Recent stories and official-source coverage filed under Law and order.
44 source reports in the past 24 hours; about 29 over an equivalent period in the previous 7 days.
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A 51-year-old man was arrested and charged with manslaughter on Thursday, 8 October 2026, following the death of an elderly man who was injured during an incident in Alexandria earlier in the week, according to New South Wales Police. Police reported that emergency services were called to Huntley Street in Alexandria around 1:50 p.m. on […]
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Friday against the City and County of Denver, Mayor Michael C. Johnston, City Attorney Michiko Ando Brown, and Police Chief Ronald Thomas, challenging local ordinances that restrict federal law enforcement officers from wearing masks and impose specific identification requirements. The complaint targets Denver Revised Municipal Code […]
A federal jury in St. Paul, Minnesota, convicted Sharmaine Meadows on three counts of health care fraud for executing a scheme to steal $3.6 million from the state's Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) Program, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Meadows, 45, of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, orchestrated a scheme between 2020 and 2025 to bill […]
Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) publicly announced on 8 October 2026 that former Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is fit to stand trial, with proceedings scheduled to begin on 30 November 2026. The Chamber's decision, dated 28 September 2026, confirmed that Duterte possesses the capacity to effectively exercise his fair trial […]
A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted Joseph Rodriguez, 58, of Coral Springs, for his role in a health care fraud scheme that billed Medicare more than $15 million for unnecessary blood tests during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Rodriguez, who served as vice president of a testing […]
Detectives from Victoria Police's Arson and Explosives Squad charged two teenage boys on Thursday, October 8, following an incident on Monday, October 5, in Taylors Hill that left a 13-year-old boy critically injured with severe burns. The charges follow the execution of search warrants early Thursday morning in the Merri-bek and Hume areas by detectives, […]
Rights groups Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Safeguard Defenders have called on Thai authorities to halt the extradition process for Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong, after court proceedings initiated at the request of China began in Bangkok on 8 October 2026. The advocacy groups stated that Bai, known for reporting on corruption in China, could face […]
Queensland Police have charged a 16-year-old boy following a marine incident on the Nerang River at Surfers Paradise on October 4. According to police, a 10-year-old boy and a 14-year-old boy were traveling in a tinny around 2:30 p.m. when their vessel capsized. Authorities allege the capsize was caused by the dangerous operation of two […]
New South Wales Police are investigating after a 39-year-old man was shot in the leg at a home on the Central Coast on Wednesday night, 7 October 2026. Emergency services were called to the Clements Drive property in Avoca Beach around 7:15 p.m. following reports of a shooting. Officers from the Brisbane Water Police District […]
New South Wales Police are appealing for public assistance to locate 39-year-old Patrick Weldon, who was last seen on Flood Street in Leichhardt on Friday, 2 October 2026. Officers attached to the Leichhardt Police Area Command launched an investigation into his whereabouts after he could not be located or contacted. Police stated that there are […]