Lia Harris
Lia Harris is a crime reporter with ABC News in Sydney. She began her career at Messenger Community News in Adelaide in 2010 before moving to The Advertiser where she focused on crime. Lia then moved to Sydney in 2014 to work as a crime reporter for The Sunday Telegraph for four years before making the switch to television by accepting a job at 10 News. Follow her on Twitter: @LiaJHarris
Latest by Lia Harris
Police taser dog after woman attacked in south-west Sydney street
Council rangers have removed the dog after it attacked a woman in her 30s on a south-west Sydney street.
Man suffers severe burns in Sydney house fire believed started by more than one person
Investigators use accelerant detection dogs to check for a number of spots in the house where the fire may have been ignited, spread rapidly and left a man in a critical condition.
Woman jumped onto rail tracks to retrieve item thrown by man before pair killed by freight train
Police said Aroulen Chinnien, who was in his 20s, and woman in her 30s died after being hit by the train at Berowra Railway Station about midnight.
Coroner refers death of teenager who collided with a police car for potential criminal charges
An Indigenous teenager died in 2022 after an unmarked police car collided with a motorbike he was riding in Sydney's inner-south.
'Your actions are absolutely condemned': Former TV host Andrew O'Keefe sentenced for assaulting woman
The 52-year-old is convicted by a Sydney magistrate of common assault, common assault occasioning actual bodily harm, breaching an AVO and drug possession.
Forced marriage cases spike across Australia as schools urged to help identify victims
A police campaign raising awareness to human trafficking focuses on teachers, parents and fellow students as they're "often the first to see the signs" of forced marriage — the most common form of the crime.
ONEFOUR rappers allegedly targeted in foiled murder plot
Police will allege the arrested men were linked to a well-known crime syndicate, and had been taking on contract work to carry out murders.
Jane reported her husband for domestic violence. Days later police charged her with assault
A Sydney woman wins a lengthy court battle to clear her name after being charged with assaulting her husband, who she claims was abusing her.
Cocaine castaway haul now at 170kg after another 50kg is found on NSW beaches
More cocaine has washed on beaches between Sydney and Newcastle, with a large haul drifting into Botany this week, which has taken the total found over the past two weeks to 170 kilograms.
Alleged gunman charged with murder after Sydney crime figure shot dead in underground car park
Police will allege 24-year-old Dut Deng fatally shot Alen Moradian in an underground Sydney car park last June.
Police warn people searching beaches for cocaine after two people rescued
A total of 124 kilograms of cocaine has been found in sealed packages scattered along the coastline by members of the public over the past week.
'Heinous crime': Eight charged after Sydney raids over triple shooting that left innocent man dead
Three innocent people shot while sitting in two parked cars in Sydney were targeted by a crime gang who mistakenly believed they were there to attack them, NSW Police say.
'Confronting' CCTV shows moments before father and son gunned down outside Sydney home
Police hope the vision will help catch those who fatally shot 18-year-old Salim Hamze and his father Toufik in Sydney's west two years ago.
William Tyrrell's foster father found not guilty of lying to NSW Crime Commission
A judge rules the allegations the man, who can't be named, lied to the secretive commission were based on questions that were "too ambiguous".
Police 'don't know' what happened to William Tyrrell but foster father has been cleared, court told
The foster father is facing charges of giving false or misleading evidence to the NSW Crime Commission, as the court heard new details of the investigation into William's disappearance.
Prestigious Sydney school a crime scene after staff member found dead in suspected murder
The body of Lilie James was found in the toilet area of the gym and a crime scene was established on the grounds. Investigating detectives are also searching for Ms James' colleague Paul Thijssen.
Man injured in gangland shooting on Sydney's lower north shore
A man in his 30s sustained a minor leg wound after a shooting near the prime minister's Sydney residence, Kirribilli House.
Sydney woman sues police over how she was treated when she reported an alleged road rage
Pauline Weldon-Bowen takes legal action against NSW Police Force claiming she was discriminated against because of her race and gender, in a case her lawyer says highlights a culture of unconscious bias.
Prosecutors to advise on evidence for charges over William Tyrrell's suspected death within months
An inquest into the disappearance of missing toddler William Tyrrell will continue early next year after a three-year adjournment with prosecutors expected to decide whether to charge his foster mother.
Second man charged over alleged Sydney street race that killed two young children
A second man is charged over an alleged street race in Monterey in Sydney's south, that resulted in the deaths of two young children, and a third being injured.
National president of bikie gang among senior members arrested, 'dismantling criminal syndicate', NSW police say
NSW Police Raptor Squad officers investigating the supply and manufacturing of methylamphetamine raided three homes across Sydney's west this week.
Man accused of lying to protect friend over deadly Sydney crash 'left the scene', court told
The court heard Cruz Pamoana Davis-Tuka claimed his "friend" Johnson Kokozian was a passenger, not the driver, of a car involved in a crash that killed two siblings.
Driver accused of killing siblings in Sydney crash has dangerous driving charges upgraded
NSW Police also confirmed two more people had been charged in relation to the crash.
'Traumatic scene': Woman critical, man under police guard after alleged domestic violence incident in Sydney
Police say a child was present at the home in Western Sydney where a 30-year-old woman suffered a "significant" head injury.
A woman died this week after a delayed police response. New figures highlight a growing problem
New data shows police are increasingly struggling to attend all triple-0 calls, especially those deemed to be less urgent.