Crime by Mark Morri, Josh Hanrahan and Lachlan Leeming 6th May 2021 10:33 AM
Premium Content  Terrified former Test cricket star Stuart MacGill hid out in a nondescript motel for nearly a week in fear of his life after allegedly being abducted at gunpoint by members of an accused crime syndicate. The former spin wizard booked himself into the motel rather than return to his north shore home near where he was grabbed off the street and bundled into a car. It is alleged that somehow MacGill got himself tangled up between two syndicates involved in a drug deal, believed to be worth up to $2 million. A senior NSW police officer alleged to The Daily Telegraph that MacGill was somehow caught up in a dispute between the two groups and, as a result, they kidnapped him .
Crime by Mark Morri , Mitchell Van Homrigh , Josh Hanrahan and Lachlan Leeming 5th May 2021 6:49 PM One of the men arrested in relation to the alleged kidnapping of former Test cricketer Stuart MacGill is the brother of his current partner Maria O Meagher. Â Marino Sotiropoulos, 46, was one of four men arrested on Wednesday morning over the alleged kidnapping of the ex-spin bowler - who was allegedly snatched from a north Sydney street, driven to a remote property at Bringelly and beaten, before being dumped at Belmore. Â Police will allege that Mr MacGill was confronted by Mr Sotiropoulos at Cremorne on April 14, before being forced into the car. Â Ms O Meagher is the owner of a Greek restaurant on the north shore. Â
Senior prison officer charged with performing sex acts in front of female staff
A senior prison officer has been charged after allegedly performing sex acts in front of female employees at a NSW jail over a six-year period.
The man, 50, was arrested in Orange in the Central Tablelands this morning after an extensive investigation into behaviour at a jail in Bathurst.
He was taken to Orange Police Station and charged with eight counts of incite other to do sexual act with them without consent, two counts of common assault and five counts of incite aggravated indecency (victim under authority) .
A man has been arrest and taken to Orange Police Station where he was charged with performing sex acts at a NSW prison.(Google Maps)
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Detectives release CCTV after three armed robberies across Sydney
Investigators have released CCTV vision and are appealing for public information, as inquiries continue into three separate armed robberies at businesses across Sydney’s inner and south-west earlier this year.
Detectives from the Robbery and Serious Crime Squad established Strike Force Profert to investigate three alleged armed robberies at businesses in Canterbury, Hurlstone Park and Wiley Park on Sunday 3 January 2021 and Monday 4 January 2021.
The incidents include –
About 4.40am on Sunday 3 January 2021, three men – armed with knives and a firearm – entered a licenced premise at the intersection of Canterbury Road and Tincomb Street, Canterbury. The men threatened employees and patrons, before stealing cash from a number of poker machines and fleeing the area. Officers from Burwood Police Area Command were contacted and conducted initial inquiries. The employee was not physically injured duri