Keyword "crime crackdown" - List of latest news (14 results)

20/04 Coalition’s $750m crime crackdown

Peter Dutton has vowed to “stand up” to “crime gangs” if elected, announcing a $750m package to tackle criminal activity across the nation.

12/03 ‘Too late’: Bec Judd’s call on bail reform

Outspoken influencer Rebecca Judd has lashed the Victorian government’s pledge to bring in the country’s toughest bail laws as “too late for many” after repeatedly raising concerns about crime for years.

06/02 Clampdown on £50m-a-year phone theft trade leads to 230 arrests in Lon...

In a city where phone thefts have become alarmingly routine, a recent crackdown has led to hundreds of arrests and the recovery of countless stolen devices.

15/01 25yo exposes truth behind wild Coles ban

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03/01 Cops’ huge blitz on youth crime revealed

Victoria Police have arrested 41 alleged offenders as part of their huge crackdown on youth crime, following a rise in alleged violent burglaries, robberies and car thefts across Melbourne’s southeast.

15/12 Lieutenant General Le Hong Nam: Crime in Ho Chi Minh City 'has been reduced'

According to the Director of Ho Chi Minh City Police, crime in the area has been reduced, but at the end of the year there may be complicated developments, so a total suppression attack is needed in 2 months.

05/10 Ipswich, Queensland: Man gives bizarre excuse to police after allegedly being busted carrying seven knives

A man has offered up a bizarre excuse after he was allegedly caught with seven knives during a crackdown across Queensland.

16/09 Woman’s warning to tourists travelling around Australia

A young British woman driving through Australia with her partner has warned travellers to be “cautious”, amid ongoing problems with youth crime in regional areas.

06/05 State’s major knife crime overhaul revealed

Sweeping safety reforms to tackle knife crime – modelled after Queensland laws introduced following the horrific stabbing death of a teenager – are a step closer to becoming a reality in NSW.

30/04 Knife crime crackdown ‘on the table’

Parents who lost their son in a brutal stabbing attack are finding a receptive audience in their campaign to extend Queensland’s crackdown on knife crime.

11/03 Teen’s horror Boxing Day act to mum

A teenager has pleaded guilty to the murder of a Queensland mum after stabbing her in the chest during a violent home invasion north of Brisbane just after Christmas Day.

01/08 Serial shoplifters could face jail sentences in crime crackdown

Policing minister Chris Philp is pushing police forces to use of facial recognition technology and artificial intelligence to match shoplifting offenders with those photographed in national police data.

29/06 Cops target kids who steal cars for fun

A police crackdown on break-ins and car thefts has resulted in more than 800 arrests in three months.

07/03 Prison population in Britain soaring as overcrowding and escapes up

Despite falling crime levels, Government crackdowns have led to unprecedented numbers incarcerated in Britain's dangerously full prisons.