Distinction

Nov 12 2024 6 ep. 19 mins 1k
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Stories of courage from inside Victoria Police

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Police Life: The Experts season two trailer

Nov 12 2024 1 mins  
Victoria Police's official podcast, Police Life: The Experts is returning for season two. Come behind the scenes as we shine a light on our people and their extraordinary skills. The first episode of season two is out on 19 November wherever you get your podcasts. For more information about Victoria Police, go to police.vic.gov.au

Police Life: The Experts season one trailer

Feb 12 2024 1 mins  
Go deeper into the world of Victoria Police with our new podcast, Police Life: The Experts. Tune in and get a unique insight into Victoria Police and its people. In this four-episode podcast series, hear about the incredible work of negotiators in the Critical Incident Response Team, and the dedication of investigators in the Major Collision Investigation Unit. You’ll also get to

Pauline Williams

Dec 16 2020 33 mins  
At approximately 2:00pm on 20 March 1997, members of the Westgate District Task Force were performing plain clothes duties in the Footscray area when their attention was drawn to a male acting suspiciously in the car park at the corner of Donald and Droop Streets. Constables Pauline Williams and Matthew Neilson maintained their observations of the male's activities and then witness

Aimee Milne and Edward Barnett

Dec 13 2020 27 mins  
This episode we explore two tragic stories from the history of Victoria Police. The support of police officers’ families has forever been crucial to Victoria Police, but in 1936 Aimee Milne made the ultimate sacrifice when she was killed by bombs intended to murder her detective husband.  The wife of Detective Sergeant Fred Milne, Aimee this year became the first ev

Brendan Bannan

Dec 06 2020 24 mins  
At about 8:20pm on Friday 3 February 1978, two masked men, one armed with a .22 calibre pistol, committed an armed robbery on the Target Supermarket in Reservoir. Detective Bannan, who was off-duty in the store at the time. heard screams over the store's public address system. He made his way into the office where the robbery was taking place. As he reached the doorway, one of the

Mick Pratt

Nov 26 2020 29 mins  
A young off-duty Constable observes a banker robbery taking place...