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Officer who tasered 95yo woman suspended from duty

The NSW senior police constable who tasered a 95-year-old great-grandmother in her nursing home has been suspended from duty with pay.

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Manhunt launched after gangland shooting of 24yo Sydney man Marvin Oraiha

A manhunt is underway after Marvin Oraiha, who is believed to be a low-level bikie associate, was shot dead inside his car in south-west Sydney.

ABC News

Police chief shares reason she won’t watch video of gran, 95, being tasered in care home

The initial statement released by police failed to mention tasering and only revealed there had been an "interaction" between the great-grandmother Clare Nowland and officers in Australia

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NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb defends not watching body-cam footage of 95yo being tasered

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb says it "takes courage" not to view the body-cam footage of an elderly woman being tasered, and that she wants "a complete picture" of the incident before she looks at it, as the woman's family asks media for privacy.

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Clare Nowland: aged care resident Tasered by police remains in ‘heavy sleep’ amid end-of-life care

Woman, 95, is surrounded by family and still in critical condition as calls grow for broader investigation of police treatment of dementia sufferers

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Police chief says watching taser bodycam will taint inquiry

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb says viewing footage of an elderly woman being Tasered could affect her impartiality and taint the investigation.

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Top cop says watching Taser bodycam will taint inquiry

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb says viewing footage of an elderly woman being Tasered could affect her impartiality and taint the investigation.

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Priest gives sad update about tasered great-grandmother

A mass has been held by the bedside of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, who was tasered by a police officer, as she receives end-of-life care.

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Family of elderly woman handcuffed by police at Sydney nursing home wants more accountability

The daughter of a woman with dementia who was handcuffed in a Sydney aged care home is demanding more accountability from police over instances of force being used against residents.

ABC News

Police officers being called to aged care homes is 'standard protocol', industry expert says

The family of 95-year-old taser victim, Clare Nowland, maintain a bedside vigil as questions are raised about why NSW Police police were called to her nursing home.

ABC News

NSW top cop can’t bring herself to watch footage of granny being tasered

As her condition deteriorates, NSW's top cop won't watch video of a 95-year-old grandmother being tasered in a nursing home

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Australian police hold fire on charging officer who tasered 95-yr-old grandmother

An internal investigation was underway over an Australian police officer who tasered a 95-year-old grandmother, leaving her in a critical condition, and it was too early to say whether charges would be laid, New South Wales police chief said on Saturday.

Reuters

NSW top cop will not watch tasered grandma bodycam

NSW's police commissioner will not watch video of the tasering of a 95-year-old grandmother in a nursing home, as the elderly woman's condition worsens.

AAP

‘Not above the law’: Police pledge rigorous review after 95yo’s tasering

Senior police concede seeing an officer taser a frail, 95-year-old grandmother using a walking frame is "confronting".

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Woman, 95, tasered by police not expected to survive

NSW Police have brought in the homicide squad amid fears the 95-year-old woman with dementia who was tasered by an officer will not survive.

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Grandmother, 95, fighting for life after being tasered

A 95-year-old woman with dementia was tasered after staff at her aged care home, fearing she was carrying a knife, called NSW Police.

AAP

New $36k incentive to attract cops to outback towns

Getting police to head to and stay in outback towns is so difficult the NSW police force will start paying officers about $7000 a year, under a new scheme.

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Police bid to block Pell protest dropped, route changed

Organisers have agreed to change the route for a protest of George Pell's funeral so they don't enter the street outside the cathedral where he lies in state.

ABC News

Domestic violence operation sees 648 offenders arrested in NSW

The state's most "dangerous" domestic violence offenders — some of who were in hiding — have been tracked down and charged by police for breaching orders in place to protect victims.

AAP

New portal for NSW victims to report rape

Rape victims choosing to make a police report online will no longer need to print a 14-page document and email it after a new portal was launched.

AAP

Man drowns trying to rescue daughter

A second man has drowned in three days after trying to save his child caught in a rip in waters off the NSW coast.

ABC News

New South Wales police officer Sergeant Peter Stone remembered as 'selfless' hero after drowning while saving son

New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb says Sergeant Peter Stone's death is a "tragic loss" to the force, his family and the community.

AAP

Sharks force 'Home and Away' beach closure

At least 10 baby sharks spotted at Sydney's Palm Beach have forced its closure to swimmers who have been enjoying the run of good weather.

ABC News

NSW police watchdog reverses decision to clear Mick Fuller of wrongdoing over racehorse shares

A new NSW law enforcement watchdog report suggests police consider banning all officers from owning racehorses after it withdraws the finding that former commissioner Mick Fuller did not commit wrongdoing.

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