Australian Ice Thread

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Male ice users at 'double' risk of stroke

Young men who abuse methamphetamine are twice as likely to suffer a stroke compared to female users, a study has found.

A research review by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at the University of New South Wales investigated the connection between meth use and stroke.

The analysis, published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, found a haemorrhagic stroke - caused by a bleed into the brain - rather than a clot (ischaemic) is the most common type of stroke associated with taking the drug.

Of the 370 published studies screened, 77 were selected for inclusion.

There were 81 haemorrhagic and 17 ischaemic strokes reported.

This is "strikingly" high compared with the rates of haemorrhagic stroke in the general population among the under 45s, the authors wrote.

Both types of stroke were about twice as common in males, the research found.

Risk of death was also higher after a haemorrhagic stroke: one in four people recovered completely but one-third died.

One in five died after suffering an ischaemic stroke.

http://www.news.com.au/national/bre...e/news-story/a5f42d9498e9dee5a5d4db5b004c13a8

 

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Ice worth $2 million found in icebox during RBT, Queensland police say

A 38-year-old man has been charged with several drug offences after Queensland police allegedly found an estimated $2 million worth of the drug ice hidden under frozen food in a camping fridge.

Officers stopped the four-wheel-drive for a random breath test just outside Charters Towers in north Queensland on Saturday night.

Police said the man's behaviour prompted them to search his car, which led to the discovery of two 1-kilogram packages of methylamphetamine.

The stash, which is described by police as "one of the biggest busts" for the region, translates to about 20,000 hits at street level.

A search warrant was then executed at a property at nearby Southern Cross where officers said they found two clip-seal bags of methylamphetamine, just under $12,000 in cash, and drug paraphernalia.

Senior Sergeant Jason Shepherd believed the drugs were en route to Townsville.

"Obviously 2 kilograms of ice that didn't make it to Townsville is what we would regard as a significant disruption to the drug trade in Townsville," he said.

He said there was "definitely" a connection to a major drug operation.

"To be 2 kilograms which is very, very expensive even at the beginning end to purchase it has to be part of a major operation and that's obviously what's going to be investigated further now."

The investigation has been handed over to Major and Organised Crimes Squad in Townsville.

The 38-year-old was due to appear in Townsville Magistrates court on Monday.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-...ce-in-icebox-during-rbt/8849826?sf109679354=1

 

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2 kg's of ice worth $2 million... lolz. Probably costs a few grand to make.

 

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Baby boy had ice in his system, court hears

A BABY boy allegedly murdered by his mother’s boyfriend had the drug ice in his system, a Melbourne court has heard.

Forensic paediatrician Dr Geetika Badkar told Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday low levels of methylamphetamine were found in baby Chayse Dearing’s urine.

“I’m unable to say how that entered Chayse’s body,” Dr Badkar said.

Emergency crews found the six-month-old pale and with bruising around his neck, a bump on his head, genital injuries and blood around his nose at a Glenroy unit on the morning of June 26, 2016.

Dwayne Lindsay, 34, is facing day two of his committal hearing, charged with murdering the baby he was minding while his partner of three months and the child’s mother, Michelle Dearing, was out shopping.

Dr Badkar said Chayse had widespread bruising on his body, including more recent bruising.

“That in itself is extremely significant in terms of timing - there may have been more than one event,” she said.

“There’s clearly blunt force trauma that’s occurred, including on his head and genital area, which is extremely concerning in an infant.” Chayse also had a pattern of bruising around his neck, indicating possible strangulation, she said.

Medical experts say his injuries were almost certainly caused by assault. Lindsay, Ms Dearing and two others smoked ice in the hours before Lindsay inflicted “catastrophic” and fatal injuries to Chayse, prosecutors allege.

Dr Badkar said Ms Dearing had told her Lindsay had been violent to her and previously frustrated with Chayse.

