A Bondi man has been charged after allegedly being found with 2.2kgs of heroin while travelling in a taxi on King Street in Newtown at about 11.50am on July 30.
A Covid-denying anti-lockdown protester who filmed himself allegedly assaulting a veteran TV journalist will remain behind bars.
Guerino Scevola, known as Reno, attended Saturday s unauthorised protest in Sydney where he confronted 7 News reporter Robert Ovadia in Victoria Park, Chippendale, as he covered the rally.
Scevola, 54, was arrested after detectives investigating the protest turned up to his Petersham home in the city s inner-west on Monday evening.
Guerino Scevola (pictured), 54, has been charged over the incident at Sydney s anti-lockdown protest on Saturday in which a TV journalist was allegedly assaulted
Mr Ovadia initially attempted to ignore the attention of the protesters by looking at his phone
A Channel Seven reporter confronted by protesters during anti-lockdown protests in Sydney has hit back at the cretin who attacked him.
In a video live streamed on social media, veteran television reporter Robert Ovadia was approached by a man as he covered the protests at Victoria Park at Chippendale in Sydney s inner-west on Saturday.
The man begins by asking Ovadia whether he s a member of the media and who he works for, as the reporter focuses on his phone. Are you one of us, brother? You re not with the media are you?
Mr Ovadia initially attempted to ignore the attention of the protestors by looking at his phone
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A man has been charged with high-range drink-driving and fined for breaching COVID-19 health orders after allegedly crashing into five cars in Sydney’s inner west in the early hours of Monday.
Police received reports of a Ford Ranger damaging five parked cars at the intersection of Livingstone Road and Hill Street in Marrickville about 2.40am.
Officers intercepted the vehicle and allegedly found a 36-year-old man in the driver’s seat. He was arrested and taken to Newtown police station where he allegedly returned a breath analysis reading of .207, more than four times the legal limit.
In addition to the drink-driving charge, he was also charged with failing to comply with public health orders by not having a reasonable excuse to be away from home.