A firearms licence was reinstated to a man just months before he shot dead his teenage son and himself, in another horrific domestic violence incident that’s left a small community in NSW reeling. The bodies of 58-year-old Wayne Smith and 15-year-old Noah were found with gunshot wounds at their home in Yamba in the Northern … [Read more…]
The domestic assault case against Olympic boxer Harry Garside has been dropped. Garside was arrested last month at Sydney International Airport and charged with one count of domestic violence-related common assault over an alleged incident on March 1, at Bellevue Hill in Sydney’s east. The 25-year-old appeared at Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday … [Read more…]
A man who was struck in the chest with an arrow at the Vestal Hills Country Club has pleaded guilty to felony weapon possession counts. Prosecutors said 24-year-old Bayso Vannavongsa of Binghamton admitted he illegally possessed three guns at the abandoned property in July 2022. Vannavongsa acknowledged he possessed a loaded .38 caliber revolver and … [Read more…]
A Brisbane local has spoken about the moment he was carjacked by what he believed were teens, as new statistics revealed the staggering number of vehicles stolen from Queenslanders each day. It’s been revealed more than 70 serious youth offenders are living in Queensland’s state-run housing on suburban streets. Workers on the ground are calling … [Read more…]
Video footage has captured the moment shots were allegedly fired into a car with a baby inside during a suspected criminal deal. Police have appealed for public help after CCTV showed a person firing shots at a car in southwest Sydney last year. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Footage captures gunman shooting at car with baby … [Read more…]
Microsoft will pay $US20 million ($A30 million) to settle US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges it illegally collected personal information from children without their parents’ consent. The company had been charged with violating the US Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal information from children who signed up for its Xbox gaming system … [Read more…]
Lawyers for former NSW resources minister Ian Macdonald say his sentence for public corruption alongside Eddie Obeid should be reconsidered because it was never proven he received payment. Macdonald’s barrister Christopher Parkin also argued the nature of the offence was tempered by the state suffering no direct financial impact. “We say there’s an incoherency or … [Read more…]
Cheyenne police are still trying to identify the four males who robbed the Maverik gas station on Gardenia Drive last month. Public Information Officer Alex Farkas says the quartet (pictured above) entered the store around 3:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 25, and began walking through the aisles. Cheyenne Police DepartmentCheyenne Police Department Cheyenne Police DepartmentCheyenne Police Department Cheyenne … [Read more…]
On Halloween night 2020, Kevin Jones got into an altercation and died after arriving at a Brisbane house with a bottle of fuel, wearing a hoodie and black gloves. More than two years after the struggle with Mr Jones, Jason Moana Rimene, 54, walked free from court cleared of murder. Mr Rimene on Tuesday was … [Read more…]
Buying a car, finishing high school, meeting his girlfriend, winning his first footy game with a new club and starting a business were moments Luca Virgona couldn’t wait to share with his father. Paul Virgona was his best friend and biggest supporter. But the father of two wasn’t there for any of those moments. While … [Read more…]