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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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As Tony Mokbel fights for freedom, the court has three options
There is this sense that the courts may be tempted to acquit the drug kingpin, to punish police for sneakily using barrister turned informer Nicola Gobbo as a spy.
- John Silvester
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Position vacant: A crushing police chief job with 18-hour days, a crime crisis and not enough police
The front-runner for the new chief commissioner role is a late scratching after he drew up a list of pros and cons for the job then walked out the door.
- John Silvester
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The bikies’ deadly code of silence
This wasn’t about snitching to police but telling the truth about the death of an innocent man, so the victim’s family could have some answers.
- John Silvester
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Shedding light on sport’s deadly secret
In Melbourne, there are four or five confirmed cases a year of the neurological disorder CTE. But one of Victoria’s leading pathologists knows there will be many more.
- John Silvester
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Hard lessons from the Cronulla riot
Opinions matter. When critics demonise Palestine protesters or jump to the conclusion that a cache of explosives is proof of a terrorist plot or scream outrage over a racist sign, it can light a fire they can’t control.
- John Silvester
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It seemed like a good idea at the time: The top 10 worst ideas in law enforcement
While Premier Jacinta Allan admitted to making a mistake with the bail laws, no one ever took responsibility for these questionable decisions.
- John Silvester
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Having driven into a dead end on bail, the government is now desperately in reverse
Make no mistake, the state government’s bail overhaul is a political solution to a justice problem because Labor knows it’s haemorrhaging votes on law and order.
- John Silvester
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