Naked City
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Crooks who zigged when they should have zagged
He remembered to floss but forgot to duck. Here’s our list of 10 of the underworld’s biggest blunders.
- John Silvester
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We need a police summit on knife crime. Oh, yes, we’ve already had one
It comes as no surprise that the average blade-wielding offender may be more inclined to steal a knife than provide a name, address and Frequent Flyer number at the checkout.
- John Silvester
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How an ‘invisible’ police unit has hounded criminals for generations
On the night of the planned abduction, the Dogs were watching from a flat overlooking the house. Police had moved the family and replaced them with mannequins, apparently sleeping in their beds.
- John Silvester
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The day the hitman was hit
It’s a lesson crooks rarely learn: shootings bring publicity, headlines make politicians act, and a rort works best if it remains in the dark.
- John Silvester
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‘No pushover’: Favourite emerges for new Victorian police chief
The next chief commissioner is expected to be announced next week, with Queensland force deputy Tracy Linford a frontrunner.
- John Silvester
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Payout for man wrongfully convicted of police murders
Jason Roberts served 22 years for the 1998 murders of two police officers but was later acquitted.
- John Silvester
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A hitman’s legacy: the family left devastated
Roger Wilson has been reduced to the passport photo used in police appeals for information when he disappeared, and he has become a bit player in his own life.
- John Silvester
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The international cat burglar who hit eight Toorak homes in seven days
Police couldn’t be sure the pair were about to commit a crime, but they soon had a pretty good clue. They watched one burglar climb down a ladder with a safe on his back.
- John Silvester
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When Karmein Chan was abducted, this policeman was first at the scene
Retired cop Rod Phillips still has questions about the Mr Cruel theory. “I thought, ‘Wow, that’s a big call. How can they have a suspect when they haven’t even got here yet?’”
- John Silvester
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Mokbel: The last chapter is yet to be written
The judicial process around Tony Mokbel makes the Suburban Rail Loop look like a frugal investment and the CFMEU a benevolent organisation.
- John Silvester
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