Facebook move that will allow sex predators to groom children
Australia’s Federal Police have lashed out at Facebook over plans they claim will “severely curtail” their ability to track down child molesters.
Behind The Scenes
Top cop: Locking your doors won’t protect your kids from predators
AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw has revealed how police are catching sex predators by cracking down on their assets. But he said parents also need to do their part.
The cases this former crash investigator will never forget
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.
Busted: How drug syndicate transported their secret stash
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.
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Inside the mind of Perth’s ‘thrill killer’
AS A child, Jemma dressed like serial killers. As an adult, she was on the brink of becoming one – until her “perfect” plan fell apart.
Mugshots 3
MUSLIM terrorist Abdul Benbrika planned to bomb Australian targets such as the MCG, Crown Casino and the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor. New book Mugshots3 reveals how police stopped him.
‘I know something’s wrong’: Mother’s desperate plea
NANCY Fein’s daughter Linda Reed would phone her every day after her lunch break at her department store job. But when her daughter failed to return home from work, a panicked Nancy reached out to the media for help.
The bikie boss with a bounty on his head
COMANCHEROS bikie boss Mick Murray is expected to walk from jail within weeks. But the powerful figure has some formidable enemies — and things have changed on the outside while he’s been doing his time.
The Hells Angels who hit the headlines
THEY’RE the men behind the world’s biggest and baddest outlaw bikie gang. The colourful characters who have kept the Hells Angels in the headlines.
Brazen play by cops brought down dangerous criminal
HE was suspected of being part of a criminal gang responsible for a brazen robbery of an Armaguard van. Problem was the police didn’t have the proof they needed — until they put him in a cell with two undercover cops. READ THE TRANSCRIPTS
Fatal question behind Silk-Miller murders
JASON Roberts knows exactly who murdered police officers Gary Silk and Rodney Miller. He always has. But with his plea of innocence headed back to the Supreme Court, the case ultimately comes down to one question.
All in the mind: The hypnotist helping crack major crimes
FROM outback victim Joanne Lees to a bashed MP, cold case murders and sexual assaults, hypnotist Margaret O’Brien has been the secret weapon unlocking forgotten clues for police for nearly 40 years.
How power vacuum weakened Rebels empire
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.
In pictures: Policing in the ‘50s
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.
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