The allegations are that an assistant nurse had allegedly sexually assaulted a 79-year-old patient with cognitive impairment, between November 2023 and February 2024.
Crime
Posted inCrime, Local News, Petitions
More than 5,000 back call for tougher laws on illegal dirt bikes and e-scooters
The “Back the Blue — Not the Bike” petition argues that current laws leave police with limited options to stop riders of stolen, unregistered and uninsured vehicles who flee from officers and endanger the public.
Posted inBallina, Crime
Man charged after alleged courthouse window smashing in Ballina
A 29-year-old man faces court after allegedly smashing 12 windows at a Ballina courthouse and nearby business overnight.
Posted inCrime, Ocean Shores, Woolgoolga
Two northern NSW men charged over online threats within 24 hours
Two locals have been charged within a day of each other over separate online threats, one over posts targeting a federal MP, the other over alleged terrorism advocacy, weapons and ammunition.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Coffs Harbour, Crime
Sydney teen’s stolen car pursuit through Coffs Harbour catches four innocent drivers
Police chasing a stolen car through Coffs Harbour deployed road spikes to stop a Sydney teen. Instead, four innocent motorists were left stranded with shredded tyres.
Posted inCrime, Taree
Taree teen, 16, charged with murder after fatal stabbing
A Taree man is dead, a teenage boy behind bars. Police reveal the accused and victim knew each other, but weren’t associates, as the investigation into a horror stabbing continues.
Posted inCrime, Taree
Stabbing in Taree take life of man in his 30s
Police are seeking anyone with information about the incident on Ranald Road just before dawn.
Posted inCrime, Kempsey
Teen charged after alleged armed robbery in Kempsey
A teenage boy has been charged following an alleged armed robbery at a business on the NSW Mid North Coast.
Posted inBellingen, Crime
Bellingen bushfire boast: teen who allegedly bragged about “burning koalas” gets bail
“Burning koalas.” That’s what police allege was boasted on Snapchat after half an acre of Bellingen bushland went up in flames. The accused teen walked free on bail, conditions attached.
Posted inCrime, Toormina
Two charged over alleged serious assault in Toormina
A man and a woman have been charged following an investigation into the alleged serious assault of a man at Toormina earlier this year.