The hearing continues.

http://www.news.com.au/national/vic...s/news-story/cf346494fa1f7abcdec692b0408d9db5

 

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NSW Police Force -

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Two men have been charged following an investigation into the diversion of precursor chemicals to manufacture ‘ice’.

Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Drug Squad established Strike Force Benedictine in late 2015 to investigate the supply of precursor chemicals and the manufacture of prohibited drugs.

Following extensive inquiries, strike force detectives, assisted by highway patrol officers from Strike Force Raptor, stopped a vehicle on the Hume Highway, Penrose, just after 2.10pm yesterday (Monday 4 September 2017).
Police searched the vehicle and located a suitcase containing numerous containers filled with a white crystalline substance, believed to be methylamphetamine or ‘ice’.

The total weight of the substance was about 14.3kg, which has an estimated potential street value of more than $7 million.
Two men – aged 28 and 34 – were arrested and taken to Bowral Police Station.

Shortly after the arrest, Strike Force Benedictine investigators, with the assistance of the Public Order and Riot Squad, executed search warrants at properties at Towrang, Claremont Meadows, and Chiswick.
Officers located an inactive large-scale clandestine laboratory at the Towrang property, which included custom-made steel apparatus. Police also seized another container filled with a further 660g of ice.
Also on the Towrang property, officers located a 12-guage shotgun and ammunition on a bedside table. The registered firearm was seized as it was not secured properly.

At the other properties, police seized almost $150,000 cash, steroids, mobile phones, electronic equipment, designer watches, and documentation.
The 28-year-old Claremont Meadows man was charged with large commercial manufacture prohibited drug and large commercial supply prohibited drug.

The 34-year-old Chiswick man was charged with large commercial manufacture prohibited drug, large commercial supply prohibited drug, and knowingly deal with proceeds of crime.
Both men were refused bail and appeared at Goulburn Local Court today (Tuesday 5 September 2017), where they were formally refused bail to appear at the same court on Wednesday 13 September 2017.
Drug Squad Commander, Detective Superintendent Tony Cooke, said the operation highlights the ongoing risk of drug manufacture occurring within our communities.

“Not only are we seeing groups producing enough drugs to destroy communities, they are manufacturing them in volatile environments, which present risks of explosion and contamination,” Det Supt Cooke said.
“Clandestine laboratories can produce container loads of drugs here in NSW, which is no different than if it were packed onto a ship and sent from overseas. That is a challenge specific to targeting ‘ice’.

“Our Chemical Operations Team specifically targets this activity and will continue to do so – keeping track of the precursor chemicals, many of which are imported legally, is one of our major priorities.
“The community has an important role to play in reducing the impact of this poison. You are our eyes and ears, and we want to hear from you if you notice something suspicious,” Det Supt Cooke said.
Seven telltale indicators of drug manufacturing and supply

1. Strange odours emanating from the property
2. Diverted electricity
3. Chemical containers and waste
4. Blacked out windows
5. Hoses and pipes in strange places
6. Blinds down, with extremely bright indoor lighting radiating through gaps
7. Vehicles arriving at odd hours

 

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Penthouse pet Burnetta 'Bea Richards' Hampson charged with drug supply, driving on drugs

An international Penthouse pet with a fledgling acting career has been accused of supplying ice and obtaining stolen goods after she was caught driving through Kings Cross on Monday night while allegedly high on drugs.

Police pulled Burnetta Leila Hampson, 33, over at about 8pm on Monday after watching her drive "erratically" down Macleay Street in Potts Point.

Ms Hampson, who goes by the stage name Bea Richards, returned a negative breath test but was placed under arrest for blood and urine tests after police found drugs and cash in her car.

"Police had cause to search the woman and allegedly located a small resealable bag containing methylamphetamine [ice], a bottle containing a clear liquid believed to be GHB, and cash. These items were seized and will undergo forensic examination," a police spokesman said.

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http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/penthouse...-supply-driving-on-drugs-20170905-gyb3nu.html

 

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NSW Police Force -

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Two men have been charged following an investigation into the diversion of precursor chemicals to manufacture ‘ice’.

