He was one of Victoria’s top homicide detectives. Working too hard cost him the job he loved
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He was one of Victoria’s top homicide detectives. Working too hard cost him the job he loved

Lucio Rovis was one of the Big Five of the homicide squad,where he spent 25 years. He was transferred to a taskforce and then offered his old job back. It was too late.

  • byJohn Silvester

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A lifetime in the police force,but when he died,there was no farewell honour

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‘Leniency is over’:Hundreds fined in e-scooter crackdown

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Bucks Camp crime scene video
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Bucks Camp crime scene video

Police mobile phone video footage taken at Bucks Camp in the Wonnangatta Valley on March 28,2020. Video shows the burnt campsite and Russell Hill's ute.