📰👮♂️🕵️♂️Weekly Crime Brief
This Week’s Biggest Australian Crime Stories In One Place - 23 November 2025.
📅 Edition: 4 - 23 November 2025
🕐 Frequency: Published every Sunday
✍️ Curated by: Steve Cook
🗣️ Welcome 👋
Hello and welcome to Weekly Crime Brief — your curated wrap of Australia’s biggest crime and justice stories.
In the Weekly Crime Brief, you’ll find the key state-by-state crime headlines and updates from the courts, police, and media.
All articles are sourced from media coverage and police media releases.
⚠️Content warning - some linked stories MAY contain descriptions of violence and animal cruelty. Please feel free to skip past any story you aren’t interested in reading more about.
Grab a coffee — here’s your Sunday catch-up on Australian crime and justice.
Photo by Tibor Janas: Pexels
📍 State-by-State Crime Round-Up 🗺
Victoria
Shepparton detectives have charged a man after he allegedly stole a car with a sleeping toddler inside it last week - Victoria Police
Two arrested following the death of Sebastopol child - Victoria Police
Man charged following fatal stabbing of two men in Clyde North - Victoria Police
New South Wales
NSW Police use pepper spray on aged care resident accused of making threats while swinging metal ornament - 7 News
Two people have been charged following an alleged public place shooting in Bossley Park on Friday - NSW Police
752 people charged with domestic violence offences during a four-day statewide operation. - NSW Police
Fourth person charged after man’s death at Bega - NSW Police
Additional charge laid following death of woman - NSW Police
Queensland
Video: 7 News Australia YouTube - Content warning: animal cruelty
Stolen vehicle and family dog appeal - QLD Police
Three people charged following death of Hope Island man - QLD Police
South Australia
Grey Triton linked to Lonsdale murder located - SA Police
Image: SA Police
A lengthy police investigation into one of the largest drug syndicates operating in the State’s Mid North has concluded - SA Police
Western Australia
Detectives have charged a 31-year-old man following an extensive investigation into his alleged organised criminal activities across Western Australia, Victoria and New South Wales - WA Police
Arson Squad officers are seeking the public’s assistance for information as they investigate a bushfire that occurred in South Perth last week - WA Police
Image: WA Police
Tasmania
Police investigating suspicious car and house fires - Tasmania Police
Police have charged a 35-year-old man from northern Tasmania with trafficking the illicit drugs GHB and methamphetamine, following his arrest in Launceston last week - Tasmania Police
Northern Territory
Alice Springs residents call for more security at housing commission units - ABC News
Police has arrested four prisoners who absconded from a Tennant Creek work camp last weekend - NT Police
Two male youths have been arrested in relation to an assault that occurred in Alice Springs earlier this week - NT Police
Australian Capital Territory
Woman charged after spitting at police -AFP ACT Policing
Man charged for construction scams netting more than $40k - AFP ACT Policing
Man charged following offensive phone calls to lawyer - AFP ACT Policing
Aboriginal boy wrongfully restrained by ACT police - SBS/NITV
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🔍 Under Investigation 🕵♂️
South Australia Police have renewed an appeal for anyone with information on the murder of Rosemary Brown and the suspected murder of her 15-year-old daughter, Melissa Trussell, to come forward.
Rosemary, 33, and Melissa, 15, were last seen in Adelaide northern suburb of Blair Athol at about 2.30 am on Saturday 13 May 2000.
On Sunday 2 July 2000, Rosemary’s body was discovered in mangroves at Garden Island.
Melissa has never been found and is believed to have been murdered.
Video: SA Police YouTube
Learn more about this case on the Crimestoppers SA website.
⚠️ Have information about an unsolved crime?
📞Contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000
or visit crimestoppers.com.au
⚖️ From the Courts
Lachlan Young sentenced to 28 years for the murder of Hannah McGuire in Ballarat - 7 News
Video: 10 News YouTube
Wife of accused Rajwinder Singh did not hear husband come home on night Toyah Cordingley died, court told -ABC News
Four people charged with murder over fatal Bega backyard stabbing denied bail -ABC News
Trio behind deadly Wieambilla attack had ‘shared delusional disorder’ and were ‘intent’ on killing, coroner finds - ABC News
Video: 7 News Australia YouTube
🎧 Media & Pod Watch
Podcasts, docos, or books worth checking out this weekend:
🎙️Out From The Cold: Searching For Elaine Podcast investigates the 45-year unsolved disappearance of Elaine Johnson from southern Sydney.
✉️ Got a podcast or doco tip? Hit reply and let me know.
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