Now that is a gorgeous stash of methamphetamine.

 

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Australian man Dino Rossetto arrested on methamphetamine charges in Cambodia

AN AUSTRALIAN man is behind bars in an Asian jail after being caught in an undercover sting.

AN Australian tourist has been arrested in Cambodia on methamphetamine charges.

Local media are reporting NSW man Dino Rossetto had been caught trying to sell 40 grams of crystal methamphetamine to an undercover police officer.

Provincial anti-drug police officer Chum Sokunthy said 50-year-old Rossetto was detained in Sihanoukville, a coastal city in Cambodia and the capital city of Sihanoukville Province, according to The Khmer Times.

Mr Sokunthy said police would allege “the suspect was an active drug distributor who often brought drugs for sale to foreign tourists at nightclubs and beaches in Preah Sihanouk province”.

He told The Times: “He was arrested when he brought a package of drugs to our undercover police officer codenamed B4.”

After his arrest police seized the drugs and other related materials, including scales and drug utensils, from him. A urine test proved positive for drugs.

Rossetto has been pictured sitting at a table in handcuffs in front of a set of scales with a large amount of white power on it.

His passport is also shown in the photographs and reveals he is originally from Orange, in western New South Wales.

Pictures from Rossetto’s local newspaper show him relaxing with friends at cancer fundraiser Relay for Life.

Cambodia does not have the death penalty, like some other Asian countries, but if convicted Rossetto faces a lengthy stint behind bars.

http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/a...a/news-story/460a725594521f6319f67a7b78d7540d

 

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Is this Australia’s dumbest criminal?

A young meth addict has checked in for bail in Queensland ... driving on a disqualified licence ... in a car full of weapons and drugs.

Jake Kevin Watts, 23, tried to hide his car keys in a garden near Rockhampton police station when he was spotted by a conscientious member of the public, who picked them up and helpfully brought them inside.

Supreme Court judge Duncan McMeekin yesterday said the circumstances of his arrest would be “almost comical ... if it wasn’t so serious”.

Police found almost 20 grams of meth, seven knuckle busters, a self-loading firearm, a hand gun, two vials of steroids, oestrogen, and two gun magazines.

Watts pleaded guilty to drugs and weapons charges in the Supreme Court of Rockhampton yesterday and will spend two years behind bars.

 

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Seventeen kilos of ICE hidden in door hinges smuggled into Sydney - as police arrest three Malaysian men with drugs offences

Police have arrested three men in Sydney for allegedly importing meth
Three Malaysian nationals were arrested in Chifley, south Sydney, on Thursday
The drugs were found hidden inside a large consignment of door hinges
The men are due to appear in Sydney Central Local Court on Friday

Police have discovered 17 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in door hinges after being imported into Sydney.
The drugs were found by Australian Border Force officers after testing revealed the crystal substance secreted inside.
Three Malaysian nationals were arrested on Thursday in Chifley, in Sydney's south, for allegedly importing the drugs.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4864050/17-kilos-meth-hidden-door-hinges-Sydney.html

 

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Ice addict with 'white pride' tattoos fears for safety in jail over alleged Father's Day shooting

A Victorian ice addict emblazoned with "white pride" tattoos and charged with the Father's Day murder of another is scared for his safety in jail.

Craig Leslie Williams, 30, is accused of shooting Joshua DiPietro, 31, in the head while he was in a car at Rosebud on September 3.

Wearing a makeshift sling to hold up a swollen left arm and a torn flannelette shirt, Mr Williams quivered as he sat in the dock of Melbourne Magistrates' Court today.

The court was told he was withdrawing from the the drug ice as well as another substance and required medical attention for injuries sustained during his arrest.

Mr Williams is also concerned for his safety while in custody and wants to be put in lockdown, a concern confirmed by police, the court heard.

