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CHEMICAL LEAK CLOSES STUART HIGHWAY

Posted on September 15, 2012 by

South Australian Police have advised that the Stuart Highway, approximately 5kms north of Pimba is closed to traffic due to a chemical incident. Chemicals on board a truck are leaking with one believed to be hydrochloric acid. The road is … Continue reading →

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$200,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON KAREN WILLIAMS WHEREABOUTS

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

Major Crime Detectives have identified a suspect in the 1990 disappearance of Karen Michelle Williams from Coober Pedy The suspect was identified following a review of the historic case. New information was unearthed and as a result the suspect was … Continue reading →

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FIREARMS (GUN) AMNESTY DECLARED IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

The Registrar of Firearms has declared a firearms (gun) amnesty commencing on 1 August 2012 and finishing at midnight on 31 October 2012. South Australia Police is conducting and managing the amnesty. The aim of the gun amnesty is to … Continue reading →

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“OLYMPIC DAM SECRECY A PUBLIC RISK – NO COORDINATED DISASTER RESPONSE PLAN”

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

OPEN LETTER TO: Malcolm Hyde, Commissioner of Police- My name is Edward Cranswick (formerly US Geological Survey), now a resident of Adelaide, and I am presently at Olympic Dam/Roxby Downs to investigate the magnitude 4 earthquake that occurred here on … Continue reading →

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OPAL AND PRECIOUS METAL THEFT – COOBER PEDY

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Coober Pedy police are investigating the theft of a significant quantity of opal, and gold and silver ingots from Coober Pedy this week and ask dealers of precious stones and metals to be wary of anyone offering cheap deals. Between … Continue reading →

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MEDIA TAKE THE BAIT ON “MISLEADING” DRUG RAID RELEASE

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

A marijuana bud and a business shop takings were “seized” in the latest raid at Mintabie on Officer Oil Basin in the Far North of South Australia.  On Monday 11 April, 2011 a contingency of eight police personel including a … Continue reading →

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FAR NORTH POLICE WILL ENFORCE LAWS RE: BREACHES TO LEGISLATION RELATING TO “ROAD CLOSED”

Posted on August 4, 2010 by

Senior Sergeant Greg Burns, officer in charge of the Coober Pedy Police Station in  South Australia’s Far North is concerned that motorists continue to drive on dirt roads despite they display ROAD CLOSED signs due to rain.   “Police are … Continue reading →

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ANIMAL CRUELTY PROSECUTIONS – TAKE THE POWER AWAY FROM THE RSPCA

Posted on February 1, 2010 by

The Democrats are calling for animal cruelty prosecutions to become the responsibility of SAPOL. In the wake of yet another animal cruelty prosecution blunder (the Brinkworth case) by the RSPCA the Australian Democrats are calling for large prosecutions, particularly those … Continue reading →

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MLC CANDIDATE MARK ALDRIDGE: “ONLY LABOR ANXIOUS OVER INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION”

Posted on January 2, 2010 by

   31% of SA victims including the Regions, currently believe nothing will be achieved by reporting a crime.    Michael Atkinson latest letter to the Editor (Friday the 1st January 2010), is much the same as one he submitted a … Continue reading →

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MAN STABBED ON APY LANDS

Posted on December 22, 2008 by
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