Police said witnesses had reported seeing a gun pointed out the window of the stolen car,which had reached speeds of up to 110km/h during the overnight pursuit.
There is this sense that the courts may be tempted to acquit the drug kingpin,to punish police for sneakily using barrister turned informer Nicola Gobbo as a spy.
The police’s Operation Hawk has deeply disappointed some of those who have sought help.
The Allan government wants to expand the usage of “designated areas”,allowing Victoria Police to declare them for up to six months at a time.
A senior constable was investigated after setting up a rival Facebook group to the official police union page during a bitter campaign over wages and conditions.
Last year,former deputy commissioner Ross Guenther outlined to John Silvester his ideas for the justice system. “The state government took it as an attack,” writes Silvester,“and did everything it could to try to end the career of a good man”.
Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Neil Paterson is the latest top cop to be cut from command.
The state government is conducting an apparent purge of the top ranks of Victoria Police,and it’s exposing the advice the government has long ignored.
Victoria Police Chief commissioner Shane Patton faces union calls to resign after a vote of no-confidence from more than 14,000 officers.
The report was buried in Victoria Police files for decades – until now. It remains the only attempt made to get the bottom of what motivated a man convicted of killing all three of his children.