Tattoos that spelled out "white pride" across the underside of both of Mr Williams' arms were partly visible as he stood to acknowledge he understood that was not applying for bail and would be remanded.

Mr DiPietro, from Mount Waverley was shot while he was with a friend, after spending the day with his parents, police earlier alleged.

He died in hospital a day later.

Police went to speak with Mr Williams on the night of September 4 at a Rosebud house, but he instead holed himself up in a tent in the backyard until 6.30am the next morning.

The siege ended when heavily armed police stormed the property and Mr Williams was bitten by a police dog.

Mr Williams will next appear in court on September 13.


With a vid -

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/09/09/20/23/man-charged-over-fatal-rosebud-shooting

 

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Police have charged two men with drug offences after ice was seized during a vehicle stop in Orange this morning, as part of the CATCH (Crime and Traffic Connecting on Highways) program.
The NSW Police CATCH program trains officers in the detection and inception of illicit drugs being transported on our roads.

About 2am (Tuesday 19 September 2017), officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol stopped a Nissan Pulsar at a random breath testing site on the Northern Distributor, Orange.
Following investigations officers searched the car and allegedly located a snap-lock back full of drugs believed to be ‘ice’ in the car.
The drugs were seized and will undergo forensic examinations.

The driver, 39, and passenger, 37, were both arrested and taken to Orange Police Station where they were each charged with supply indictable quantity of drugs.
Both men were refused bail and are due to appear at Orange Local Court today (Tuesday 19 September 2017).

Acting Assistant Commissioner David Driver of the state's Traffic and Highway Patrol, said the objective of CATCH training is to rid ‘ice’ and other drugs off our roads.
"Those that use our highways to commit crime can expect to be intercepted, searched and arrested."

"Since the inception of the CATCH program, over $110 million dollars worth of drugs, guns, cash, stolen goods, and other contraband has been taken off our roads,” Acting Assistant Commissioner Driver said.

 

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ANTI-ICE ADS AIMED AT PARTYING SCHOOL LEAVERS

ANTI-DRUG ads showing ice addicts spiralling violently out of control are targeting schoolies thinking of experimenting with party drugs during end-of-year celebrations.

The $10 million road toll-style campaign features 15-second commercials showing scenes such as teens smashing up their parents’ homes while under the influence of illegal substances.

School leavers have been identified as being at a greater risk of trying ice and other drugs that could have disastrous consequences on their physical and mental health.

The television and online blitz, launched by the federal government just weeks out from the start of schoolies week, will encourage mums and dads to discuss drugs with their kids before they go after it was found one in three teenagers ask their parents’ advice about drugs.

It will also focus on the damage ice addicts inflict on the community after 1.8 million people reported being victims of a drug-related incident last year.

One of the ads features a mum whose son Tom died after sneaking in to a nightclub and taking party drugs.

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http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...utm_source=DailyTelegraph&utm_medium=Facebook

 

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Sydney's beaches of ice: How the 'murder' of a mother by her own son exposed the explosion of the drug in one of the city's most exclusive areas – where meth use has soared by a terrifying 60 PER CENT in a year

Lanell Latta was allegedly murdered by her son Joel Woszatka at Avalon Beach
Friends and family claim Woszatka, 25, was battling an addiction to the drug ice
New statistics have revealed ice use is up 60 per cent on the Northern Beaches
Drug experts compare the rise of ice in Australia to the heroin back in the 1980s

It's the quiet suburb that's a jewel in the crown of Sydney's lavish northern beaches.
But despite being one of the most picturesque parts of the city, even the small town of Avalon Beach has been affected by a reported major spike in drug use in the area.
Lanell Latta was last week allegedly stabbed to death by her son Joel Woszatka in a home she rented from international supermodel Gemma Ward.

The horrific killing of the 50-year-old left the community in shock, leaving her family and partner Geoff Robson-Scott to remember her as 'a beautiful and kind woman'.
However, with claims Woszatka was battling drug and mental health problems at the time, the shocking incident raised concern among the community about an increase in the spread of ice.

