Break and Enter Offences, Penalties and Defences in NSW
Poppy Morandin. A 19-year-old man has been charged as part of an investigation into a criminal syndicate involved in the theft of vehicles across Sydney. In November 2020, detectives from the Financial Crime Squad’s Motor Unit established ‘Strike Force Swete’ to investigate alleged criminal syndicates involved in break-in offences across Sydney. During this investigation, ...continue reading
A Simple Guide on Parole and Imprisonment Sentences in NSW
Jimmy Singh and Poppy Morandin. Mohammed Skaf, who was jailed over a series of gang rapes on women and girls in the lead up to the Sydney Olympics, is set to be released on parole. Skaf was only 17 when he and a group of at least 14 other men, including his older brother ...continue reading
Break and Enter Offences in NSW
Sahar Adatia. A mother from Greater Manchester, England, has been commended by a judge for her bravery after facing off with a machete-wielding robber and his 17-year-old accomplice who broke into her home in the dead of the night. Wendy Reynolds had been enjoying listening to music with her daughter and a flatmate inside ...continue reading
Stealing Property in a Dwelling-House Offences & Defences in NSW
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. An award-winning 129cm-long rabbit that held the Guinness World Record for being the biggest of its kind in the world has been stolen from his home in Stoulton, England. Darius, a 12-year-old continental giant rabbit, went missing on Saturday 10th April 2021 after it was believed to have been ...continue reading
Break Enter And Steal Offences in NSW: Two Men Steal “Kitty” the Life-Sized Sex Doll from Melbourne Adult
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It’s a sad day for the sex doll world with “Kitty” the life-sized toy now missing after she was stolen from a Melbourne store. 9News reports that in the early hours of 26 January 2021, two men armed with a pole smashed their way into Melbourne sex shop, Sexyland, ...continue reading
The NSW Police’s Suspect Targeting Management Plan (STMP) to Effectively Reduce Crime
Poppy Morandin. A report by the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has defended the controversial proactive policing initiatives by the NSW Police within the Suspect Target Management Plan (STMP) by contending it effectively reduces crime. The STMP was designed to identify, assess, and target individuals who are suspected of being repeat offenders. The ...continue reading
Man Charged with Serious Animal Cruelty Over Horror Stabbing of Two French Bulldogs
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. A 31-year-old man from Sydney has been charged with a series of offences including serious animal cruelty after allegedly breaking into a home in Edmondson Park in the city’s west and stabbing two French Bulldogs with a knife. The incident is reported by NSW Police to have occurred on ...continue reading
Man Commits a Break & Enter in a Sydney CBD Woolworths Store Stealing $2 Bag of Nuts
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It was the bizarre craving that saw a man break and enter into a Woolworths store in Sydney’s CBD, cause $750 worth of damage in the process, then go on to steal a packet of mixed nuts worth about $2. Indeed, one may surmise that if you were going ...continue reading
Chinese Drug Trafficker on Death Row Escapes Lawful Custody by Tunnelling Through Sewers to Road Outside
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It’s the kind of plot you’d only ever see play out in a movie, except of course this was real life – in mid-September 2020, a man facing the death sentence in Indonesia for drug trafficking managed to escape from jail by tunnelling through the sewage system, and ...continue reading
NSW Police Commissioner Defends Officers Who Performed ‘Unlawful’ Arrest on Curtis Scott
By Poppy Morandin and Jimmy Singh. NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller has sought to defend the actions of police officers involved in the wrongful arrest of NRL player Curtis Scott. The bodycam footage of the arrest shown in court sparked outrage, with it depicting Scott, who was passed out drunk at the foot of ...continue reading