Victoria Police conduct
Robert Farquharson’s lost psychological report revealed
The report was buried in Victoria Police files for decades – until now. It remains the only attempt made to get the bottom of what motivated a man convicted of killing all three of his children.
- by Michael Bachelard and Ruby Schwartz
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Corrupt police fight to keep names a secret following Tony Mokbel bombshell
Two police officers found to have formed a criminal conspiracy with Lawyer X to manipulate a witness are fighting to keep their names a secret.
- by Erin Pearson and Brittany Busch
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Naked City
Schoolies for detectives: When police and suspects are on the loose
In the more robust days, a trip interstate or overseas to grab a crook was a liquid holiday. Which proves one of the iron rules of crime: never get between a detective and a good rort.
- by John Silvester
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Crime
Homicide squad at home in Melbourne’s south-east after two found dead
A crime scene has been established at a home in Mordialloc after the bodies of a man and a woman were discovered on Thursday.
- by Cassandra Morgan and Gemma Grant
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The damning Supreme Court findings that could free Tony Mokbel
A damning court finding about the conduct of police and prosecutors in the Lawyer X case is the strongest indication yet that drug baron Tony Mokbel could be set free.
- by Chris Vedelago
Drug squad officer jailed for falsifying DNA evidence in trafficking case
A detective will spend at least 18 months in jail after falsifying evidence to charge a single mother with drug trafficking.
- by Erin Pearson
Burgertory owner reveals further ‘twisted act’ in open letter to police
Burgertory owner Hash Tayeh has hit out over revelations police knew his Melbourne restaurant was allegedly burned down for political reasons and put the force “on notice”.
- by Cassandra Morgan and Chris Vedelago
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IBAC
Road rage outside prestigious school snares top cop in corruption probe
Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Neil Paterson was involved in a verbal altercation with a Haileybury college parent when he got stuck in school pick-up traffic.
- by Chip Le Grand
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Courts
‘I’m lucky he’s a bad shot’: Man sues police after being shot at from point-blank range
Peter Lowe refused to get out of his car at a service station before a police officer shot at him from within a metre. The bullet narrowly missed, and Lowe is now suing the state.
- by Cameron Houston
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Policeman who admitted to taking bribes from debt collector quietly resigns
Three years after an anti-corruption investigation was launched, a police officer who admitted to accepting payments for helping a debt collector and convicted criminal has not been charged.
- by Cameron Houston
‘I’m broken’: Nicola Gobbo tells court how Lawyer X reveal changed her life
A gangland-hit scare, police threats to remove her children and a goat being shot are among Nicola Gobbo’s recollections of her time in hiding.
- by Emily Woods
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