Tag: Law, Crime and Justice
FBI probes consular slayings in Mexico
Faced with a brazen challenge from drug cartels, US FBI agents have joined a Mexican probe into attacks on US consular staff and their families that left three dead in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, officials say.[MORE]
Family cremates Indian toddler
Hundreds of people in northern India have attended the cremation of three-year-old Gurshan Singh, who was found dead beside a road in Melbourne earlier this month.[MORE]
Police investigate death in custody
Police have begun an investigation into the death of a man at the Perth watch house.[MORE]
Cat set alight
Authorities are investigating a case of animal cruelty where a cat was killed after it was doused with kerosene and set alight.[MORE]
Sea Shepherd man handed over to Japanese prosecutors
New Zealand anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune has been handed over to Tokyo prosecutors by the Japanese coastguard.[MORE]
Bendigo robberies surge 26pc
New police data shows fewer crimes were reported in the Bendigo and Macedon Ranges areas during 2009, but the number of robberies in Bendigo grew by 26 per cent.[MORE]
Call for more police to tackle crime
The Police Association says there are not enough officers in western Victoria to prevent crime rates growing.[MORE]
Man accused of fishers' hold-up
Police have arrested one man and are interviewing another about a hold-up on fishermen near Merbein early on Friday morning.[MORE]
Man charged after police pursuit
Police say a pursuit through Shepparton at the weekend reached 150 kilometres per hour.[MORE]
Three face court on West Adelaide arson charges
Three teenage boys arrested over an alleged break-in and arson attack on West Adelaide Football Club have faced the Youth Court.[MORE]
Court says fence dispute may be a wider issue
A Supreme Court judge has questioned whether a legal stoush over a fence line error involving a MP's Adelaide property may be a more widespread issue.[MORE]
Confiscation laws to be challenged
A Perth defence lawyer says he will challenge Western Australia's property confiscation laws in the High Court.[MORE]
Heyward murder accused told to 'keep mouth shut'
The Supreme Court at Mount Gambier has been told Matthew Heyward was warned to keep his mouth shut after his father told him that his mother was dead.[MORE]
Police quizzed over Northam pursuit crash
An internal police investigation is underway into a weekend crash in the Wheatbelt, which police say happened moments after a high-speed chase was aborted.[MORE]
Stock theft still 'hurting' farmers
The Pastoralists and Graziers Association says livestock theft continues to affect many farmers across Western Australia.[MORE]
Corrupt lawyers inflated costs, ICAC rules
The Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC) has found that a Wagga Wagga solicitor and Sydney barrister acted corruptly by misleading courts and inflating costs.[MORE]
Liquor laws 'putting Newcastle pubs out of business'
The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) says Newcastle's entertainment industry is being put out of business by tough liquor licensing laws. [MORE]
Woman fronts court over stabbing
A 43-year-old Broome woman has appeared in court over the weekend, charged over the stabbing of a 36-year-old man.[MORE]
Little support so far for lower drink-driving limits
The Queensland Government is pressing ahead with community consultation on reducing the drink-driving blood-alcohol limit to 0.02, despite widespread opposition to the plan.[MORE]
Police chase new leads in Bright murder
Police investigating the murder of a teenager at Gulgong, in central western New South Wales, more than 10 years ago, say fresh details about the case have emerged.[MORE]
Woman quizzed over scissors stabbing
A 23-year-old woman has been arrested after a 38-year-old man was stabbed with a pair of scissors in Cairns in the early hours of this morning.[MORE]
92yo murder accused 'loved husband deeply'
A family friend of an elderly woman accused of killing her 98-year-old husband, says she loved him deeply.[MORE]
Crime stats show mixed bag
The latest Victoria Police statistics show the crime rate fell in most parts of the Goulburn Murray region last year compared to 2008, but in the Campaspe and Moira shires there was an increase of nearly 6 per cent. [MORE]
Police hunt three over Corio home invasion
Police are hunting for three men who broke into a Geelong home this morning, seriously injuring the occupants. [MORE]
Diabetic dies in custody
Police say a 33 year old man who died in custody at the Perth Watch House was a diabetic.[MORE]
