Police officer shot in sniper attack - Polidicks

[img]http://resources2.news.com.au/cs/newscomau/v2/_shared/base/css/images/icons/homepage-title.png[/img] Source: [url]http://www.news.com.au/national/police-officer-shot-in-sniper-attack-by-new-south-wales-most-wanted-man-malcolm-naden/story-e6frfkvr-1226216393686[/url] [img]http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2011/12/07/1226216/448617-wanted.jpg[/img] [i]Wanted man ... Malcolm John Naden.[/i] [release] • Male police offer, 32, shot in right shoulder by sniper rifle • Police suspect Malcolm Naden - NSW's most wanted man • Injured officer rushed to hospital, in a stable condition [B]A POLICE officer has been shot in a sniper attack possibly carried out by New South Wales' most wanted man, Malcolm Naden, early today.[/B] A 32-year-old male officer suffered a gunshot wound to the right shoulder, when he was shot at during an altercation at the Nowendoc police station, east of Tamworth, this morning. Paramedics rushed to injured officer to Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital, where is in a stable condition, [url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/police-officer-shot-in-sniper-attack-by-new-south-wales-most-wanted-man-malcolm-naden/story-e6freuy9-1226216354164]The Daily Telegraph[/url] reports. Naden has been on the run since June 2005 when police found the strangled body of his cousin, Kristy Scholes, in his bedroom at his grandparents' Dubbo home. He had lived there since Year 7 after falling out with his parents. It was also home to Kristy and her two children. The Army are believed to have been called in to aid police in their search. Police believe Naden is also involved in the disappearance of another cousin, Lateesha Nolan, 24, last seen after dropping her four children at her grandmother's house in Dubbo in January 2005. A loner, Naden is a former shearer who worked as a skinner and boner at Dubbo abattoir. He became obsessed with religion, believing the end of the world was near and only left his home in secret. Naden first surfaced in late December 2005, spotted at Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo. With the 300ha zoo in lockdown, police believed he may have been living in a roof, slaughtering kangaroos for food. Carcasses were found, carefully butchered. His bushman's skills kept him under the police radar despite having Homicide Squad detectives on his tail. In 2007 he left his fingerprint in a break and enter on a home at Stewarts Brook in the Barrington Tops area. But Naden slipped the police net and did not surface again for two years, this time at the hamlet of Bellbrook, inland from Kempsey. Locals who had no idea he was a wanted man, had stood next to him in the local hotel. Then, wearing a mask and camouflage gear, he terrified a woman when he broke into her house. Again, he was identified by his fingerprints, sparking a huge manhunt. Again he eluded police. Last year, a couple with a weekender in Barrington Tops reported a break-in and a shotgun stolen. Police Association president Scott Weber said the incident would "haunt" the NSW government, as the officer was the first to be shot since the government slashed death and disability protections for police. "How can they expect police to keep carrying out these kinds of operations if there are no protections for them or their families if something goes wrong," Mr Webber said in a statement on Wednesday. "All police officers have been shaken by this incident, more than usual, because we know that now we're on our own when it comes to serious injury incurred on the job." The new compensation arrangements, which will restrict lump sum payouts to police injured on the job and put greater emphasis on rehabilitation, passed through the state's lower house in November.[/release]

I thought this might've been Arizona, but, my god. Wouldn't expect it to be in Australia, never hear anything bad about it.

[QUOTE=Dogchow33;33610788]I thought this might've been Arizona, but, my god. Wouldn't expect it to be in Wales, never hear anything bad about it.[/QUOTE] New South Wales, Australia. Completely different place again. But yeah, nothing like this ever happens there

[QUOTE=Noth;33610808]New South Wales, Australia. Completely different place again. But yeah, nothing like this ever happens there[/QUOTE] My mistake, fixed.

Huh, John Naden. Thought his name said John Madden...

[quote]With the 300ha zoo in lockdown, police believed he may have been living in a roof, slaughtering kangaroos for food. Carcasses were found, carefully butchered. [/quote] Ok this guy sounds pretty hardcore.

[QUOTE=Noth;33610808]New South Wales, Australia. Completely different place again. But yeah, nothing like this ever happens there[/QUOTE] Nothing like that really happens over here even. Shootings yes, but sniper attacks?

I used to be a police officer like you, but then I took a bullet in the knee.

[QUOTE=Noth;33610771]With the 300ha zoo in lockdown, police believed he may have been living in a roof, slaughtering kangaroos for food. Carcasses were found, carefully butchered. His bushman's skills kept him under the police radar despite having Homicide Squad detectives on his tail. [/QUOTE] What a wanker.

He was a skinner, and a.....boner? What does a boner do?

[QUOTE=Dogchow33;33610788]I thought this might've been Arizona, but, my god. Wouldn't expect it to be in Australia, never hear anything bad about it.[/QUOTE] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_%28Australia%29]Port Arthur Massacare[/url]

[QUOTE=mildhotsauce;33613155]He was a skinner, and a.....boner? What does a boner do?[/QUOTE]Boner removes meat from bones while skinner removes skin from meat. Or he's just being hard

[QUOTE=mildhotsauce;33613155]He was a skinner, and a.....boner? What does a boner do?[/QUOTE] If you don't know what a boner does, I think you need to ask your parents.

