Ousted deputy commissioner Neil Paterson has filed an explosive complaint, accusing Premier Jacinta Allan and Police Minister Anthony Carbines of “corruption and misconduct in public office”.
There had been squabbles for years between the Andrews-Allan governments and Shane Patton and Neil Paterson. In February, it all came to a head in dramatic fashion.
Solicitor Sarah Tricarico, who has been handling the Lawyer X appeal for Tony Mokbel, has been arrested and charged over evidence allegedly uncovered during Operation Ironside.
Two weeks before he was axed as top cop, Shane Patton was lobbying for tougher bail laws. Read Mr Patton’s proposal and sign our petition to fix the broken laws.
A fraud taskforce has sounded an alarm over the infiltration of foreign cartels in the NDIS. Bikies are also suspected of defrauding the $44 billion dollar scheme.
The brother of controversial Olympic breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has been charged with allegedly handling more than $100,000 being the proceeds of crime.
One of Australia’s highest profile inmates has launched a civil case over claims she was bullied in jail for making complaints about prison officers.
A new DNA test will be conducted in the investigation into Janine Balding’s horrific murder, as jailed killer Stephen “Shorty” Jamieson fights for his conviction to be quashed.
Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Neil Paterson has been told his contract will not be renewed by the Allan government, and sources say the crisis gripping the force’s senior ranks is far from over.
Police have launched a review into the death of 16-year-old Alana Cecil whose body was dumped in a driveway of a vacant property in 1996.
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