A 29-year-old Altona North man has been charged over an alleged attempted carjacking in Campbellfield. Police allege he was armed with an axe and tried to steal a car after a collision involving up to eight vehicles at the intersection of Sydney and Bolinda roads, about 7am on Thursday, October 22. He was struck by a vehicle and then restrained by good Samaritans near Sunshine Street before police arrived. He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A 40-year-old man has been charged over a hit-and-run that killed cyclist Joseph Paratore in Bibra Lake, in Perth's southern suburbs. Police allege the driver of a white four-wheel drive struck Mr Paratore on North Lake Road at about 5.20am on Tuesday. Mr Paratore died at the scene. The alleged driver was arrested later in Yangebup and refused bail. He faces Fremantle Magistrates Court. Mr Paratore's death is the sixth cycling death in Western Australia this year, according to WestCycle.
Police have charged a 21-year-old Aitkenvale woman after she allegedly had a machete and an axe in Townsville on Monday, 19 October. Officers from Kirwan station were on patrol in Alfred Street at about 12.20am when they stopped a man riding a bicycle without a helmet. Police allege he passed a backpack to the woman, which was searched and found to contain an axe. Officers later allegedly found a machete in nearby bushes. Both weapons were seized. The woman was issued a Notice to Appear and charged with two counts of possessing a knife in a public place.
AU Now app
Your suburb’s news, alerts and Shorts — in one app
Alerts, Shorts and your saved stories — free on Google Play.
Independent MP Helen Haines has had a second leg amputated and is alive and stable, her husband Phil Haines says. He described her road to recovery as long and difficult, but said she is a fighter. Hospital staff say she remains in critical condition. A man has been charged over an alleged attack on her. Police say the motive is still not known. The Wangaratta mayor said the community is in collective shock and sadness.
A car allegedly rammed federal MP Helen Haines in the main street of Wangaratta, Victoria, on Monday afternoon. Victoria police allege the attack was targeted and have charged Brendan Nugent, 43. Haines suffered serious leg injuries and has had one leg amputated. Bystanders rushed to help, and a local barber says he pulled the driver from the car. Locals in the close-knit city say they are shocked, and many have left flowers and messages outside Haines' office.
A 13-year-old boy has been charged over a series of alleged sexual touching incidents involving women and girls on walking trails around Narrabeen Lake. He was arrested after attending Mona Vale Police Station on Saturday 17 October, following a public appeal for information. He faces eight counts of sexually touching another person without consent and three counts of behaving in an offensive manner. Police allege the incidents occurred between 1 and 12 October and include an e-bike rider who approached women on the Narrabeen Lagoon trail.
A 39-year-old Slacks Creek man has been charged with two counts of wilful damage and one count of going armed so as to cause fear. Police allege that on the evening of 15 October, the man, carrying a metal pole, damaged the tyres of a Toyota HiAce parked at a Macarthur Crescent address. Later, when two people arrived in a Chery Tiggo, police allege he used the pole to damage that vehicle. Officers arrived and arrested him after he allegedly fled into a nearby property. He is due to appear at Beenleigh Magistrates Court on 16 October.
A 53-year-old man has been charged with nine offences after allegedly ramming two vehicles and attempting to break into a home near Lismore. Police allege the incidents began about 9.15pm on Tuesday, 13 October, when a sedan followed an SUV on Ballina Road at Goonellabah and hit it. The sedan then allegedly struck a station wagon, which crashed into a power pole on the Bruxner Highway at South Lismore, causing minor injuries. Officers later arrested the driver at a Woodlawn property. Police allegedly found cannabis and a substance believed to be methamphetamine in the car.
Police have charged a 31-year-old Wamuran man after an alleged armed robbery at a business on Oxley Avenue in Margate on 11 October. It is alleged three people threatened employees with knives and stole cash before fleeing in a grey Toyota Landcruiser. Police say the vehicle was later located in Kilcoy, where tyre deflation devices were deployed. The driver allegedly tried to flee on foot and was apprehended by the Moreton Dog Squad. He has been remanded in custody to face court on 21 October.
Police have charged a 34-year-old Booral man over a traffic crash in Wondunna on 9 October. Initial reports indicate a white Kia Sorento lost control on Goodwood Drive, striking a fence and a bike before allegedly leaving the scene. No injuries were reported. Following further investigations, the man was issued a Notice to Appear for dangerous operation of a vehicle. He is due to face Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on 5 November.
A 53-year-old man has been charged with behaving in an offensive manner after allegedly hanging a flag from the Campbell Parade bridge at Bondi Beach. Police received complaints about the man on Friday afternoon, and he was arrested at the scene. He was taken to Surry Hills Police Station and denied bail, to face court on Saturday. The bridge is the site of the December 2025 Bondi Beach shootings, which killed fifteen people. In January, a man was jailed for a year over offensive conduct and intimidation at the same bridge.
