Drug squad officer jailed for falsifying DNA evidence in trafficking case

Drug squad officer jailed for falsifying DNA evidence in trafficking case

A detective will spend at least 18 months in jail after falsifying evidence to charge a single mother with drug trafficking.

  • byErin Pearson

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Burgertory owner reveals further ‘twisted act’ in open letter to police

Burgertory owner reveals further ‘twisted act’ in open letter to police

Burgertory owner Hash Tayeh has hit out over revelations police knew his Melbourne restaurant was allegedly burned down for political reasons and put the force “on notice”.

  • byCassandra Morgan andChris Vedelago
Road rage outside prestigious school snares top cop in corruption probe
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Road rage outside prestigious school snares top cop in corruption probe

Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Neil Paterson was involved in a verbal altercation with a Haileybury college parent when he got stuck in school pick-up traffic.

  • byChip Le Grand
‘I’m lucky he’s a bad shot’:Man sues police after being shot at from point-blank range
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‘I’m lucky he’s a bad shot’:Man sues police after being shot at from point-blank range

Peter Lowe refused to get out of his car at a service station before a police officer shot at him from within a metre. The bullet narrowly missed,and Lowe is now suing the state.

  • byCameron Houston
Policeman who admitted to taking bribes from debt collector quietly resigns

Policeman who admitted to taking bribes from debt collector quietly resigns

Three years after an anti-corruption investigation was launched,a police officer who admitted to accepting payments for helping a debt collector and convicted criminal has not been charged.

  • byCameron Houston
‘I’m broken’:Nicola Gobbo tells court how Lawyer X reveal changed her life

‘I’m broken’:Nicola Gobbo tells court how Lawyer X reveal changed her life

A gangland-hit scare,police threats to remove her children and a goat being shot are among Nicola Gobbo’s recollections of her time in hiding.

  • byEmily Woods
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Photographer at protest shot with rubber bullet,loses part of ear

Photographer at protest shot with rubber bullet,loses part of ear

The man said it felt like he’d been “hit by a car” and that he may suffer permanent hearing loss.

  • byCameron Houston
Coroner urges missing persons overhaul after probe into deaths of young trans women

Coroner urges missing persons overhaul after probe into deaths of young trans women

The police search for Bridget Flack – whose body was found in park by members of the LGBTQ community – was plagued by deficiencies,including a failure to appreciate her risk of suicide and delayed efforts to triangulate her phone.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Law firm’s database bungle left crucial Lawyer X documents lying hidden
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Law firm’s database bungle left crucial Lawyer X documents lying hidden

A search blunder meant hundreds of documents about Victoria Police’s conduct in the Lawyer X scandal weren’t discovered until last year.

  • byCameron Houston andChris Vedelago
How one photo on the front page of The Age in ’94 marked Melbourne’s Stonewall moment

How one photo on the front page of The Age in ’94 marked Melbourne’s Stonewall moment

This week marks 30 years since the widely condemned police raid on the queer party night known as Tasty. The queer community plans to celebrate the former club in style.

  • byRachael Dexter
Coroner to investigate after builder dies from injuries sustained during arrest

Coroner to investigate after builder dies from injuries sustained during arrest

Luke Briggs,35,died from catastrophic injuries sustained during a police arrest in Hoppers Crossing last week. Police have not revealed what happened during his arrest.

  • byCameron Houston