Sonya Massey’s family says death of sheriff’s deputy who killed her ‘doesn’t feel like justice’
A cousin says death of Sean Grayson in prison ‘doesn’t give Sonya back her life or return her’ to her children
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Police are investigating if the near-fatal shooting of crime figure Fadi Haddara is linked to his crime network’s alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar tobacco and money laundering operation in Tasmania.
· Chris Vedelago, Isabel McMillan
Attempted drone incursion at Virginia prison leads to $324K contraband haul with meth, 17 cellphones
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· Fox News
Court releases notes allegedly penned by accused parent murderer
Raelene Polymiadis is standing trial for allegedly murdering both her parents using insulin. (ABC News: Dean Faulkner)
Irish couple found dead in Spain under suspicious circumstances
Spanish Civil Guard police are investigating the death of an Irish couple in the Valencian town of Cullera after their bodies were found by their underage children next to their home's jacuzzi with what appeared to be stab wounds.
· Alex Dunham
Interior minister orders nationwide review of missing person cases after Jeju scandal
South Korea's interior minister on Wednesday ordered police to investigate the alleged false closure of missing person cases on Jeju Island and review how such cases are handled nationwide.
· Park Yuna
What is Blood Sacrifice? Swedish crime thriller tops Netflix’s global chart | The National
A Swedish crime thriller about a killer targeting police officers has become Netflix's latest international breakout.
· David Tusing
Body found as police investigate shooting of Melbourne father
Khaled Malas's family made up flyers after he disappeared after being shot last week. (Supplied)
· Danny Tran
Chinese navy fires new radar-absorbing YJ-18A anti-ship missile in sea trial: expert
Black radar-absorbing finish on upgraded ship-launched weapon would improve penetration and visual camouflage over deep water, say analysts
· Albee Zhang
Chinese navy fires new radar-absorbing YJ-18A anti-ship missile in sea trial: expert
Black radar-absorbing finish on upgraded ship-launched weapon would improve penetration and visual camouflage over deep water, say analysts
· Albee Zhang
Police investigate claims girl was raped by carer
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Jed York’s trailer park arrest exposed inequality in America | Lee Escobedo
The San Francisco 49ers owner’s arrest in Ohio over the weekend was quickly put behind him. Others are not so lucky
· Lee Escobedo
Australian police hunt thieves in $250,000 oyster heist
SYDNEY — Australian police said Wednesday they were on the hunt for thieves who made off with hundreds of thousands of oysters.
· Agence France-Presse
Bank Mizrahi employee moderately injured in criminal stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, suspect arrested
A 67-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of stabbing a Bank Mizrahi employee on Salma Street in Tel Aviv, Israel Police announced on Wednesday morning.
· MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Interior minister apologizes over police mishandling of missing person case in Jeju
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung apologized Wednesday over the alleged police mishandling of a missing person case on the southern resort island of Jeju, vowing a thorough investigation into the allegations.
· Chae Yun-hwan
Police investigating death of girl on Sydney’s Northern Beaches
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Pskov Court Bars Yabloko From Regional Assembly Race
A judge in the western Pskov region has disqualified the liberal Yabloko party’s list of candidates from the upcoming regional assembly elections, the party said on Tuesday evening.
· The Moscow Times
Wolt driver arrested for stabbing bus driver in Bnei Brak, police to request extended detention
Israel Police on Tuesday arrested a 33-year-old Bnei Brak resident suspected of stabbing a bus driver in Ramat Gan last week.
· HODAYA RAN
Cream puff restaurateur avoids jail over lies to corruption watchdog
Yee was sentenced to a two-year community corrections order. (ABC News)
· Emily Baker
Stepbrother accused of murdering Anna Kepner on family cruise sees trial delayed again
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· Chris Bradford
Now you seafood, now you don’t: $350k worth of oysters vanish without a trace in NSW
About 400,000 juvenile Sydney rock oysters were taken from an oyster farm on state’s mid-north coast earlier this year, police say
· Kat Wong
K-pop tickets are hard to get. One Korean woman allegedly got 2,600 and made $319,000
The alleged scalper used automated software to outpace ordinary buyers, bypass ticket limits and resell tickets at hefty markups, police say
· Lee Jung-joo
Bomb threats emailed to 80 courts nationwide, prompting searches, disruptions
Bomb threats were emailed to 80 courts across South Korea on Wednesday, prompting police searches, tightened security and temporary disruptions to some court proceedings.
· Lee Seung-ku
WATCH: Border Police rescue Israeli citizen after accidental entry into Area A near Ramallah
Border Police officers earlier this week rescued an Israeli citizen from Holon who had accidentally entered Area A of the West Bank near the Ramallah area after getting lost, Israel Police confirmed on Wednesday morning.
· MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Police probe bomb threat emails sent to about 40 courts
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Police said Wednesday they are investigating anonymous emails threatening to bomb about 40 courthouses across the country.
· Yoo Cheong-mo
Man tells court 'humanity intact' after alleged attack on woman and child
A man has been charged with attacking a woman and one of three children she was walking with outside Victoria Police headquarters. (ABC News)
Woman ordered to pay $27k after kittens found in freezer
Prosecutor Robert Fisher told the court the property was "in a state of squalor". (Supplied: RSPCA Tasmania)
· Scout Wallen
Zelensky’s other war: Ukraine’s endless struggle with corruption
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· Stefan Wolff, Tetyana Malyarenko
Shock job cuts at Austrac despite expanding role battling financial crime
Australia’s high-profile money laundering regulator Austrac is preparing for significant cuts to its workforce barely a month after its financial crime fighting role was expanded to oversee tens of thousands of new businesses.
