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A fight is going on between the Adelaide Oval and police over the reintroduction of canned alcohol

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Adelaide Oval wants to bring back canned drinks for football fans, quietly moving to change its liquor license to allow it to sell beer in aluminum cans. Key points: Police union fears canned drinks could be used as missiles The Oval says moving to cans will reduce waste The state government will carefully consider the proposal But the move was opposed by the South Australian Police Association, which today raised concerns that the decision puts the officers on patrol at the risk at risk. Association president Mark Carroll said the sale of canned beer was previously banned after it was used as a projectile against police. The Adelaide Oval Stadium Management Authority said selling the cans would reduce the amount of waste that has to be processed and be more environmentally friendly. But Mr Carroll argued it was a policy that would end up hurting someone. “It’s a romantic notion isn’t it, but there’s a reason aluminum cans are banned from stadiums across Australi...

Insolent thief stole 25 sets of keys for a new car waiting to be delivered

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A new car is a scary commodity and now a brazen thief in North Queensland has been eyeing some of the valuables available. Key points: Chevrolet Silverado, Dodge Ram stolen from Mackay’s car yard The waiting time for a new car is now an average of six months The Motor Traders Association says new cars come with fewer options to reduce waiting times The burglar used a grinder to punch a hole in the fence of the new car storage area in Mackay on Monday night and then broke into the office lock safe, retrieving 25 sets of keys. They then broke down the front gate on the cars that had already been sold, including the high-end Chevrolet Silverado that had been ordered back. New Pioneer Motors Managing Director Keith Callinan said the attack was devastating. “That’s the really, really sad part about it … it’s not like we can go and get another one and give it to him,” she said. “There is nothing and there is no way we can help.” The Silverado ha...

'Suicide goal': Experts criticize police attempt to 'censor' Australian rapper

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“I have a story. I have lived through conjecture [gang] war. I am here to tell my side of the story,” said Huncho recently Spectrum . The West Sydney crew of OneFour had trailed for a local practice but found themselves crippled by police intervention when it came to performing their music. In 2019, three members of the group, YP (Pio Misa), Lekks (Salec Sua) and Celly14 (Dahcell Ramos) are jailed after being found guilty of recklessly causing severe bodily injury after a fight at a Rooty Hill pub. There is no suggestion that other OneFour members are involved in any criminal activity. Merrylands rapper Ay Huncho has attracted fans for his uncompromising songs. According to OneFour’s manager Ricky Simandjuntak, police have used a number of tactics in the past to influence the group’s ability to tour. “Normally, when it comes to shows, they don’t shut us down directly, so they pressure the venue, threaten to investigate past differences, and pressure venues an...

How the police caught the rat on the cold tiled roof

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An element nearly took over the small Irish town of Rathkeale, swelling the local population of 1500 to several thousand when they returned from their crime missions abroad. Johnny Dooley, Michael Dooley and Joseph Ball won’t be spending much time indoors under the law. They get cut sentences because they plead guilty and in a world of multimillion-dollar scams, their offenses don’t make headlines. But the damage they do to their victims exceeds the money. They strip a lot of their trust and confidence. And they make good people feel stupid. In Melbourne, they perfected the fly-in, fly-out model, hitting multiple targets around the usually affluent suburbs and moving forward before the police caught the magnitude of the sting. As a young detective, about eight years ago, Steve Sinclair discovered “there were 70 to 80 jobs in which they used leaflet drops with fake companies or businesses they had set up to promote. They seek out vulnerable targets and use aggressive sale...