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Death Sentenced
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Death Sentenced

Scott Death, has been sentenced to a maximum term of imprisonment of 3 years, 2 months for the fatal bus crash which injured five and killed 84 year old Raymond Padgett. The 34-year-old appeared at Orange District Court Thursday July 31st, with...

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24 Aug 2025
Police: hoons be warned, we'll take your car
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Police: hoons be warned, we’ll take your car

Officers from Chifley Police District have launched an investigation into a series of alleged dangerous driving incidents in the Cowra area, which they believe may be linked. The first report came in on Thursday, 17 July 2025, at around 8:45 pm when...

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10 Aug 2025
Police response times fall below benchmark
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Police response times fall below benchmark

If you’ve called triple-zero and endured an anxious wait for police to respond, you may not be alone, according to new data released by the state’s Productivity Commission. Figures revealed that across the Chifley Police Area Command, of which...

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27 Jul 2025
Police response times fall below benchmark
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Police response times fall below benchmark

If you’ve called triple-zero and endured an anxious wait for police to respond, you may not be alone, according to new data released by the state’s Productivity Commission. Figures revealed that across the Chifley Police Area Command, of which...

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27 Jul 2025
First national police legacy day celebrates police families
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First national police legacy day celebrates police families

Police families across Australia have been honoured with the launch of the inaugural National Police Legacy Day, a new annual event dedicated to recognising the vital support provided to the loved ones of police officers who have lost their...

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20 Jul 2025
More delay in Molly Ticehurst's accused murderer's case
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More delay in Molly Ticehurst’s accused murderer’s case

By Stephanie Gardiner/AAPThe man accused of the domestic violence murder of Molly Ticehurst was due to face court, but the case has been delayed for another two months. Molly Ticehurst’s family and friends have gathered in hope of seeing her accused...

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13 Jul 2025
Farmhand found guilty of bludgeoning neighbour to death
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Farmhand found guilty of bludgeoning neighbour to death

By RACHAEL JACKSON/AAPA jury has found a farmhand guilty of murdering a neighbouring farmer, then stealing his ute and setting fire to it at a rural property. A farmhand has been found guilty of brutally murdering a neighbouring farmer before...

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13 Jul 2025
Farmhand found guilty of bludgeoning neighbour to death
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Farmhand found guilty of bludgeoning neighbour to death

By RACHAEL JACKSON/AAPA jury has found a farmhand guilty of murdering a neighbouring farmer, then stealing his ute and setting fire to it at a rural property. A farmhand has been found guilty of brutally murdering a neighbouring farmer before...

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06 Jul 2025
Property charges laid after police investigate farm trespass
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Property charges laid after police investigate farm trespass

A man will face court charged with firearm and property-related offences after police were called to an alleged trespasser at a rural property. A farm worker found an unknown person on the property when he went to a shed to investigate a small fire...

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06 Jul 2025
Farmhand found guilty of bludgeoning neighbour to death
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Farmhand found guilty of bludgeoning neighbour to death

By RACHAEL JACKSON/AAPA jury has found a farmhand guilty of murdering a neighbouring farmer, then stealing his ute and setting fire to it at a rural property. A farmhand has been found guilty of brutally murdering a neighbouring farmer before...

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06 Jul 2025
Property charges laid after police investigate farm trespass
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Property charges laid after police investigate farm trespass

A man will face court charged with firearm and property-related offences after police were called to an alleged trespasser at a rural property. A farm worker found an unknown person on the property when he went to a shed to investigate a small fire...

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06 Jul 2025
Officers crack down on prison smuggling
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Officers crack down on prison smuggling

A team of specialist Corrective Services NSW officers have seized drugs and weapons after a statewide blitz to prevent contraband entering the NSW prison system. Corrective Services NSW’s Security Operations Group screened more than 1,200 visitors...

