Crime

Man jailed for assault on niece

A Kingswood man who molested his six-year-old niece has been jailed for five years and seven months.

St Marys teen arrested over station affray

A fourth teenager has been arrested today over an alleged armed affray at a train station earlier this month.

Werrington man jailed after trying to procure teen for sex

Werrington man Michael Amery has been jailed for two years and six months after trying to procure a 14-year-old girl online for sex.

Sex offender jailed for three years

Glenmore Park sex offender Michael Slegers has been jailed for three years for grooming two 10-year-old boys online.

Coroner finds Penrith dentist was killed by her ex-partner

An inquest has found that Penrith dentist Preethi Reddy died at the hands of her ex-boyfriend in a Sydney hotel room.

Man busted after police posed as teen online

A man from Warragamba will face court today.

Glenmore Park sex offender to learn fate

Sex offender was “lonely”, expresses “deep sense of shame”.

Drug bust linked to Vietnamese crime syndicate

A man believed to be linked to a Vietnamese Organised Crime Syndicate has been busted with a hydroponic set up to the street value of $1.3 million inside his Leonay home.

Woman accused of murdering mother pleads not guilty

Jessica Camilleri, the woman accused of beheading her mother in St Clair last year, has formally pleaded not guilty to her murder.

Man charged after Penrith CBD stand-off

A man has been charged following a stand-off with police after climbing onto the roof of a Penrith shop overnight.

Former teacher jailed over sex with student

Former teacher Gavin Duncan will spend Christmas and New Year's Eve behind bars after he was jailed for having sex with a student.

Teacher who had sex with student to be sentenced on Tuesday; Crown calls for...

The fate of a former teacher who had sex with a student while working at an Upper Blue Mountains high school will be known on Tuesday.

OMCG member charged after firearms search

A senior member of the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) will face court today following the seizure of a firearm, ammunition and a prohibited weapon at Londonderry.

Man found with loaded gun jailed until March 2022

A man found with a loaded gun in Kingswood last year has been jailed for at least 22 months.

Man charged with murder after sister’s death

Police are investigating the death of a woman in Cambridge Park.

Police bust Claremont Meadows drug house

Police have charged a man after discovering a large hydroponic set-up when attending his Claremont Meadows home for an unrelated incident.

Father guilty of domestic violence offences

A father has been found guilty of injuring his two young children and partner at their St Marys home, in a serious and disturbing case of domestic violence.

Dennis French pleads not guilty to murder of Cheryl Ardler

The man accused of killing Cranebrook’s Cheryl Ardler has formally maintained his innocence.

Police to launch crackdown on trail bike riders

Police are revving up patrols on illegal trail bike riders wreaking havoc in the community.

Man injured in St Clair stabbing

A man has been arrested after another man was stabbed in St Clair this morning.