A Pistol With That, Sir? Officer Leaves Gun at McDonalds
Imagine you’re a car salesman and accidentally have a brand new car stolen because you left it in a public place, unlocked with the keys in the ignition, with a full tank of petrol, while you were on the job....
Meals-on-Wheels Thief Learns Her Fate
72-year old Marlene Barry will serve the next 15 months on home detention in Sydney, after being sentenced by Magistrate Favretto in Downing Centre Local Court for stealing almost $150,000 from the Benevolent Society. Court reports say Ms Barry worked...
Music Piracy: Not a Bad Thing After All
Earlier this week, we heard news of the passing away of a musical genius. Prince was an artist who not only revolutionised the music industry through his unique style and prolific output of records, but who fought years of very...
The “Grand Theft Auto” Generation and Violent Crime
Victoria saw an 8.1 per cent increase in crime last year, largely driven by double digit percentage growth in theft, drug and weapons offences. Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton has expressed concerns about a dramatic rise in youth offending,...
The Multi-Million Dollar Spelling Mistake
Despite masterminding one of the biggest bank thefts in history, one group of hackers narrowly failed in its recent attempt to scam money due to a humble spelling error. The Bangladesh Central Bank was the chosen target. Hacking and using...
Stealing Wildlife is No Laughing Matter
WA Police were surprised by an unusual visitor at Kensington Police Station over the weekend. A critically endangered radiated tortoise was left inside a backpack at the station. Police later discovered the tortoise, who was showing signs of distress, had...
Defamation Law: Naming and Shaming Suspected Thieves.
Shopkeepers are engaged in an ongoing battle with shoplifters, who pilfered a whopping $2.4 billion from retailers in 2013, despite cutting-edge technologies such as CCTV cameras, advanced security tags and alarm systems. Frustrated with shoplifters, some store owners are creating...
Violent cycles: Homelessness and Crime
Around 105,000 people are experiencing homelessness or housing stress in Australia - with Streetsmart estimating that 1 in 200 of us won’t have a home to go to tonight. The experience of homelessness has both long-term and wide-ranging consequences, often...
Jury Convicts Aboriginal Man on Unreliable CCTV Footage
Imagine being convicted of a crime based on about four seconds of grainy CCTV footage taken at night. This was the reality for Aboriginal man Richard James Slater - who was unfairly convicted of several serious offences on the basis...
Bizarre Ways of Getting Caught Committing Crimes
It’s usually the prosecution’s job to dig up evidence against the defendant - but every so often, a set of unusual circumstances can help make the prosecutor’s job a lot easier. Here are a few strange ways that defendants have...
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