‘We want our day in court’:Bourke Street victims allege police negligence

‘We want our day in court’:Bourke Street victims allege police negligence

Almost five years after the first deadly ISIS-inspired terrorist attack on Melbourne soil,victims argue Victoria Police has failed to learn from the incident.

  • byBianca Hall

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Darren died in police custody. His death was a ‘preventable’ tragedy
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Darren died in police custody. His death was a ‘preventable’ tragedy

Darren Culleton’s grief-stricken family cried after a Victorian coroner found “an unfortunate confluence of circumstances” led to his death.

  • byEmily Woods andErin Pearson
More police sacked,suspended for sharing images of corpses from crime scenes

More police sacked,suspended for sharing images of corpses from crime scenes

Three more senior detectives were disciplined after disturbing images of murder victims were shared on mobile phones,as an officer dismissed over the scandal fights to keep his job.

  • byCameron Houston
Seven police interviewed,station raided over ‘false’ non-binary claims

Seven police interviewed,station raided over ‘false’ non-binary claims

Victoria Police has interviewed seven male officers accused of identifying as non-binary to exploit a $1300 force clothing allowance for women.

  • byCameron Houston
Victoria police officer facing more than 80 child sex charges,extradition sought

Victoria police officer facing more than 80 child sex charges,extradition sought

The sergeant was arrested in Queensland and investigators are seeking his extradition back to Victoria.

  • byAlex Crowe
Police officer who leaked Dani Laidley images sacked over mobile photos of corpses at crime scenes

Police officer who leaked Dani Laidley images sacked over mobile photos of corpses at crime scenes

Murray Gentner was dismissed at a disciplinary hearing after photographs of dead people were found on his phone.

  • byCameron Houston
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Man in critical condition after being Tasered,shot with bean bag rounds in police raid

Man in critical condition after being Tasered,shot with bean bag rounds in police raid

Victoria Police said they tried to negotiate with the man,who they say was agitated and armed with knives,but he was confrontational.

  • byLachlan Abbott
Senior detective sergeant sacked

Senior detective sergeant sacked

The prominent Victorian police officer lost his job after an internal investigation.

  • byDavid Estcourt
Publisher pulls former cop’s memoir after police raise doubts over accuracy

Publisher pulls former cop’s memoir after police raise doubts over accuracy

The former member of the Victoria Police Special Operations Group said he was involved in the resolution of the Port Arthur massacre,a claim denied by police.

  • byJason Steger
Officer cleared of speeding offences
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Officer cleared of speeding offences

Officer Beecroft was charged with driving related offences while responding to a crash. Today he was found not-guilty of those offences.

Policeman cleared of driving dangerously at 200km/h to help colleague

Policeman cleared of driving dangerously at 200km/h to help colleague

A magistrate has cleared a highway patrol officer of a charge of dangerous driving after he sped along the Hume Freeway to help a colleague involved in a crash. The officer is now considering legal action against Victoria Police.

  • byErin Pearson