Tag: richmond police district
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Road death toll on North Coast doubles compared to last year
The latest road toll data reveals 24 people have lost their lives on North Coast roads this year. The number is local fatalities doubling from this time last year where the toll sat at 12. 10 deaths were on roads in the Richmond Police District while Tweed-Byron and Coffs Clarence recorded seven fatalities each. (NO…
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POLICE CONCERNED FOR MISSING WOMAN’S WELFARE
Police are appealing to the public…to help locate 42-year-old Samantha Ashcroft. She was last seen on Monday night just before 9 p-m, at a property on on Munro Wharf Road, Tucki Tucki, south of Lismore. Police hold serious concerns for her welfare. Samantha is described as being of Caucasian appearance, of thin build, about 160cm…
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TEENAGER DIES IN WHAT POLICE BELIEVE WAS A TARGETED ATTACK
Tragedy has struck the Northern Rivers – with a 17-year-old boy fatally stabbed in his Casino home overnight. He’s the second teen to die by knife crime within a month in the town… and tonight – police are looking at whether the two incidents may be linked.
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WEEKEND ROAD BLITZ – 71 DRINK DRIVERS AND 40 DRUG AFFECTED DRIVERS CAUGHT
More than one-hundred drivers were caught under the influence of drugs or alcohol, this weekend, by North Coast police. Far North Coast Traffic Sector Chief Insp. David Vandergriend says it’s part of a weekend-long crackdown to reduce crashes on local roads. “Resulted in some significant results of 71 drink drivers and also another 40 positive…
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MAN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDY STEALING ITEMS DURING FLOODS
A man has been charged – accused of allegedly stealing items during Lismore’s flood disaster. Earlier this month, officers received reports the driver of a red Toyota Prado was travelling throughout the town and loading items into a trailer. A search warrant was conducted at a home in Clunes yesterday and a 46-year-old man was…
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MAN HIDING IN CUPBOARD ARRESTED IN CASINO MOTEL
A wanted man has been arrested in Casino on three outstanding warrants. Police allege a 36-year-old man armed himself with a machete and entered a home on January 9. He proceeded to assault a woman before fleeing the scene. Officers swooped in on a Hare Street motel yesterday morning, where they found a man hiding…
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YOUNG MAN DIES AFTER STABBING IN LISMORE
A young man has died and two others have been injured in a stabbing in Lismore overnight. Police say the two men, aged 24 and 60, and a woman in her 30s were all known to each other. The older man suffered a laceration to his neck, while the woman sustained injuries to her arm.…
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SEARCH FOR MISSING SWIMMER CONTINUES
The search for a 19-year-old missinG in waters off Lennox Head continued today. Emergency services initially called to Seven Mile Beach around six o’clock last night.. After a man was seen having difficulties in the surf .. Locals attempted to assist the swimmer but were unable to reach him. “We had the use of the…
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ARRESTS MADE OVER MAJOR ORGANISED CRIME GROUP
Police on the Northern Rivers believe they have disrupted a major organised crime group in the region Five people have now been charged – with more arrests expected to be made.
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RICHMOND POLICE OFFICE CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENCES
A police officer from Richmond Police District has been charged, accused of domestic violence offences. The 43-year-old senior constable was charged yesterday with common assault, stalking and intimidation. He’s been granted bail to appear before Lismore Local Court on September 20. (NO AUDIO)