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06 Jul 2025
Man allegedly armed with axe charged with break-ins
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Man allegedly armed with axe charged with break-ins

A man has been charged with break-ins that occurred across Cowra and Canowindra in the early hours of Thursday morning. Emergency services were called to a Canowindra Road property on Thursday 29 May, following reports of a man armed with an axe...

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06 Jul 2025
School sent into lockdown after false firearm threat
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School sent into lockdown after false firearm threat

A man has been charged after he allegedly used a stick as a firearm to threaten a neighbour in the state’s south last Friday. On Friday 30 May, police were called to a unit block on East Street, Grenfell, following reports a man was in possession...

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06 Jul 2025
Teens face court after alleged vehicle theft
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Teens face court after alleged vehicle theft

Four teens have been charged with property and traffic-related offences after the alleged theft of a Mercedes Benz from a Cowra home. Police were called to a fail-to-pay at a Cowra service station about 1.30am on Monday 26 May, investigations...

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06 Jul 2025
Man allegedly armed with axe charged with break-ins
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Man allegedly armed with axe charged with break-ins

Police arrested the man on a property on Thursday morning

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30 May 2025
Teens face court after alleged vehicle theft
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Teens face court after alleged vehicle theft

Four boys have been charged, three were refused police bail

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30 May 2025
Incarceration spikes across NSW
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Incarceration spikes across NSW

More people are behind bars across the state

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29 May 2025
Incarceration spikes across NSW
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Incarceration spikes across NSW

BY DAN RYANThe latest quarterly custody statistics has revealed an upward trend of those finding themselves behind bars. According to the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, numbers have continued to rise, following trends after a crackdown on...

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29 Jun 2025
Cops call for help in suspected murder case
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Cops call for help in suspected murder case

Homicide Squad detectives have renewed an appeal for information regarding the kidnapping and suspected murder of Jessica Small from the Bathurst region in 1997. Jessica Small, aged 15, was last seen in the early hours of Sunday 26 October 1997 after...

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15 Jun 2025
Molly Ticehurst's accused murderer told to face court
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Molly Ticehurst’s accused murderer told to face court

By Stephanie Gardiner/AAPThe body of childcare educator Molly Ticehurst was found in her home in April 2024, intensifying a national movement against gendered and domestic violence. The man accused of the domestic violence murder of Molly Ticehurst...

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15 Jun 2025
Molly Ticehurst's accused murderer told to face court
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Molly Ticehurst’s accused murderer told to face court

By Stephanie Gardiner/AAPThe body of childcare educator Molly Ticehurst was found in her home in April 2024, intensifying a national movement against gendered and domestic violence. The man accused of the domestic violence murder of Molly Ticehurst...

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01 Jun 2025
Cops call for help in suspected murder case
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Cops call for help in suspected murder case

Homicide Squad detectives have renewed an appeal for information regarding the kidnapping and suspected murder of Jessica Small from the Bathurst region in 1997. Jessica Small, aged 15, was last seen in the early hours of Sunday 26 October 1997 after...

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01 Jun 2025
Youth crime under the spotlight in legal review
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Youth crime under the spotlight in legal review

Key legal principle of youth culpability under review

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12 May 2025
New police operation launched to tackle youth crime
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New police operation launched to tackle youth crime

State begin operation focusing on youth crime

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24 Mar 2025
Fatal crash brings wires down at Grenfell
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Fatal crash brings wires down at Grenfell

A man has died following a single-vehicle crash in Grenfell, bringing down powerlines and leaving parts of the town without power. A statement by NSW Police said that at about 4:40am on Saturday 26 April 2025, emergency services were called to the...

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27 Apr 2025
Unregistered bikes in the sights of police
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Unregistered bikes in the sights of police

Police have tried and tested a successful new method to crack down on unregistered motorcycle use across the region, seizing more than twenty bikes in recent weeks. Chifley Police District Superintendent Darren Beeche said police had begun tracking...

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24 Mar 2025
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