New statistics released by the Bureau of Crime show ice use in the area rose by 60 per cent last year alone, with experts telling Daily Mail Australia the worrying numbers aren't in line with national trends.
Matt Noffs, drug expert and CEO of the Noffs Foundation, said methamphetamines and ice pose as much of a problem in Australia now as heroin did back in the 1980s.
'If you look at our data and data from other treatment centres, we continually see an increase in ice use,' Mr Noffs told Daily Mail Australia.

'But why it's shifting out to places like Dee Why and Avalon is that as our country gets wealthier, the middle class increases and we don't have a disparity from poor to rich.
'With ice, what we know is that people who become addicted to it often come from a background of trauma or poverty, and as the middle class grows drug use spreads.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...lem-revealed-Avalon-murder.html#ixzz4teko5Sne

 

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Sydney's beaches of ice: How the 'murder' of a mother by her own son exposed the explosion of the drug in one of the city's most exclusive areas – where meth use has soared by a terrifying 60 PER CENT in a year



It's the quiet suburb that's a jewel in the crown of Sydney's lavish northern beaches.
But despite being one of the most picturesque parts of the city, even the small town of Avalon Beach has been affected by a reported major spike in drug use in the area.
Lanell Latta was last week allegedly stabbed to death by her son Joel Woszatka in a home she rented from international supermodel Gemma Ward.

The horrific killing of the 50-year-old left the community in shock, leaving her family and partner Geoff Robson-Scott to remember her as 'a beautiful and kind woman'.
However, with claims Woszatka was battling drug and mental health problems at the time, the shocking incident raised concern among the community about an increase in the spread of ice.

New statistics released by the Bureau of Crime show ice use in the area rose by 60 per cent last year alone, with experts telling Daily Mail Australia the worrying numbers aren't in line with national trends.
Matt Noffs, drug expert and CEO of the Noffs Foundation, said methamphetamines and ice pose as much of a problem in Australia now as heroin did back in the 1980s.
'If you look at our data and data from other treatment centres, we continually see an increase in ice use,' Mr Noffs told Daily Mail Australia.

'But why it's shifting out to places like Dee Why and Avalon is that as our country gets wealthier, the middle class increases and we don't have a disparity from poor to rich.
'With ice, what we know is that people who become addicted to it often come from a background of trauma or poverty, and as the middle class grows drug use spreads.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...lem-revealed-Avalon-murder.html#ixzz4teko5Sne

I was once at a bottle shop in Avalon and overheard a guy working there talking to his friend about someone trading 1000 pills for a car. Fair funny. Avalon is full of surfie druggies.

Dee Why has it's problems as it's got the highest population compared to other suburbs on the Northern Beaches. Also there is commission housing in Narraweena which is a neighbouring suburb. I know someone who got stabbed badly by a ice addict there in one of the commission houses.

Northern Beaches though has a bigger coke problem than an ice problem in my opinion.

 

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Yeah I used to spend a lot of time at my friends in Avalon back in the late 80's before I started using drugs. Back then we felt pretty safe but I bet it's changed a lot now. I would guess there would be a lot of people into coke around there as you mentioned.

I lived in Dee Why for a while too and I guess it would have been around 2002 or so I was living there, wasn't too bad. We also used to surf there back in the late 80's and early 90's.

The populations of all those areas now would just be insane compared to the late 80's though. And now with more meth than ever.

I lived near the headland of Mona and Bungan for a few years too in the early 90's that was nice.

 

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Australian Idol star Kate DeAraugo faces up to 15 years in jail on drugs and weapons charges

TROUBLED former pop star Kate DeAraugo was allegedly caught with the drug ice twice in five days and now faces up to 15 years in jail.

TROUBLED pop star Kate DeAraugo faces up to 15 years in jail on drugs and weapons charges, it has emerged.
The 31-year-old has faced court in Shepparton, Victoria after allegedly being found in possession of the drug methamphetamine, also known as ice.

