Merrylands
Hairdresser on sex charges
Melanie Kembrey A hairdresser in Sydney’s west has been charged with sexually and indecently assaulting four clients.
Poppies, not pokies, will help our veterans, says RSL chief
Rachel Browne The president of the NSW branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia, Don Rowe, has accused RSL clubs of exploiting the Anzac legend.
Assaults on teen girls: fast food manager arrested
Megan Levy A manager at a Sydney fast food restaurant has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting one young female employee and indecently assaulting another.
Lin killings: my husband did not need money, wife tells court
Louise Hall Kathy Lin, the wife of the man accused of killing five members of the Lin family, has cast doubt on the case, saying her husband did not need money, nor was he envious of her brother and his...
Sydney's fifth shooting in four days
Jonathan Swan A second bout of gunfire has rocked a suburban street in Sydney's west in a week as bullets hit the front wall of a house last night. It is the fifth shooting in Sydney in the past four days.
Man's leg broken during brutal robbery attempt
A man's leg was broken during a brutal robbery attempt in Sydney's west.
Officers shoot and kill man outside Castle Hill police station
Stephanie Gardiner and Glenda Kwek Police shot and killed a man outside Castle Hill police station this afternoon.
Shooting at John Ibrahim's eastern suburbs mansion
Les kennedy and Rachel Olding Detectives and crime scene police have converged on the eastern suburbs manison of Sydney nightclub identity John Ibrahim after reports it had been targetted by gunmen in a drive-by shooting today.
Man faces kidnap charge after couple located
A 53-year-old man has been charged with kidnapping after police made a public appeal to find a missing couple.
Sydney strip club shooting: man hit in shoulder
Nick Ralston A man has been shot in the shoulder at a Sydney strip club, police say. Police were called to Bada Bing Nightspot on Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross, just before 2am today.
Five men in court over one of city's five shootings in five days
Rachel Olding, Nick Ralston A COMPLEX mix of groups are behind the constant string of drive-by and targeted shootings in Sydney, say police.
A leap of faith for church and state
Andrew West The Princes of the Church arrayed themselves across the stage, jostling – albeit diplomatically – for space and attention.
Ibrahim's son charged over car fight
Les Kennedy, Vanda Carson THE son of the Sydney nightclub identity John Ibrahim is facing charges arising from an alleged fight over a parking spot.
Teen guilty as more fraud charges loom
Nick Ralston Geesche Jacobsen and Asher Moses AS THE Commonwealth Bank counts the costs of yesterday's decision to keep its ATM network running ''offline'', a man was convicted of fraud after taking $1500 from affected teller machines.
Three wounded in shooting linked to Ibrahims
Nick Ralston A MEETING in a Sydney street arranged to settle a dispute between two groups of men has led to another shooting linked to the Ibrahim family.
Attempted murder charge as bikies raided
Nick Ralston and Les Kennedy A MEMBER of the Comanchero has been charged with the attempted murder of a senior member of a rival gang, and a tattoo parlour linked to the Bandidos has been raided as police respond to a spate of...
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Bikie gang merger linked to shooting
Les Kennedy and Eamonn Duff THREE years after a dramatic split in the ranks of the Nomad bikie gang led to the formation of the Kings Cross-based crime group Notorious, the two clubs are set to join forces amid escalating...
Ibrahim shooting linked to bikie gang rivalry
Dylan Welch and Geesche Jacobsen HASSAN ''SAM'' IBRAHIM was hanging over the bonnet of a car, smoking a cigarette, when a light-coloured Mercedes rolled towards him from the east.
Meet Albert from Auburn, the baby 'burb
Sarah Whyte ALBERT JACKSON YONGAI should have no problem finding a playmate his age. The five-month-old was one of 672 children born in 2010 from Auburn, making it the most prolific baby suburb in NSW.
Guilty GP escapes drug ban
Alice Blain A WESTERN Sydney GP has been found guilty of professional misconduct for inappropriately prescribing body building and anti-ageing drugs to several patients.
