‘It’s only half-time’:Ex-police union boss refuses to concede defeat after High Court blow
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‘It’s only half-time’:Ex-police union boss refuses to concede defeat after High Court blow

After almost 10 years and millions in legal fees,former Police Association of Victoria boss Paul Mullett has lost a High Court bid to re-open a civil case that claimed he was the victim of “malicious” prosecution by high-ranking officers.

  • byCameron Houston andMarta Pascual Juanola

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Body-worn camera footage at odds with shooting officer’s claim of self-defence
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Body-worn camera footage at odds with shooting officer’s claim of self-defence

For the police,it was a clear-cut case of self-defence. But two years after a shovel-wielding man was shot in Geelong,cracks have appeared in their story that raise questions about who might have actually been acting to protect themselves that night:the rookie officer or the homeowner.

  • byChris Vedelago
‘We tried so hard’:Family laments lack of mental health help before fatal police shooting
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‘We tried so hard’:Family laments lack of mental health help before fatal police shooting

Gabriel Messo’s family called mental health services for help 21 times between May and July 2020,until he attacked his mother and was fatally shot by police.

  • byErin Pearson
Sisters say they’ll sue police after coroner finds man’s death preventable
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Sisters say they’ll sue police after coroner finds man’s death preventable

A coroner has found the failure of Victoria Police to abandon a policy of single-officer patrols three years before a fatal shooting in 2013 contributed to Vlado Micetic’s death.

  • byErin Pearson
Officer who admitted to sexually assaulting colleague was not sacked or charged
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Officer who admitted to sexually assaulting colleague was not sacked or charged

A senior constable who admitted to sexually assaulting a female colleague at their Sunshine station was not sacked and has never been criminally charged. The case is now before the corruption watchdog and civil court.

  • byCameron Houston
Dani Laidley sues Victoria Police over sharing of photos of her at races
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Dani Laidley sues Victoria Police over sharing of photos of her at races

Former North Melbourne coach Dani Laidley is suing Victoria Police after covertly photographed images of her at Geelong Racecourse were circulated online last year.

  • byNajma Sambul andAdam Cooper
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Victoria’s elite police unit ‘acted inconsistently with human rights charter’:IBAC
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Victoria’s elite police unit ‘acted inconsistently with human rights charter’:IBAC

Victoria Police’s elite CIRT tactical unit ran high-risk operations that resulted in serious injuries and alleged human rights abuses,the corruption watchdog said.

  • byChris Vedelago andCameron Houston
Spate of scandals drags public trust in Victoria Police to record low
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Spate of scandals drags public trust in Victoria Police to record low

More than one in five Victorians no longer have confidence in the integrity of the police after a succession of corruption,abuse and misconduct scandals.

  • byChris Vedelago
Ex-policeman jailed over producing child abuse material that caused ‘immeasurable damage’ to victims
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Ex-policeman jailed over producing child abuse material that caused ‘immeasurable damage’ to victims

Former police prosecutor Simon Luebbers’ victims hugged their loved ones in court after the 44-year-old was handcuffed and led away by guards.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
‘Everything is tainted’:Victims of former police prosecutor speak in court
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‘Everything is tainted’:Victims of former police prosecutor speak in court

A woman and a teenage girl struggled to hold back tears as they spoke in court of the hurt and betrayal they felt after learning they had been secretly filmed.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
Former police prosecutor charged with producing and possessing child abuse material
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Former police prosecutor charged with producing and possessing child abuse material

Simon Luebbers,44,is accused of secretly recording a 13-year-old girl and a woman in states of undress and distributing videos of the woman to other men.

  • byBianca Hall