DeAraugo, who rose to fame as the winner of hit reality series Australian Idol in 2005 and went on to be part of the Young Divas musical group, has spoken in the past of her mental health and addiction battles.
According to reports in New Idea, she was allegedly caught with ice by police twice in five days — first on June 10 with 430 milligrams and again on June 15 with “a trafficable quantity of the drug, a large knife and a tomahawk”.

DeAraugo was also allegedly driving under the influence of drugs at the time. The allegations have only just emerged, to the shock of loved ones.
“It’s very, very sad because she’s a beautiful young woman with an incredible gift,’ music manager Tony Southwell told the magazine.
Southwell gave DeAraugo a job as a backing singer earlier this year.

“She’s had a really tough time, but I thought she was over all that stuff. This is awful.”

She is due to appear in court on October 4, facing a maximum penalty of 15 years in jail.

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http://www.news.com.au/entertainmen...s/news-story/3da5c3015a5e8266634a643ded7f5677

 

[Jabberwocky]

Yeah I used to spend a lot of time at my friends in Avalon back in the late 80's before I started using drugs. Back then we felt pretty safe but I bet it's changed a lot now. I would guess there would be a lot of people into coke around there as you mentioned.

I lived in Dee Why for a while too and I guess it would have been around 2002 or so I was living there, wasn't too bad. We also used to surf there back in the late 80's and early 90's.

The populations of all those areas now would just be insane compared to the late 80's though. And now with more meth than ever.

I lived near the headland of Mona and Bungan for a few years too in the early 90's that was nice.

It still is very safe. You really need to go searching for problems on the NB although that being said two try hard lads once tried to roll me for a bottle of coke in Dee Why. I called up the cops and they got taken in. I confronted one of them once when I saw them and they said they couldn't remember doing it as they had been in jail for the last 4 years. Suck shit to the kid.

You should watch Beach Cops - Cop show about the Northern Beaches. Will give you some perspective on the NB today.

You should see Dee Why now. It's under some serious construction. On that topic did you ever go to Cartoons or Evolution back in the day?

 

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The families on the front line of Australia's ice epidemic

While the ice problem is nothing new in Australia, our investigation found that every single day thousands of parents across Australia feel as though it is.

Thousands of parents are battling to save their children and thousands of addicts are struggling to free themselves from the grips of an awful, ugly drug.

We spoke to addicts at three different stages of ice addiction - those still heavily attached to the drug, those battling to get off it and those who have been through rehab and are on the long road to recovery. From all of our research, what hit home the most was the pain of one mother desperate to save her daughter.

Her name was Elizabeth, and her daughter Anthea tried ice for the first time when she was celebrating Schoolies Week. Anthea was just like thousands of other Australia teenagers, partying at the end of Year 12 and out to have a good time.

But an older girl offered Anthea ice and when she accepted that offer, her life changed forever.

Anthea stayed awake high on the drug for four days, and has now spent five years chasing the same high.

In that time she has tried to break her addiction from the drug but has repeatedly relapsed. She and her mother are desperate for help, but like so many other addicts and their families, they find that they end up on a merry-go-round of health services that spit them out the other side.

Read the full article, with a video -

http://www.9news.com.au/national/20...ing-australias-ice-epidemic?ocid=Social-9News

 

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It still is very safe. You really need to go searching for problems on the NB although that being said two try hard lads once tried to roll me for a bottle of coke in Dee Why. I called up the cops and they got taken in. I confronted one of them once when I saw them and they said they couldn't remember doing it as they had been in jail for the last 4 years. Suck shit to the kid.

You should watch Beach Cops - Cop show about the Northern Beaches. Will give you some perspective on the NB today.

You should see Dee Why now. It's under some serious construction. On that topic did you ever go to Cartoons or Evolution back in the day?

Yeah I did go to cartoons, I can't recall evolutions though. I remember going to the jet club for dollar drinks lol.