Bail for alleged death threats to doctor upset police
A man bailed after allegedly threatening to kill a doctor and staff at The Canberra Hospital with a bladed weapon has raised the ire of the Australian Federal Police Association.
Alex Caruana
The Australian Federal Police Association is calling on the ACT government to review the penalties for assaults to frontline community service providers following the serious assault of a police officer.
The ACT community should be in "uproar and disgusted" after a 29-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were granted bail in the ACT Magistrates Court after being accused of seriously injuring a four-year-old boy, says Alex Caruana.
The leaking of a report into the handling of Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution has triggered calls for the full investigation findings to be published.
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Union arcs up over police assault fine
The Australian Federal Police Association has arced up over an offender being fined $600 in the ACT Magistrates Court last week for assaulting a police officer.
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Police union blasts Summernats security
SUMMERNATS organisers placed police and community members at significant risk, says the police union
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Police call for judicial inquiry at DPP ‘smears’
Alleged attempts to smear police by the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold are "untested and currently subject to internal AFP mechanisms", says Australian Federal Police Association president Alex Caruana.
Speedsters caught breaking the law would have their licence taken away and their cars impounded if the Australian Federal Police Association has its way, reports BELINDA STRAHORN.
Shane Rattenbury's "rushed" announcement last month of an advisory council on sentencing and bail conditions in the ACT appears premature, says Australian Federal Police Association president Alex Caruana.
The Australian Federal Police Association (AFPA) has called for ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury to step down following his refusal to launch a review into the territory’s sentencing and bail laws.
Calls to ban spit hoods in the ACT after police used one to restrain a 16-year-old girl have raised concerns for the Australian Federal Police Association, who believe the human rights of offenders are being put above police officers.
The Australian Federal Police Association (AFPA) says they "fully support" the use of spit hoods in the ACT, following a recent incident which saw police use one to restrain a 16-year-old girl.
