Crime
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USA
Suspect in killing of UnitedHealth executive taken into custody
Luigi Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after he was spotted at a McDonald’s by someone who believed he resembled the gunman.
- by Costas Pitas
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Investigation
Investigation
Hurricane Tim: The fraudulent force of nature with a long list of global victims
Timothy John Alford is a serial swindler who has allegedly cheated dozens of people out of an estimated $50 million throughout Australia and the United States.
- by Kate McClymont and Harriet Alexander
Instagram influencer admits identity theft to aid drug dealer
Jaylie Tori Bonow pleaded guilty in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday.
- by Rex Martinich
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WA
‘Arrests likely’ as police investigate multiple Rottnest Island assaults during ‘juvie week’
Superintendent Dave Dench of Fremantle Police said many of the teens did not have any adult supervision on the island, and some were only 13 years old.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Holly Thompson
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NSW
‘Someone’s mother, daughter, sister, friend’: Woman’s body discovered near Sydney Airport
Police are now working to identify the woman whose badly decomposed body was found covered in plastic in bushland off Foreshore Drive in Botany.
- by Penry Buckley, Jessica McSweeney and Perry Duffin
‘One of the most evil acts we’ve seen’: Synagogue fire declared a terror attack
The investigation into the Ripponlea synagogue firebombing will be handled by a joint counter-terror unit as police throw all their resources at finding three suspects.
- by Cassandra Morgan, Chris Vedelago and Kieran Rooney
Body discovered in bushes near Sydney Airport
Homicide squad detectives are investigating after a body was found at Botany. Vision: TNV
Some see suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing as a folk hero
Support for the shooter is similar to what emerges after a mass shooting on websites such as 4chan and 8chan. But what’s disturbing about this is “it’s mainstream”.
- by Hurubie Meko
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NSW
Christmas parties targeted in Sydney dial-a-dealer cocaine blitz
Buyers of illicit drugs this “silly season” are in police sights after more than 100 people were charged in a major operation across Sydney.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Perry Duffin
Championing for Molly: Perth mum’s milestone in her quest for justice
Julie Adams watched helplessly as her daughter’s superannuation was handed over to her abuser. Then she decided to fight back, whatever it cost her personally.
- by Claire Ottaviano
More than 100 charged in NSW ‘dial-a-dealer’ operation
More than 100 people have been arrested and charged during the latest "dial-a-dealer" operation run across Sydney over the past three weekends. Vision: NSW Police.