Crime

Legal action likely over pirated DVDs

A business has been nabbed with manufacturing pirated DVDs last week. On Wednesday, October 4 police attended an industrial premises on Abel Street in Jamisontown...

Gun and drugs seized during warehouse search

More than half a kilogram of cocaine and a loaded revolver have been seized during an operation by Strike Force Raptor and the Homicide...

Man found hurt inside St Clair home

A police investigation has commenced after a man was located in his St Clair home with head injuries. About 7pm last night, the 51-year-old injured...

Eight arrested over St Marys murder

Police have arrested eight men over their roles in the murder of Mehmet Yilmaz at St Marys last year. Mr Yilmaz, aged 29, was shot...

Officer assaulted during violent altercation

A police officer was grabbed by the neck and swung to the ground following a violent altercation in North St Marys last weekend. At about...

Man to face court over Maccas theft

Police have arrested and charged a 40-year-old man after he entered McDonald's in Westfield Penrith in the early hours of Thursday, September 21. On entering...

‘Busting’ man pees on cop shop

A man who claimed he was 'busting' was caught relieving himself on the wall outside Penrith Police Station. On the morning of Thursday, September 21,...

Police investigate two jewellery store break-ins in just two days

Police are investigating after two St Marys jewellery stores were broken into in as many days this week. "About 3.45am on Tuesday, September 19 two...

Oztag attacker to appeal suspended jail sentence

Trevor Riley, who punched an Oztag referee during a match last month, has been handed a 16-month suspended jail sentence today. However, it is understood...

Drugs again mar Defqon.1 music festival

Police have charged 45 people with drug offences at a dance festival in Penrith, including two men who were each allegedly in possession of...

Man in hospital after stabbing

A woman has been charged after a man was hospitalised following a stabbing in South Penrith. Just before 3pm yesterday, police were called to a...

Woman threatened to light more fires after turning herself in

An arsonist who called 000 and turned herself in has been bail refused after threatening to light additional fires. At 6pm on Saturday, September 9,...

Man out on bail despite threatening to shoot police

A man who was arrested in possession of two weapons has been released on bail, despite threatening to come back and shoot police. At 2.23am...

Neville Towner to stay behind bars until at least January

The man who killed four-year-old Lauren Hickson in Emu Plains almost 30 years ago will stay behind bars until early next year. Neville Towner’s parole...

Crim who claimed he was a twin jailed for nine months

A man who claimed he was an identical twin when his DNA was found at a St Marys crime scene will spend the next...

Men injured and car stolen during violent home invasion in Jamisontown

Police are investigating after a home invasion left two men injured in Jamisontown. Just before 1am today, two men believed to be in their late...

Referee assaulted during OzTag match

A player has been charged with assaulting a referee during an Oz Tag match at St Marys yesterday. Just before 7.30pm last night, two groups...

Knife wielder to stay behind bars

An offender who repeatedly armed himself with a knife has been told “this is not the Wild West or the jungle” before being ordered...

Brothers to appeal jail sentence over assault

A mother has been left reeling after her two young sons were jailed in a shock determination. Latrell Isaiah Harvey, 20, and Denzel Harvey, 19,...

Car crashes into house in “possible domestic violence incident”

A man has been arrested after a car crashed into a home in St Marys this afternoon in what police are describing as a...