Police news headlines

The incident began about 3pm on Wednesday when officers attempted to speak with a 33-year-old man at a home.

A 52-year-old teacher was sleeping when three men allegedly armed with machetes started trying to smash their way into his home.

The captain asked crew and fellow passengers to intervene after she allegedly consumed her own alcohol on board.

It's understood a fight between a group of men took place on a platform at the station about 3.30 this morning.

A man has been seen running from a crash involving multiple cars on Sydney's Northern beaches overnight.

Three men have been charged after allegedly performing a Nazi salute outside the Sydney Jewish Museum.

The powers first used during the Cronulla riots in 2005 allow police to search anyone without cause.

It's believed the local saw a 4WD dual cab ute "loitering nearby" so he shone his torch at the vehicle.

A 14-year-old boy is in a critical but stable condition after being hit by a car south-east of Brisbane.

The arrest was made as part of an investigation into the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Marvin Oraiha in July.

The convicted killer and rapist cut off his ankle monitoring device and has been on the run for more than 24 hours.

Four teenagers were verbally threatened by a 23-year-old man after they displayed an Israeli flag across their car, police allege.

Dylan Ramsden was driving down Victor Harbor Road at Willunga Hill about 10pm when the car he was driving collided with the truck.

Australian man Luke Nardini who has been charged with manslaughter over a deadly crash in San Francisco has been ordered to stay in California while he awaits a further court date.

The body of 48-year-old Rebecca Collard was found just before 1am on October 4.

The Perth president of the Rebels outlaw motorcycle club has died in police custody hours after being arrested.

A man has died after he was hit by a truck in Adelaide's south.

Police are investigating multiple antisemitic threats made against members of Melbourne's Jewish community.

The ute and a motorbike crashed through a brick wall and caught on fire during the incident.

A man who was seriously injured in a shooting outside a Melbourne shopping centre over the weekend has been released from hospital.

Police have released CCTV footage as they search for a second man believed to be involved in the stabbing death of a man in regional New South Wales earlier this year.

A man has died after a crash involving a ute, a motorcycle, and three other cars ended in flames in Sydney's north.

The impact forced the ute to roll several times before it ended up on its roof.

Jayden Usher, 28, went missing from Kingaroy almost a week ago with his family describing is disappearance as "out of character".

Zachary Rolfe shot the 19-year-old Aboriginal man three times in the remote community of Yuendumu, but was acquitted of murder in a high-profile trial last year.

There may be 'tactical reasons' why Stanley Turvey's final moments weren't captured on camera, a coroner has been told.

A family-owned business in Adelaide has been damaged after a 17-year-old P-plater allegedly lost control of a car while drink-driving.

Pilot Ben Mumford and Charlie Mumford were inside a light aircraft when it hit power lines and crashed north of Adelaide yesterday.

Community has 'lost patience' with hoons on a 3km stretch of beachfront road

Police believe a suspicious fire in Glenroy overnight was the latest victim of the war.

A Mongols outlaw motorcycle clubhouse has been raided ahead of the group's national run this week.

Fire crews took 30 minutes to bring the blaze under control, before the body of a 70-year-old woman was found in the kitchen.

Police are investigating a video circulating of fireworks being fired off the back of a dual cab ute in Sydney's south west in an apparent show of support for the Palestinian cause.

A Gold Coast construction business has been left reeling after heartless thieves swiped more than a quarter of a million dollars worth of vehicles and machinery from Molendinar.

Cohen Griggs-Bufton, 16, died in a car crash on Sydney's Northern Beaches with his mum describing the teen as "an amazing young man".

After initial investigations officers believe he was in his 60s.

Police allege the driver provided a breath test reading of 0.253.

The footage posted to Instagram and Facebook shows a man chasing the allegedly stolen car in Highland Reserve in Gold Coast.

The trio abandoned the boat to stand up on rocks for two hours in four-metre swells before being picked up.

The woman was originally charged with intent to murder after she allegedly struck the man with her car.

When paramedics arrived, they found the woman's body in the garage.

A 21-year-old man was carjacked while sitting in his parked blue Toyota 86 outside a home.

A man has been arrested after allegedly ploughing into two parked cars while drunk in Adelaide's northern suburbs.

Police located the 13-year-old in Sydney after he went missing at 7pm on Thursday.

Officers said the "difficult" rescue began when they received a call from campers to say their friend was lost in mangroves.

Fainu was found guilty in August last year of wounding Faamanu Levi.

NT Police said up to five offenders entered a mine site on the island of Groote Eylandt and some were armed with axes.

A Star Wars-obsessed man who was encouraged by a chatbot "girlfriend" to slay Queen Elizabeth II was sentenced to nine years in prison for taking his plot to Windsor Castle.

Three rogue cows have caused a headache for police after escaping from a paddock in Brisbane's north last night.

Three teenagers were all riding on the electric scooter when it crashed into a white hatchback, the force of the crash throwing them about 15 metres through the air, as shown by footage.