Man Charged Over Alleged Sexual Act with Underage Girl on Bus in Hunter Region
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. A man has been charged over an alleged sexual act that took place in front of an underage girl on a bus in New South Wales’ Hunter region last month. The incident is said to have occurred around 1:45pm on 24 June 2020 when a 16-year-old schoolgirl boarded ...continue reading
Law on Giving Way at a Pedestrian Crossing in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. A crash in Sydney’s south western suburb of Doonside has resulted in a man dying after he was struck by a vehicle last week. It is reported that at about 5.45pm on 16 June 2020, a 72-year-old male pedestrian was crossing Bungaribee Road in Doonside, when he was ...continue reading
NSW Border Closed to Victorians as Cases Surge
By Poppy Morandin and Jimmy Singh. NSW Police are currently enforcing the border closure between NSW and Victoria. On Wednesday 8th July, The Public Health (COVID-19 NSW and Victorian Border) Order 2020, under section 7 of the Public Health Act 2010 (NSW) commenced. The Order states that people who have been in Victoria in ...continue reading
Police Charge School Boy with Common Assault After he Allegedly Bullied Disabled Boy
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. A disabled teenager from Perth, who has spent years back and forth from hospital battling an enduring health condition, has had his pelvis shattered in an alleged schoolyard bullying assault by a fellow student. On 10 June 2020, the 14-year-old boy was attacked on the premises of Kent ...continue reading
Two Men Snorted Cocaine in Front of Police Have Pleaded Guilty and Sentenced with a Non-Conviction
By Poppy Morandin & Jimmy Singh. It would seem reasonable to assume that individuals would know better than to snort cocaine in plain sight and in front of police. However, 26-year-olds Mitchell Anthony Price and Keegan Brendan Moore seemed none the wiser to this fact as they embarked on a night out at Jerrabomberra ...continue reading
Police Hunt Underway for Youths Throwing Rocks at Vehicles in Darwin as Six-Year-Old Girl Narrowly Escapes Injury
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. At least 20 cars have been damaged while a six-year-old girl has narrowly escaped injury after youths spent over an hour launching rocks in Darwin last week. The Katherine Times reports that on 28 June 2020, from 7:25pm to 8:33pm, a group of youths pelted rocks at cars ...continue reading
Law on Assaulting, Stalking, Harassing or Intimidating a School Staff Member or Student at School in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. If you’ve ever watched the movie Bad Moms starring Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell, you’ll likely recall the scenes of dejected, stressed-out parents cutting loose and liberating themselves through completely inappropriate behaviour. From drunkenly raiding grocery stores, bouncing around to thumping music while chugging from giant bottles of ...continue reading
Woman Charged with Murder after Allegedly Ramming Ex-boyfriend With Car
By Poppy Morandin and Jimmy Singh. A woman has been charged with murder after allegedly fatally striking her ex-boyfriend with her SUV and pinning him against a car park wall. 44-year-old, Jackeline Musa allegedly arrived at 31-year-old Payman Thagipur’s apartment only to find him with another woman. A witness has stated that she observed ...continue reading
NSW Police Aim to Conduct 200,000 Mobile Drug Tests Representing an Increase From the Previous Year
By Poppy Morandin and Jimmy Singh. It has been revealed that NSW Police have set a target to detect almost 300,000 crimes this year and are using area-specific goals to achieve this result. The approach covers a number of detections in numerous categories of crime including theft, robbery, sexual assault, and drug detection. The ...continue reading
Two Teenagers Charged with Robbery While in Company in Bondi Junction
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Two boys in their teens have been charged over an alleged armed robbery of an EzyMart convenience store in Bondi Junction in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, which took place last month. According to a statement released by NSW Police Force, just before 3am on 17 June 2020, officers attached ...continue reading