The secret to taking down a sexual predator is to get inside their head – and even develop a rapport with them, according to the woman who brought down one of Australia’s worst paedophiles. NEW PODCAST.
A former female detective who brought down a Victorian Catholic priest who became one of Australia’s worst serial paedophiles has revealed how they finally caught him. NEW PODCAST.
She was one of the first officers at the scene of the murder of Labor MP John Newman. And Detective Superintendent Deborah Wallace has her own theory about who was responsible. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
When former Constable Deborah Wallace was working the police switchboard, investigators got her to re-enact Anita Cobby’s final hours. It changed her career forever. LISTEN TO EPISODE ONE OF THE PODCAST.
Criminals are being pressed into an extreme form of Islam — dubbed Prislam — in our jails, while al-Qaeda and IS have been discovered trying to make contact with terrorists held at our highest-security prison.
As families lined Sydney Harbour for the New Year’s Eve fireworks, a mass casualty terror plot was underway. An unprecedented police operation knew of the danger, but not the detail, and cops faced a gut-wrenching dilemma over when to act. LISTEN NOW
They swapped coded messages in newspapers and were experts in shaking off police surveillance. This is how old-school criminals at the top of their game earned a not-so-grudging respect from the detectives on their trail.
Anyone who doesn’t think Australia has a problem with Islamic-based terrorism is a fool, with an increase in incidents making it ever more likely that “one of those threats will get through”, says a former counter terror specialist. LISTEN NOW
Peter Moroney grew up watching his policeman dad’s career, but it was the impact of a suburban mass shooting on their relationship that fuelled his desire to follow in his father’s footsteps. NEW POLICE TAPE PODCAST
The murder of much-loved police officer Glenn McEnallay while on duty sent shockwaves through the NSW force and the wider community — but local criminals found a unique way to pay their respects for weeks afterwards. LISTEN NOW
Keli Lane was a liar and without doubt a child killer, but convicting her of murder without the body of her baby being found was “wrong”, says a highly-respected former cop. LISTEN NOW
The notorious head of the Bra Boys surf gang was born to die a violent death, but as he menaced Sydney’s eastern suburbs one cop had his measure and earned a grudging respect. LISTEN NOW
“I was one of a team of six and out of that six we got three broken legs, a broken arm, broken fingers; everybody got set on fire at least once,” says Ron Mason of the moment police faced down wave after wave of attacking bikers. “And still we stood.” LISTEN NOW
When a soldier drove a stolen tank onto Sydney Harbour Bridge, Ron Mason knew he had to stop him, but getting on top of the moving vehicle was just the start. As he opened a hatch, the soldier came up with it. “I grabbed him and then I realised he had a gun in his hand.” LISTEN NOW
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