Victoria Police conduct
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.Â
- by Cameron Houston
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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.
- by Alex Crowe
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.
- by Cameron Houston
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.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Senior detective sergeant sacked
The prominent Victorian police officer lost his job after an internal investigation.
- by David Estcourt
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.
- by Jason Steger
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
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.
- by Erin Pearson
Officer who allegedly drove 230km/h to crash scene defends speed over fears for colleague
Bradley Beecroft, a highway patrol officer charged with dangerous driving and speeding, is contesting the charges in court this week.
- by Erin Pearson
Top legal minds urge DPP to let jury decide Gobbo and police guilt
Senior members of Victoria’s legal community have expressed dismay and confusion over the decision of the state’s top prosecutor not to bring charges against police over the Lawyer X scandal.
- by David Estcourt and Chris Vedelago
Nicola Gobbo was prepared to plead guilty, testify against police
Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions has refused to charge police implicated in the Lawyer X scandal, despite recommendations from a special investigator.
- by Chip Le Grand, David Estcourt, Broede Carmody and Rachel Eddie