· Colin Kruger
Police say missing woman on Jeju likely died soon after disappearing
JEJU, South Korea, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Police suspect the woman found dead in a high-profile missing person case on the southern resort island of Jeju likely died soon after she disappeared in May, officials said Wednesday.
· Chae Yun-hwan
‘No need to hide it’: Accused CBD stabber launches tirade from custody
The man accused of assaulting a 10-year-old boy and repeatedly stabbing his mother has launched an extraordinary tirade, telling a Melbourne court “at least they’re both still breathing” while appearing from custody.
· Eleanor Campbell, Carla Jaeger
Man convicted for $15k spend on stolen credit cards 'likely' from dark web
The court heard Aijaypal Tim Sanghera purchased thousands of dollars worth of merchandise and gift cards from Bunnings using stolen credit cards to fuel his drug addiction. (ABC News: Madigan Landry)
· Jackson Byrne
Today in Spain: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
Spain braced for storms and rain today, hackers leak names of 70,000 Moroccan police who 'allowed' Ceuta migrant crisis, vulture surprises bystanders in Basque city and more news from Spain this Wednesday August 26th.
· Esme Fox
Major gangland figure Steven Daniel arrested in organised crime raid
Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel was arrested on Wednesday morning
· Bbcnews
WA government appeals landmark Yindjibarndi compensation ruling, seeking ‘clarity’ on law
The West Australian government has filed an appeal of a Federal Court native title compensation decision following the Yinjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation’s decision to appeal the same judgement.
· Michael Philipps
‘It destroyed me’ – your top true crime TV shows of all time
From influencers gone (really, really) bad and the outrageous Joe Exotic to the greatest reveal in television history – here are Guardian readers’ favourite real-life documentaries and whodunnits
· Alfie Packham
Monk remanded after alleged theft of Monkey King statue from Hong Kong temple
Court documents state that Zha Jianxin holds a two-way permit and lives in Shenzhen, and that he allegedly took the statue from Lung Mo Temple on August 24
· Fiona Chow
Monk remanded after alleged theft of Monkey King statue from Hong Kong temple
Court documents state that Zha Jianxin holds a two-way permit and lives in Shenzhen, and that he allegedly took the statue from Lung Mo Temple on August 24
· Fiona Chow
WATCH: Man indicted for allegedly assaulting seven-year-old nephew, throwing child into garbage bin
A 43-year-old man was arrested and indicted for assaulting a minor, causing serious bodily harm, by a person responsible for a child, Israel Police said.
· DANYA SAPERSTEIN
Hong Kong man loses HK$2.8 million in investment scam, among 50 cases in past week
Fraudsters conned victim in his 60s into investing in fraudulent ‘recyclable waste project’ by energy giants in Hong Kong, mainland China
· Leopold Chen
Hong Kong man loses HK$2.8 million in investment scam, among 50 cases in past week
Fraudsters conned victim in his 60s into investing in fraudulent ‘recyclable waste project’ by energy giants in Hong Kong, mainland China
· Leopold Chen
Jeju woman likely died hours after disappearance, police say
Jang Mi-ran, whose missing-person case was allegedly closed on false grounds by a Jeju police officer, likely died early the morning after she disappeared, the Jeju Provincial Police Agency said Wednesday.
· Lee Seung-ku
From romantic getaway to hotbed of crime? Rumor mill fans Jeju fears
A string of bodies found after missing-person searches raise safety concerns among travelers and tourism operators already facing a decline in domestic visitors
· Choi Jae-hee
Woman faces prosecution over ticket scalping involving BTS, other concerts
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- A woman in her 30s has been referred to the prosecution for allegedly using a software program to purchase concert tickets for popular singers, including BTS, and reselling them at a markup, police said Wednesday.
· Yoo Cheong-mo
Libyan cleared after Lockerbie bombing trial dies aged 70
A Libyan who was cleared after standing trial over the Lockerbie bombing is reported to have died aged 70.
· Bbcnews
S. Korea opens first sea trial of homegrown suicide drone
Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing tr…
· Hwang Joo-young
First teen sentenced under ‘adult time’ laws walks free
The first child to be sentenced under Victoria’s “adult time for violent crime” laws has been spared jail for a brazen and violent aggravated carjacking.
· Tara Cosoleto
Alex Eala, Venus Williams set for training sessions
MANILA, Philippines — Two-time doubles partners Alex Eala and Venus Williams are set to share the court anew for a training session at the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York Wednesday night in Manila.
· Niel Victor C. Masoy
Police probe link between Fadi Haddara shooting and Tasmanian tobacco operation
Police are investigating if the near-fatal shooting of crime figure Fadi Haddara is linked to his crime network’s alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar tobacco and money laundering operation in Tasmania.
· Chris Vedelago, Isabel McMillan
Instagram chief tells addiction trial few teenagers knew of safety feature
The federal court trial is one of the highest-profile tests of allegations that social media companies have harmed young users. (Reuters: Daniel Cole/File)