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Obviously this is for Newcastle, Australia, since it is part of Aussie Zone. We also welcome input from adjoining Lake Macquarie. Keep it clean and don't be mean.

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Police suspend use of bean-bag rounds after death of Newcastle woman Krista Kach (www.abc.net.au)
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Key points:

  • NSW Police have suspended the use of bean-bag rounds when responding to high risk incidents
  • Krista Kach, 47, died last week after a shot fired by police struck her heart
  • Ms Kach was involved in a 10-hour stand-off with police at Stockton in Newcastle
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