A 15-year-old boy was stabbed after being chased down and cornered by a group in Sydney's inner west. Police found him with stab wounds after the attack near Glebe Point Road at about 10.45pm on Saturday. Footage of the incident shows a group of at least five people, who appear to be of a similar age, attacking him near a fence. Police said paramedics treated the boy at the scene and his injuries are not life threatening. No arrests have been made.
NSW Police are asking the public for help finding Ewan Meades, a 16-year-old boy last seen on a northbound train at Woonona at about 11:15 am on Thursday, 22 October. He was reported missing on Friday, and Wollongong Police have begun inquiries. Police and his family are concerned for his welfare, as he lives with autism. Ewan may be using the rail network to travel. Anyone with information about where he is should contact Wollongong Police.
A 14-year-old boy has appeared in the ACT Childrens Court, charged over an alleged stabbing at Lanyon High School. Police allege he punched a Year 8 student on school grounds on Thursday, then stabbed him in the hand with a knife. The alleged victim was taken to hospital for treatment. The boy was arrested at City Police Station on Thursday night and remanded in custody after not applying for bail on Friday. He is expected to apply for bail on 27 October.
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Moreton police have charged a Sunshine Coast teenager with 62 offences linked to dangerous driving across the district. It is alleged the boy was a passenger in a Ford Falcon conducting burnouts in Morayfield on 10 September before it crashed into a fence. A 17-year-old Imbil boy and a 19-year-old Pacific Paradise man were also charged. Police say 142 offenders have now been charged with 618 offences under Operation Yankee Tread since August. A 26-year-old Deception Bay man faces charges after a crash in Caboolture on 11 October.
A 13-year-old boy has been charged over an alleged drive-by shooting at a home in Bert Street, Gosnells, in Perth's east. Police say a gunman fired 27 shots in the early hours of Saturday, with bullets hitting walls and windows. Seven people were inside the house at the time. One adult man suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital. The boy has been charged with eight offences, including unlawful use of a firearm, and was arrested the next day in a Belmont car park. He will appear in court again at a later date.
A 13-year-old boy has been charged over an alleged drive-by shooting at a home in Bert Street, Gosnells, in Perth's east. Police say a gunman fired 27 shots in the early hours of Saturday, with bullets hitting walls and windows. Seven people were inside the house at the time. One adult man suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital. The boy has been charged with eight offences, including unlawful use of a firearm, and was arrested the next day in a Belmont car park. He will appear in court again at a later date.
A teenager has been indicted in the Brisbane Supreme Court on one charge of murder over the death of businessman Greg Josephson, 58, co-founder of Universal. Police allege the boy stabbed Mr Josephson at a house party in his Clayfield home in June last year. He was 15 at the time and is now 16. The boy did not appear in person and was represented by his legal team. The matter was adjourned to November 26, and no plea was entered. He remains in custody awaiting his next court date.
A 16-year-old boy who had been missing from Labrador since 14 October has now been located safe and well, police have confirmed. Earlier, officers had asked the public for help finding him after he was last seen on Imperial Parade. Investigators had urged the boy, or anyone holding relevant information about his whereabouts, to contact police. Members of the media and public have been thanked for their assistance in the search.
A teenager who killed a grandmother in a stolen car crash north of Brisbane has been sentenced to seven and a half years in jail. Rosemary Franzidis, 69, died at the scene after the stolen Audi, travelling at 136km/h, struck her car at a Murrumba Downs intersection. The Brisbane Supreme Court heard the then 16-year-old had taken drugs before a series of violent offences, including attempted armed robbery using a replica firearm. Justice Kerri Mellifont described his actions as truly awful.
Reece Anthony Salcedo, 29, has been refused bail after allegedly firing at a car carrying four teenagers in southern Canberra. Police allege a boy in the back seat was shot in the back and taken to hospital. A witness told police Salcedo admitted firing at the car, and he was arrested within hours. Salcedo faced the ACT Magistrates Court on Saturday and was charged with one count of committing an act endangering life. The court remanded him in custody to appear again on 4 November.
A 16-year-old boy has been charged after a stolen car allegedly struck two women on Flinders Street in Melbourne's CBD. The incident happened about 10.45am on Sunday, metres from a marathon involving around 60,000 people. Police say the car was driven along tram tracks, performed a U-turn near Flinders Street Station and smashed into several parked cars. Police have confirmed the incident was not an act of terrorism or a targeted attack. The boy was arrested in Albert Park and charged with a range of offences, including theft of a motor vehicle.
A 16-year-old boy has been charged over an alleged hit-and-run in Melbourne's CBD that left a 57-year-old woman in hospital. Police allege he drove a stolen car along tram tracks on Flinders Street on Sunday, hitting her about 10.45am. The incident happened near runners taking part in the Melbourne Marathon. Officers arrested him in Albert Park a short time later. He faces a string of charges, including dangerous driving and handling stolen goods, and is also accused of assaulting an on-duty emergency service worker. A court heard he had been bailed over earlier offending.
A teenager has been seriously injured in an alleged drive-by shooting in Conder, in Canberra. Police allege a 29-year-old man fired at a car carrying four teenagers shortly before 10pm on Friday, during a pursuit between two cars. The teen was given first aid by police and taken to hospital. Police later arrested a man who was found in a car parked outside his home, and he has been charged with using a firearm to endanger human life. He is due to appear at the ACT Magistrates Court on Saturday.
A 29-year-old man has been refused bail after allegedly firing at a car in Conder, Canberra, seriously injuring a teenage passenger. Police say four teenagers were in a red Ford Falcon when a red Hyundai i30 followed them and fired at about 10pm on Friday. The Ford's occupants called police. The accused was arrested at his Gordon home and charged with using a firearm to endanger human life. Magistrate James Lawton refused bail, citing the risk he could access the firearm, which has not been found. The matter returns to court on November 4.
Detectives from the Cardinia Crime Investigation Unit have charged a 16-year-old following an extended police follow across several Melbourne suburbs. The teenager, from the greater Cardinia area, faces a range of offences, including dangerous driving while pursued by police, reckless conduct endangering life, theft of a motor vehicle and failing to stop on police direction.
