Victoria Police conduct
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
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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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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
Photographer at protest shot with rubber bullet, loses part of ear
The man said it felt like he’d been “hit by a car” and that he may suffer permanent hearing loss.
- by Cameron Houston
Coroner urges missing persons overhaul after probe into deaths of young trans women
The police search for Bridget Flack – whose body was found in park by members of the LGBTQ community – was plagued by deficiencies, including a failure to appreciate her risk of suicide and delayed efforts to triangulate her phone.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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Law firm’s database bungle left crucial Lawyer X documents lying hidden
A search blunder meant hundreds of documents about Victoria Police’s conduct in the Lawyer X scandal weren’t discovered until last year.
- by Cameron Houston and Chris Vedelago
How one photo on the front page of The Age in ’94 marked Melbourne’s Stonewall moment
This week marks 30 years since the widely condemned police raid on the queer party night known as Tasty. The queer community plans to celebrate the former club in style.
- by Rachael Dexter
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Victoria Police
Coroner to investigate after builder dies from injuries sustained during arrest
Luke Briggs, 35, died from catastrophic injuries sustained during a police arrest in Hoppers Crossing last week. Police have not revealed what happened during his arrest.
- by Cameron Houston
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