Police have arrested two teenagers after an incident at a tram station on Scarborough Street in Southport. Officers attended following reports that a teenage boy and girl were allegedly carrying a knife. Police allege officers found a knife and a machete. The 16-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl have been dealt with under the Youth Justice Act. The boy faces charges of possessing a knife in a public place and possessing a thing used in connection with unlawful entry. The girl faces a charge of possessing a knife in a public place.
Police data shows more than 15,000 people have been scanned for weapons in Queensland's Far North since Jack's Law became permanent. Officers have seized 129 items considered weapons and charged 241 people with 378 offences linked to the reforms. The law is named after 17-year-old Jack Beasley, who was fatally stabbed at Surfers Paradise in 2019. Police say the scans aim to prevent violence and reduce knife crime. Government ministers and local MPs have praised the results.
A man has been charged with 25 offences after police allegedly seized a number of gel-blaster firearms and weapons at Watanobbi. Officers attended the location at about 7pm on Tuesday, October 20.
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A 38-year-old man has been charged with 10 offences after police allegedly seized knives, knuckle dusters, a stolen caravan and replica pistols in raids at Bundook and Tuncurry. The raids were carried out by a police strike force set up in May 2026 to investigate the sale of unauthorised firearms in the Manning Great Lakes area. Officers searched a rural property at Bundook on Thursday, 22 October. Police arrested the man at a home on Margina Close, Tuncurry, that evening, and allegedly found six replica gel blaster pistols and ammunition there.
Police allege they seized a credit card-sized firearm, three crossbows and a range of other weapons from a home in Evatt, Canberra, during a kidnapping investigation. Jeremy Ross Brown, 46, faced the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday, 22 October, charged with 11 counts of possessing a prohibited weapon, plus charges for a prohibited firearm and trafficking cannabis. He has not been charged over the alleged kidnapping. Brown was granted bail on conditions. The matter was adjourned to 17 November, and no pleas were entered.
NSW Police have gained permanent powers to stop and scan people for knives in public places, after new laws passed State Parliament last week. The laws make permanent a knife scanning trial that began in 2024. Police can now declare designated areas, including major entertainment venues, for up to 24 hours. Since April 2023, police have seized more than 15,000 knives from public places. Minister Yasmin Catley said the powers had been made permanent and stronger.
Northern Territory Police are monitoring community unrest in Numbulwar after a large fight on Monday afternoon. Emergency services received reports of about 30 people fighting with various weapons around 1:10pm. Police from Ngukurr arrived to find the group had dispersed. A man was treated for a non-life-threatening injury after an arrow pierced his foot, and two others had minor injuries. One victim is alleged to have been stabbed. Police are investigating and urge anyone with information to call 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Police have charged a 46-year-old man, a CMFEU delegate, after a warrant was executed at a Taylors Hill address in Melbourne. He faces charges including drug trafficking, possessing prohibited weapons and dealing in suspected proceeds of crime. Police allege he supplied weapons to other CFMEU members, including attempts to exchange weapons for drugs at CFMEU headquarters. Officers seized three prohibited weapons, anabolic steroids, prescription drugs, Schedule 4 poisons and about $10,000 in cash. He is due to appear at Sunshine Magistrates' Court on 4 February 2027. The investigation is continuing.
Northern Territory Police are investigating a violent disturbance that occurred in Arumbera, Alice Springs, early on Tuesday morning. Police say a group was allegedly fighting, some armed with edged weapons, on Rubuntja Crescent around 4:40am. Armed people allegedly fled in three vehicles. A 19-year-old man was arrested after fleeing one vehicle on foot and has since been charged with drink driving, failing to obey a police direction and driving as a learner without a supervising driver. Police seized multiple weapons from an abandoned vehicle. No injuries were reported. Investigations continue to identify the remaining offenders.
Northern Territory Police are investigating a disturbance in Palumpa that left two men with serious injuries. The men presented to the local clinic with lacerations and were taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for treatment. Police say up to 12 people were fighting with weapons earlier in the day, and a 20-year-old man has been arrested. It is not yet known whether the unrest is linked to recent unrest in nearby Wadeye. Anyone with information is urged to contact police.
Two suspected gunmen are on the run after at least two shots were fired at a home in Kilkenny, in Adelaide's inner northwest, about 2am on Sunday. Police say the pair walked from a vehicle parked on nearby Myponga Terrace, fired at the brick facade of a home on Wilpena Terrace, then fled. No one was injured. An 18-year-old man who lived at the home was arrested and charged with breaching a weapons prohibition order. He was refused bail and is expected to appear in Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday.
A 23-year-old probationary constable has been charged with weapons offences after allegedly making two imitation Glock handguns on a 3D printer at his home. Northern Territory Police said in a statement on Friday that other officers saw him carrying one of the imitation pistols at Darwin Police Station on Wednesday. Police allegedly seized a second 3D-printed handgun and the printer during a search of his residence. He faces two counts of making and possessing a prohibited weapon, has been granted bail to appear in Darwin Local Court on October 27, and has been suspended with pay while investigations continue.
The Northern Territory Police Force has charged a 23-year-old probationary constable with weapon offences in Darwin. Other officers saw the non-operational constable carrying an imitation Glock handgun at Darwin Police Station on Wednesday morning. Police believe the weapon was 3D printed. Officers searched the officer's home and seized a second 3D printed imitation Glock handgun and a 3D printer. The officer has been charged with two counts of manufacturing and possessing a prohibited weapon, granted bail to appear in Darwin Local Court on 27 October 2026, and suspended with pay while investigations continue.