[quote]The new compensation arrangements, which will restrict lump sum payouts to police injured on the job and put greater emphasis on rehabilitation, passed through the state's lower house in November.[/quote] What the hell? Why would they do this?

Lol "sniper rifle" it's probably some 70 year old bolt action.

[QUOTE=Aman VII;33614160]Lol "sniper rifle" it's probably some 70 year old bolt action.[/QUOTE] Which are often used for sniping for their accuracy and reliability?

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;33611417]Ok this guy sounds pretty hardcore.[/QUOTE] Nah that's just a good weekend away for an aussie also I'm doubting that it was a 'sniper rifle' instead of a neutered hunting rifle with a telescopic sight, because as has been said, that doesn't really happen where [QUOTE=Madman_Andre;33613571]What the hell? Why would they do this?[/QUOTE] Budget cuts? [QUOTE=Craig Willmore;33613164][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_%28Australia%29]Port Arthur Massacare[/url][/QUOTE] 'We don't usually have spree killings but when we do, we do them right'

This title gave me gruesome flashbacks to the DC sniper attacks in 2002. I'm not sure if anybody else remembers those, but they left quite an impression on me. Eleven people were killed outright, usually while pumping gas or walking to or from their car, and six others were badly injured. That they already know the killer the OP's identity is a solace, a serial killer's greatest advantage is anonymity, but if he continues sniping targets, his skills as a bushman could give him the edge he needs to endanger many people. And the nature of a sniper makes him terrifying. Public disorder could become a problem if he continues, as it did in 2002. Hopefully they nab the bastard soon. [editline]7th December 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Contag;33614445]Nah that's just a good weekend away for an aussie also I'm doubting that it was a 'sniper rifle' instead of a neutered hunting rifle with a telescopic sight, because as has been said, that doesn't really happen where[/QUOTE] A bullet fired from a hunting rifle kills just as surely as a bullet fired from a military rifle.

[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;33615508] A bullet fired from a hunting rifle kills just as surely as a bullet fired from a military rifle.[/QUOTE] Sorry, when I say 'hunting rifle' I mean '.22 rimfire that is used for hunting rabbits'

[QUOTE=Contag;33615578]Sorry, when I say 'hunting rifle' I mean '.22 rimfire that is used for hunting rabbits'[/QUOTE] You aren't going to take down Kangaroos with that, as did the sniper.

[QUOTE=Contag;33615578]Sorry, when I say 'hunting rifle' I mean '.22 rimfire that is used for hunting rabbits'[/QUOTE] I wouldn't be so sure. He's been on the run a long time, has already stolen at least one gun (a shotgun), and is extremely resourceful. If he wanted to find a proper gun, I can't imagine he'd have much difficulty getting it. Either way, a .22 is still a dangerous weapon. Whatever he used isn't important so much as to hope that this was a one-time thing. Snipers are bad news.

[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;33615635]You aren't going to take down Kangaroos with that, as did the sniper.[/QUOTE] Oh did he? I thought he was just killing the docile kangaroos at the Zoo [editline]8th December 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Big Dumb American;33615669]If he wanted to find a proper gun, I can't imagine he'd have much difficulty getting it.[/QUOTE] It'd take a bit of effort in this country. That's true, but it's not DC sniper level of 'oh fuck'

His professionalism + leaving prints is a bit weird.

I expected this to be in Mexico. This kind of shit is commonplace there.

Rifle + Scope = sniper....

[IMG]http://tf2wiki.net/w/images/3/32/Sniper.jpg[/IMG] [B]Thanks for standin still, wanker.[/B]

Oh great, I cant wait till people start bitching at the government to start restricting gun laws even more. [editline]8th December 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Aman VII;33614160]Lol "sniper rifle" it's probably some 70 year old bolt action.[/QUOTE] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karabiner_98k[/url] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosin_nagant[/url] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee-Enfield[/url] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1903_Springfield_rifle[/url] Bitch please. [editline]8th December 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Treybuchet;33622609][IMG]http://tf2wiki.net/w/images/3/32/Sniper.jpg[/IMG] [B]Thanks for standin still, wanker.[/B][/QUOTE] Gee, did you think that up yourself?

[QUOTE=Dogchow33;33610788]I thought this might've been Arizona, but, my god. Wouldn't expect it to be in Australia, never hear anything bad about it.[/QUOTE] Watch tough nuts, you'll change your mind.

[QUOTE=Craig Willmore;33613164][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_%28Australia%29]Port Arthur Massacare[/url][/QUOTE] And this is why there are tight restrictions on firearms.

[QUOTE=Noth;33610771] [img]http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2011/12/07/1226216/448617-wanted.jpg[/img] [i]Wanted man ... Malcolm John Naden.[/i][/QUOTE] [img]http://humormillmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sinbad.jpg[/img]