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13 January 2012

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Police angry over car stickers ban Lisa Davies

By Lisa Davies
Police have been ordered by a deputy commissioner to remove immediately unsanctioned stickers - such as Australian flags and union campaign advertisements - from their patrol cars.
In a state-wide edict, Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn raised concerns that the patrol cars were being used to advertise the personal opinions of officers.

21 February 2012
The Age

Consorting laws watered down: Robertson

SYDNEY, Feb 16 AAP - Legislation aimed at tackling gun crime in Sydney won’t crack down on crime families, the NSW Opposition says.
Under proposed changes introduced to state parliament this week, people who fire at a dwelling as part of organised criminal activity will face a maximum jail term of 16 years.
Anyone who directs the activities of a criminal enterprise will face a maximum of 15 years behind bars, while directing the activity of a criminal group will attract a maximum jail term of 10 years.

16 February 2012
AAP

NSW oppn wants more cops against gun crime

SYDNEY, Feb 15 AAP - More police should be deployed in Sydney’s gun crime hot spots, NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson says.
His call comes after a 67-year-old woman escaped injury when a stray bullet hit her Granville home in Sydney’s west about 11.30am (AEDT) on Tuesday.
The bullet penetrated a wall and lodged in an upstairs bathroom.

15 February 2012
AAP

NSW police to patrol public transport

SYDNEY, Feb 14 AAP - NSW police will take over security on trains, buses and ferries under a state government proposal to create a new Police Transport Command.
The move will also slash transit officer numbers to just 150.
Under the three-year plan, announced by Premier Barry O’Farrell on Tuesday, the new command of 610 officers will take over security for the entire public transport system.

14 February 2012
AAP

Taser call after prison officer bitten

Police have long been armed with Tasers, now prison and court officers want them too, after a prisoner bit an officer in Newcastle.
The court officer is recovering after being bitten in the Newcastle Police cells on Monday.
A 25-year-old prisoner sunk his teeth in near the officers rib cage, and the ABC has been told it required some force to make the man let go.

8 February 2012
702 ABC Sydney

Gang laws urgently needed: NSW opposition

SYDNEY, Feb 8 AAP - The NSW opposition wants tough anti-bikie laws introduced after a man drew a gun on two men with links to the Hells Angels during a street fight in Parramatta.
Police said the 31-year-old man was walking along Phillip St on Tuesday afternoon when he crossed paths with a Hells Angels member and an associate.
It’s alleged an argument broke out and the man produced a pistol, which he fired at one of the bikies, but the firearm did not discharge.

8 February 2012
AAP

Police need more power on guns: Opp'n

SYDNEY, Feb 6 AAP - The NSW Opposition has called on the government to give police more power to combat gun crime, after a man was repeatedly shot in the leg in Sydney’s southwest overnight.
Police and emergency services were called to Christian Road in Punchbowl at 12.45am (AEDT), where a 29-year-old man had been shot three times in the leg.

6 February 2012
AAP

Sydney policeman bashed - four men charged

Four men have been charged after a policeman was allegedly grabbed in a headlock and bashed in Sydney overnight.
Police were called to a hotel on Oxford Street in Darlinghurst at around 1.50am (AEDT) on Sunday, following reports of a brawl.
While on their way to the scuffle, a group of men allegedly confronted the officers and one of the men charged at them, police allege.

5 February 2012
Nine MSN

Sydney leaders meet to solve shootings

Sydney leaders meet to solve shootings
Feb 3 AAP - Premier Barry O’Farrell will have blood on his hands if someone is killed in the next shooting in western Sydney, opposition leader John Robertson says.
More than two dozen community leaders held a crisis meeting on Friday at Greystanes, in Sydney’s west, to come up with solutions to stop the recent spate of shootings.

3 February 2012
AAP

Police complain about magistrate

SYDNEY, Feb 2 AAP - NSW Police are waiting on a response from the DPP after requesting it appeal Sydney magistrate Pat O’Shane’s decision to throw out a case in which a paramedic was assaulted by a patient.
Ms O’Shane last month suggested that ambulance officer Christopher Martin didn’t like “blacks” before dismissing charges against his alleged assailant.

2 February 2012
AAP

Police hunt for man after officer pursued

SYDNEY, Feb 1 AAP - NSW police are searching for a man after an off-duty officer was pursued through the streets of Narromine, in the state’s central west.
The female senior constable went to check on the welfare of a woman after witnessing a domestic dispute between the 25-year-old and a man on Tuesday afternoon.
The 27-year-old man then allegedly began throwing rocks at the officer’s ve

1 February 2012
AAP

NSW police tattoo ban absurd: Opposition

SYDNEY, Jan 29 AAP - A proposal to ban people with tattoos from joining the NSW police force is absurd, the state opposition says.
Under a proposal being drafted for Commissioner Andrew Scipione, prospective police recruits with tattoos would be knocked back and current officers with tattoos would have to conceal them.

29 January 2012
AAP
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