Police Injured By Boy With Slingshot

Police injured in slingshot attack

Two police officers on Palm Island, off Townsville in north Queensland, have received minor injuries from what is believed to have been a slingshot attack on their patrol vehicle.

A small metal ball smashed through the passenger side of the vehicle while it was on patrol at about 9:20pm AEST yesterday.

A female officer has minor cuts on her arms while the other officer received cuts to the arms and one leg.

Police are still trying to locate the offender.

Police say the attack is another example of the regular acts of violence aimed at officers in the north Queensland Indigenous community.

Northern Region Superintendent John Howell says a metal object believed to be a bocce ball was launched through the patrol car's windscreen.

He says attacks on police vehicles at Palm Island are still happening more than a year after the police precinct was torched by locals following a death in custody.

Australian Customs Seizes 1000 "lethal" slingshots

From The Age, an Australian Newspaper

Customs seizes 1000 slingshots

January 5, 2006 - 8:24AM AdvertisementAdvertisement

An illegal shipment of 1,000 potentially lethal slingshots has been seized by Customs officers in Western Australia.

The weapons were found last month when officers at Fremantle inspected a sea cargo consignment from China.

Customs WA Regional Director Paul O'Connor said slingshots were very dangerous weapon.

"This detection is another example of the effectiveness of Customs in preventing dangerous weapons reaching the streets," he said in a statement.

"Sophisticated screening procedures at the border allowed Customs to detect these weapons."

KIn follow up investigations Customs officers also took possession of documents at addresses in Canningvale and Willetton.

Slingshots with a wrist or forearm brace are prohibited under Customs regulations.

Anyone importing them without permission risks a fine of up to $275,000 and or 10 years in jail.

Original Article: Slingshots Seized in Australia

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