Search for stolen masterpiece ends

The police have given up and so has the Art Gallery of NSW. Four-and-a-half years after A Cavalier, a 17th-century Dutch masterpiece insured for $1.4 million, was stolen from the gallery, Australian authorities have stopped trying to recover the … Read more at Hume Weekly.

Search for stolen masterpiece ends

The police have given up and so has the Art Gallery of NSW. Four-and-a-half years after A Cavalier, a 17th-century Dutch masterpiece insured for $1.4 million, was stolen from the gallery, Australian authorities have stopped trying to recover the … Read more at Hume Weekly.

Young boy gets his fingers stuck in drain

- NSW Police Online (press release)Police assisted a young boy in last night, after his fingers got stuck in a bathtub plug hole. About 6pm (Sunday 20 May 2012), the Blue Mountains Police Rescue Squad and other emergency services attended a house in The Avenue. … Read more at Wentworth Falls.

NSW driver charged over faulty truck

A TRUCK driver has been caught on the NSW north coast allegedly driving an unregistered “extremely defective” B-double. It is alleged the truck had faulty brakes, bald tyres and major oil and air leaks. Police say he was also carrying a load of … Read more at Weekly Times Now.

Man dies, teen injured in motorcycle crash

- NSW Police Online (press release)The other motorcyclist rendered first aid until the arrival of NSW Ambulance Paramedics. He was conveyed to Westmead Children's Hospital and remains in a serious but stable condition. Police arrived and investigations are continuing into the … Read more at Mellong.

Heffernan should stand aside: Labor

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Brisbane Times Mr Carter is the electorate officer for NSW Energy Minister Chris Hartcher. NSW police today said they were investigating the matter. “An alleged assault was reported to police on May 15,” a spokesman said. Independent Senator Nick Xenophon told Sky … Read more at The Australian.

Truck driver charged over safety breaches

- NSW Police Online (press release)A truck driver has been charged by police after checks on his heavy vehicle found it was unregistered and extremely defective. The B-double, laden with watermelons, was stopped by Traffic and Highway Patrol officers and Roads and Maritime Services … Read more at Northern NSW.

One man’s ‘weird’ but wonderful passion to solve cold case

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Brisbane Times One man's 'weird' but wonderful passion to solve cold caseMrs Balkan first met Mr Denmeade in the late 1990s, after the young police officer was handed the cold case files relating to both her sister Deborah and a fellow trainee nurse, Gillian Jamieson. ''He made contact, asked us to meet him and bring [...]

Servo destroyed in fire after owner attacked

Police say the 56-year-old owner of the petrol station on the Great Western Highway, Mt Lambie, was counting the day's takings inside his adjoining residence about 10pm yesterday, when he heard a knock at the back door. He was confronted by two unknown … Read more at Sydney Morning Herald.

Woman dies in single-vehicle crash

- NSW Police Online (press release)Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal single-vehicle crash in the state's New England region. About 12:30pm yesterday (Saturday 19 May 2012), a white Ford Falcon station wagon was travelling in a north-westerly direction on Red … Read more at Glen Innes.