Latest Criminal Law News

Bikie brawlers let off by loophole
Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Pallaras, QC, has confirmed he met Attorney-General John Rau to discuss a flaw in the Criminal Law Consolidation Act relating to charges of riot, affray and violent disorder, after the dramatic development in the
Updated: 03/24/2012 08:49A

Fugitive bikie suspected of setting up industrial-scale meth lab in India
It is the second recent example of Australian bikie groups setting up operating hubs in south Asia - where the precursor chemicals needed to make amphetamines can be legally sourced in large quantities - in order to facilitate crime. Law enforcement
Updated: 03/24/2012 08:47A

Formula for laying down law
That is how things roll in the brave new world of computerised "predictive policing", a high-tech, crime-busting technique Gomperz is helping to pioneer and that has the potential to revolutionise modern law enforcement. The technique revolves around a
Updated: 03/24/2012 08:47A

Pak minister calls for strong law against forced conversions
The source said the law ministry had opposed the proposed legislation in 2010 when the then federal ministry for minorities referred a draft to it. The law ministry had then maintained that provisions already existed in the Pakistan Penal Code and
Updated: 03/24/2012 08:36A

Bikie drug lord targets Asia
ONE of Australia's most wanted crime figures, Comanchero bikie drug supplier Hakan Ayik, is suspected by authorities of setting up a ''super'' drug laboratory in India capable of exporting tonnes of methamphetamine around the world.
Updated: 03/24/2012 08:35A

Zimuto's Case Concludes:
After being found guilty on a charge of Conspiracy to commit public violence as defined in section 188 as read with section 36 of the Criminal Law (codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] on the 19th of March, Welcome Zimuto and five civic society
Updated: 03/24/2012 08:25A

Zimuto's Case Concludes:
After being found guilty on a charge of Conspiracy to commit public violence as defined in section 188 as read with section 36 of the Criminal Law (codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] on the 19th of March, Welcome Zimuto and five civic society
Updated: 03/24/2012 08:25A

Weekly Case Tracker—March 19 to March 23
After being found guilty on a charge of Conspiracy to commit public violence as defined in section 188 as read with section 36 of the Criminal Law (codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] on the 19th of March, Welcome Zimuto and five civic society
Updated: 03/24/2012 08:25A

Fugitive bikie set up meth lab in India as crime gangs expand web into Asia
It is the second recent example of Australian bikie groups setting up operating hubs in south Asia - where the precursor chemicals needed to make amphetamines can be legally sourced in large quantities - in order to facilitate crime. Law enforcement
Updated: 03/24/2012 08:18A

Public police academy accepting applications in Rome
Many areas of law enforcement are covered, including investigations, criminal law, use of force, narcotic investigation, forensics and much more. The academy class meets on Friday evenings and is open to area residents. To learn more, please contact
Updated: 03/24/2012 07:12A