In her 36 years on the force, Detective Superintendent Deborah Wallace has taken on bikie, Middle Eastern and Asian gangs, earning herself the nickname ‘gang buster’. Now she reveals in our new podcast how she stared down a bikie boss and won. LISTEN TO THE FIRST EPISODE.
In her 36 years on the force, Detective Superintendent Deborah Wallace has taken on bikie, Middle Eastern and Asian gangs, earning herself the nickname ‘gang buster’. Now she reveals in our new podcast how she stared down a bikie boss and won. LISTEN TO THE FIRST EPISODE.
Real police. Real cases. Extraordinary insights. Step behind the police tape with the detectives who investigated some of Australia’s most compelling crimes in our exciting podcast series, Police Tape, hosted by Merrick Watts.
New figures reveal how often police are using undercover stings to expose crime, as a brave female rookie cop details the shocking end to her first secret mission in the latest Police Tape podcast.
He joined up at 16 and gained a reputation as one of the toughest cops to ever wear the NSW Police uniform, but it was a shocking crime in his childhood that inspired Ron Mason to stand up for victims — and stand up to the bad guys. LISTEN TO THE POLICE TAPE PODCAST
Organised crime groups are using family ties to infiltrate various agencies, including police and customs, to help traffic mass consignments of drugs through Australia’s ports and wharves, an intelligence report reveals.
Pill testing at music festivals will not save lives because it’s the ecstasy itself that kills, not potentially harmful additives, says a respected former drug squad boss. LISTEN TO THE POLICE TAPE PODCAST
He enjoyed a stellar 31-year career with the police, including five years heading the NSW Drugs Squad, but Nick Bingham’s unorthodox view about small-time users didn’t go down well with his bosses. LISTEN NOW
EXCLUSIVE: An assassin was being recruited to execute two senior cops as an organised crime gang tried to protect its lucrative national car rebirthing operation, it can now be sensationally revealed. NEW POLICE TAPE PODCAST
Like all good gang wars it started with a couple of punches thrown by a few macho men outside a cafe. By the time the dust settled, there had been dozens of drive-by shootings and four dead. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
It infuriates police, but there are very human reasons why Australians are fascinated with those who’ve stepped on the wrong side of the law — and for once it’s not all social media’s fault. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
When a hardened cop negotiated the return of a stolen rocket launcher from a dangerous crime gang, a nightmare scenario emerged. With another 10 missing, who had the firepower to wreak havoc on Australian streets like never before? LISTEN NOW
Gang-busting former top cop Ken “Slasher” McKay reveals the ties that bind some of the most hardened crime gangs and why they are so difficult for police to infiltrate. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
A former top cop who spearheaded Asian and Middle Eastern organised crime squads has denied they were in any way racist, saying the two communities were their strongest supporters. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/policetape/page/4