Abi Kirkland
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Illawarra business owner blows three times limit while driving unregistered car (opens the original)
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A decision not to leave his car at a party has cost an Illawarra business owner his licence after he drove home with a high-range blood-alcohol reading. Dimitios Papadopoulos, 48, was driving along McGrath Street, Fairy Meadow, about 11pm on August 15 when police pulled him over after receiving calls about his manner of driving. According to court documents, officers noticed the Mount Ousley man smelt of alcohol, had watery eyes and had soiled his pants. Papadopoulos's car was also found to be u
'So drunk you can't remember': man threatened to kill police nine times in 10 minutes (opens the original)
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A 53-year-old man threatened to kill police at least nine times in less than 10 minutes after officers arrived at his home to check on his welfare. Officers were called to respond to Wayne Grant's West Wollongong home about 2am on August 15, 2026, after concerns for his mental health. Grant partially opened the door but refused to let officers inside, threatening to kill himself while holding a glass bottle in his right hand. He refused to put the bottle down and said, "I'll smash it into your f
'You can only be killed once': celebrant shares 40 years of delights, mishaps and runaway grooms (opens the original)
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For nearly four decades, Barbara Dent has seen weddings go spectacularly right and spectacularly wrong. From the 'I do's' to the 'I don't's', the wedding celebrant has witnessed the joy, chaos, heartbreak and hilarity that can unfold when two people decide to get married. In the 2000s, Barbara boarded a plane travelling from Sydney to Daydream Island with the purpose of marrying a couple. Once they were in the air, the bride and groom stood up, surrounded by their bridal party and guests, all dr
Man was 'stabbed in the guts' before Cringila man kicked him in Corrimal Street (opens the original)
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A Cringila man who kicked a stabbing victim has thanked a judge for showing him "mercy" in court. Hussein Arli Mehdi, 28, appeared before Wollongong Local Court on Tuesday, September 29, over his involvement in a stabbing earlier this year. An argument turned violent about 3.35pm on April 15 at a unit on Corrimal Street, Wollongong, when a 43-year-old man was stabbed with a 15cm kitchen knife. Court documents do not identify who stabbed the victim, who suffered a two centimetre wound to the righ
Berkeley mother blows four times the limit after narrowly avoiding retaining wall (opens the original)
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A Berkeley mother who mounted a curb and narrowly avoided a stone retaining wall just doors from her home recorded a blood-alcohol reading more than four times the legal limit. Rebecca Leigh Shaw was brought to the attention of police by members of the public after the incident on Sussex Street, Berkeley, about 7pm on August 15. The 45-year-old was still seated in the Holden Commodore when officers approached and smelled alcohol coming from inside the vehicle. Shaw was arrested after testing pos
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