Nowhere to hide: Police move to shut down bikie lairs
This suburban industrial unit was a haven for Descendants bikies – until police dismantled it using tough anti-gang laws. Now two other bikie HQs are being targeted.
Behind The Scenes
Inside the raid: Pisasale’s seedy sex gear exposed
When investigators searched the office of celebrity-status mayor Paul Pisasale, they found more than just his short black coffee cup collection. There was also a bag under his desk containing some surprising items.
Facebook move that will allow sex predators to groom children
Australia’s Federal Police have lashed out at Facebook over plans they claim will “severely curtail” their ability to track down child molesters.
Top cop: Locking your doors won’t protect your kids from predators
AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw has revealed how police are catching sex predators by cracking down on their assets. But he said parents also need to do their part.
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Inside Coast cops’ ‘worst day ever’
IF you ask any long-serving Gold Coast cop what their worst day on the job has been, they’ll answer May 29, 2011. The day when one of their own — a young father and a good mate — was cruelly gunned down in a brazen tavern robbery.
One life taken, another ruined
CLIFF Lockwood was a big cop acquitted of murdering criminal figure Gary Abdallah, but he still paid a high price after being accused in court of executing a kneeling man like “a dog on a short leash”, writes Andrew Rule. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
Chris Dawson’s lover ‘scared’ after wife vanished
AN ex-classmate of the woman at the centre of the “Teacher’s Pet” case has told how the former Sydney schoolgirl was left “damaged” by her marriage to Chris Dawson.
Killer bikie cries lonely over NSW gang laws
THE state’s anti-consorting laws designed to disrupt criminal syndicates in NSW are being used so effectively by Strike Force Raptor that bikies are now crying foul, saying the legislation is making them lonely.
The chilling moment mum was arrested for murder
SARAH Bowles was devastated the father figure in her life was missing, but then came the shocking realisation that police believed her mother had killed him and the family home had been bugged.
Shedding light on dark crimes
YOU know it from TV shows such as CSI — but it was actually a small group of Australian scientists who changed the way police forces around the world view scenes of crime.
Gruesome mystery of Melbourne tourists slain in Greece
WHEN a Melbourne man and his cousin suffered gruesome deaths on a boat off the Greek coast, authorities were quick to close the book. But all was not as it seemed.
The stories behind Melbourne’s most famous criminal nicknames
CHOPPER, Mad Dog, Fat Tony — the nicknames of some of Melbourne’s most notorious crooks are so famous you might not even know their real names. Andrew Rule reveals how they came about. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
Secret life of our worst women inmates
THEY are the women too dangerous to be left in the main prison population. Now one woman who served time with them reveals what really happens in maximum security — and the letters the killers sent her.
Border Force detects more enemies than ever before
SEX slaves, foreign fugitives and persons of national security interest are being detected attempting to enter Australia now almost every single day.
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