

Reuters

Australia charges four Chinese nationals over U.S.-based scam

Australian police charged four Chinese nationals on Friday over an online investment scam based mainly in the United States, which authorities said caused losses of more than $100 million across the world.

Liverpool Echo

Boy, 13, remains critical in hospital after being hit by car

A 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving

Daily Mirror

Infamous cartel killer 'La Barbie' who decapitated victims 'missing' from US prison

Edgar Valdez-Villareal, aka 'La Barbie', was captured by Mexican authorities after a fierce gunfight before being extradited to the US where he was sentenced to 49 years in prison

AAP

Police to be investigated on Lehrmann case

The law enforcement integrity agency will investigate how police handled a rape allegation made by former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins.

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