“all of sudden this kid emerges, holding a gun” Retired Detective Sergeant Mark Zjedlar – Part 1
An armed offender, soaked in petrol and holding a lighter, was one of the first members of the public Mark Zjedlar encountered as a raw young cop – the start of a career that took him to the mean streets of Sydney’s drug gangland and the disturbing world of child protection. Mark will talk openly about the emotional toll working at the sharp end of policing has had on him and the friends he has lost on the end of their own firearms
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Previous Episodes
“I was 15 years old walking around with a sawn-off shotgun” Ex-Bikie ‘Cunno’ – Part 1
“Out in the back yard rolled out in plastic was an adult female” Retired Senior Sergeant and Crime Scene Officer Steve Horn – Part 2
“the village was not that far down the road, the children were taken up there in horse and cart” Retired Senior Sergeant and Crime Scene Officer Steve Horn – Part 1
“I open the latch suitcase, and there’s a body of a woman” Retired Detective Superintendent Ian Lynch – Part 2
“why is the fridge all tied up? Oh that’s because there’s a man in there” Retired Detective Superintendent Ian Lynch – Part 1
“He was the escapee, he was the armed robber” Retired Homicide Detective Ian ‘Speed’ Kennedy – Part 2
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