Police officers often remain matter-of-fact about the tragic and often grisly things they see and do on the job. One officer recounts the worst cases he witnessed during his long career in the road accident squad.
Ingle Farm man Allan Michael Speck was a bikie drug mule – until he unwittingly led police to a $350,000 stash of drug money being transported in an ingenious and hi-tech way.
It’s the true story behind crime statistics that police don’t want you to know. It’s even resulted in defendants being awarded thousands in compensation.
A $334,000 seizure order has been slapped on the luxury home of famous stuntman Robbie Bolger, ringleader of the syndicate that stole $2 million in parts from Holden’s Elizabeth factory. For the first time we tell the full extraordinary story behind the heist.
THE US man accused of killing his pregnant wife and two kids might have revealed nine telltale signs of guilt when he appealed for their safe return.
THE Rebels may well have grown into the biggest outlaw bikie gang in the country. But with leaders either dead or deported, the club is struggling to recover from a power vacuum — and internal power struggles have weakened their criminal empire.
AN international expert in gunshot wound trajectory has decimated the police theory that a young scientist “accidentally’’ shot himself. NEW PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW
IT was the decade that saw the Queen’s first tour of Australia, a dramatic defection by Soviet spies and the spectacle of the Melbourne Olympics. The police dealt with all these events, plus some shocking crimes.
TONY Mokbel once moaned that he had just $45 to his name as he fought to stay out of prison. It was hard to reconcile the sob story with the incredible wealth authorities had linked to the drug kingpin’s operation.
MURDERER Lindy Williams, who killed her partner and hacked him up with an electric saw before dumping his torso on the side of the road, is a con artist who regularly faints in jail to gain sympathy, according to a prison source.
THE death of Queensland scientist Jeffrey Brooks was no accident and the case was botched by police, according to an explosive insurance investigation, with a private investigator disgusted by “basic errors’’ made.
EVEN child-killer John Edwards’ family hates him.“He’s an awful man, horrible. Always has been,” his only sister Dianne told The Daily Telegraph.
THE sex offender who murdered a toddler and dumped her remains on the side of highway in a suitcase after killing her young mum and leaving her in Belanglo State Forest had brutally assaulted women before. Here is his horror rap sheet.
ODD place, odd dynamics — why do jail guards end up having sex with prisoners? A former corrections officer sheds light on the phenomenon — and what exactly “downing a duck” means.
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