News & Media

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has arrested a second man in relation to a long-running foreign bribery investigation.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) held a funeral today to farewell its longest serving member, Detective Sergeant Peter Theodore, who died on 7 December 2020 after 45 years of service to Australia.

A 54-year-old man accused of committing an indecent act on a domestic flight, including allegedly exposing himself to a female co-worker, is expected to face Perth Magistrate’s Court today [29 December 2020].

Office hours for the AFP National Media Team over the Christmas holidays are: 

Four South Australians have been charged in the past fortnight for allegedly sexually exploiting or abusing children, after separate investigations by the South Australia Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (SA JACET).

UPDATE: VISION AVAILABLE. A 52-year-old Perth man is scheduled to appear before the Perth Magistrates Court today (23 December) charged with terrorism-related offences following an investigation by the Western Australia Joint Counter Terrorism Team (WA JCTT).

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is urging parents and carers to educate themselves about technology gifted to their children this holiday season.

Two high-ranking members of the Descendants Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) in Adelaide are expected to be removed from Australia following a joint-agency operation.

The Australian Federal Police has dismantled crime syndicates, unravelled paedophile networks and seized a record amount of illicit drugs in 2020.

From the first arrest for possessing a child-like sex doll in South Australia to the first restraint of a child sex offender’s home nationally, 2020 has seen the Australian Federal Police’s (AFP) Central Command overcome COVID-19 operational challenges to keep the community safe and put criminal offenders before the courts.