Criminal syndicates will provide anything for a price – and that includes child abuse material. For police,it’s a race against time to rescue the victim.
Outlaw motorcycle gangs and Middle Eastern syndicates,many with a background in car theft and re-birthing,are moving into the marine world.
While the murders John Leslie Coombes committed were all different,his stories surrounding them were disturbingly similar.
The state government aims to introduce unprecedented legislation blocking compensation claims linked to the Lawyer X scandal.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.