Behind the thin blue line(s)
When Victoria Police commissioned a book on its history, one could be forgiven for thinking tales of corruption and infighting would be downplayed or ignored. Not so.
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John Silvester
John Silvester is a Walkley-award winning crime writer and columnist. A co-author of the best-selling books that formed the basis of the hit Australian TV series Underbelly, Silvester is also a regular guest on 3AW with his "Sly of the Underworld" segment.
Crocodile tears for a missing crook
On February 1, 2010, he jumped bail and simply disappeared. If police found him he was off to prison and if the mafia found him he was off to sleep with the fishes.
Ross the Boss: the King of Radio
This is the story of how a lazy lawyer and Hawthorn tragic became a media megastar.
When good and bad collide
Police estimate around 38,000 unauthorised drivers are on the road daily - chances are you will pass within metres of one some time today.
The long haul has begun
Law and order guide: get ready for tough talk, big promises and empty rhetoric.
A million reasons to find a serial killer
It is perhaps Victoria's most baffling murder mystery – six females, aged from 14 to 73, all grabbed seemingly at random in an 18-month period and dumped in scrub.
Taking the crime fight to the streets
By arresting and jailing its leaders, the gang responsible for carjackings, home invasions, assaults and low-level drug dealers has effectively been destroyed.
The long road to justice
It is hard to comprehend that this young man, brought up in a middle class environment and with no criminal record, was prepared to kill for the price of a second-hand car.
New gun laws a game changer
At long last we are getting legislation that will have crooks looking down the barrel.
The battle for balance
At present recruiting is running around 70 per cent male to 30 per cent female - a long way from the aim of 50/50.
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