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Wieambilla shooting the second fatal ambush of Queensland Police in five years

The deaths of the officers at Wieambilla brings the Queensland Police death toll to four over five years, including the 2017 killing of Brett Forte.

ABC News · Dec 13, 2022

A decade after Sandy Hook, grief remains but hope grows

Ten years after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, victims' families and survivors say grief and trauma remain but hope continues to grow

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Jail for man who tried to recruit hit man in Bunnings car park to kill ex-wife's preacher

A pastor tells the Supreme Court of Victoria he does not seek revenge as the man who tried to recruit an assassin to kill him is jailed.

ABC News · Dec 13, 2022

Man who hired hitman to kill pastor jailed

A Melbourne man who hired a hitman to kill a church pastor has been jailed for five years, after it turned out to be an undercover police officer.

AAP · Dec 13, 2022

'Mum, this is it' - victim's dying words

Cindy Tonks has told a court how her son knew his life was slipping away after being shot by a neighbour who sprayed more than 220 bullets into the street.

AAP · Dec 13, 2022

Man fatally shot in West Garfield Park

The man, 42, was shot about 4:10 p.m. in the 4400 block of West Jackson Boulevard.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 13, 2022

Wieambilla shooting: property owner Gareth Train posted regularly on conspiracy website before police killed

Exclusive: The brother of missing man Nathaniel Train had posted about preparing an ark and alleging the Port Arthur attack was a ‘false-flag’ operation

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2022

Queensland police officers Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow ‘didn’t stand a chance’ in Wieambilla shooting

Police commissioner Katarina Carroll says it’s a miracle two officers survived after being confronted by a ‘hail of gunshots’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2022

The mayor has restricted media access to police scanner info — and that hurts our ability to serve the public

Our newsrooms monitor emergency scanner traffic to report everything from traffic congestion to developing threats to public safety. In our view, encryption and delays run counter to resounding calls for greater transparency in law enforcement.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 13, 2022

Former CPD supervisor takes stand in officer’s whistleblower case

Former Chief of Detectives Melissa Staples testifies she demoted Isaac Lambert for botching the investigation of an off-duty officer’s shooting of an unarmed teen.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 12, 2022