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From bungled drug drops to deep-sea mysteries, water policing is getting busier
Outlaw motorcycle gangs and Middle Eastern syndicates, many with a background in car theft and re-birthing, are moving into the marine world.
- by John Silvester
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How the tide turned on Phillip Island killer
While the murders John Leslie Coombes committed were all different, his stories surrounding them were disturbingly similar.
- by John Silvester
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‘Dangerous precedent’: Victoria seeks to block Gobbo’s $30m compensation demands
The state government aims to introduce unprecedented legislation blocking compensation claims linked to the Lawyer X scandal.
- by John Silvester
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Why the Gobbo case is like munching on a dead elephant
In response to the long-running Lawyer X saga, the state government has put a log on the tracks in front of the gravy train. But there will be a few more meals in this dead elephant yet.
- by John Silvester
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While the city sleeps: On the road with cops, chasing youth offenders
Police slowly approach, then the car roars to life, racing away from us at speeds of up to 140km/h. Police know the driver, 16, is one of their five most active offenders.
- by John Silvester
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Life as a country cop: When the road death isn’t a statistic, it’s a neighbour
It’s not the remoteness of rural policing that’s the greatest challenge, it’s the intimacy – as retired police officer and writer Mark ‘Trigger’ Tregellas knows.
- by John Silvester
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Greg Lynn and trying to pull a rabbit from a legal hat
The defence thought it would win and chose not to push for a new trial. To now say it was a miscarriage of justice is a little like getting a free kick, playing on, hitting the post and then asking for another shot.
- by John Silvester
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Unions, bikies, the IRA and turning a blind eye
If the laws had been changed when they were found to be useless, perhaps we wouldn’t have so many bikies in the Big Build.
- by John Silvester
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Inside the campers’ murder trial: A daughter’s perspective
Debbie Hill witnessed the trial of Gregory Lynn, charged with murdering her father, Russell – and was shocked by what the jury did not get to hear.
- by John Silvester
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Sly’s seven-point plan to break the youth crime cycle
As government and police meet to talk about youth crime, on the streets and in our courts a predictable cycle is taking place. Home invasion, high-speed chase, arrest, bail. Rinse and repeat.
- by John Silvester
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A new profile of Mr Cruel, who may have been a burglar before he was a killer
A US crime profile says Mr Cruel was a burglar who escalated to abducting girls. “It is an addiction. You build a tolerance and have to up the game to get the thrill.”
- by John Silvester
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/by/john-silvester-hvejs