NSW Police heralded a major breakthrough in the suspected 1987 "gay-hate" murder of Raymond Keam, a 75-year-old Melbourne man was arrested and charged with the murder this week.
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Police charge man after firearms and cannabis seized – Murray River
A man has been charged after firearms and drugs were seized from a home in the state’s Murray River region last week.
About 8.30am on Thursday 1 July 2021, officers attached to Murray River Police District attended a business on Mate Street, Lavington, and spoke to the occupant.
During a search, officers allegedly located a single barrel 12-gauge shotgun concealed in a roll of foam, as well as ammunition.
A search warrant was subsequently executed at a home on Hague Street, with officers locating a rifle, three replica pistols, a double-edged bayonet knife, ammunition and cannabis.
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Police charge man with assault at Albury
A hotel staff member has been charged after an altercation with a patron in Albury at the weekend.
About 10.45pm on Saturday (24 April 2021), police were called to a licensed premises in Albury following reports a man had been ejected from the premises and was refusing to leave.
Officers from Murray River Police District attended and issued a 37-year-old man with a move on direction.
The man allegedly failed to comply and was arrested and taken to Albury Police Station, where he was issued an infringement notice for continue intoxicated etc behaviour after move on direction.
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Olympian Scott Miller (pictured) is facing life in prison if convicted of supplying a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug
Swimming great Scott Miller and three members of his alleged $2.2million meth syndicate are all facing the potential of spending the rest of their lives in jail.
A fourth member of the alleged ring has been hit with fresh charges which carry the maximum penalty available under New South Wales law.
Luke Mathew Peake was originally charged only with possessing meth but has now been accused of supplying a large commercial quantity of drugs.
He has also been charged with participating in a criminal group allegedly headed by Miller.