Stories of courage from inside Victoria Police
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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 know a tenacious detective in country Victoria, and the DNA experts within the Forensic Services Department. Join us...
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 witnessed him run towards a vehicle and appear to conduct a "bag snatch but in fact was an armed robbery". Williams and Nei...
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 ever non-police officer to receive the prestigious Victoria Police Star, an honour traditionally reserved only for off...
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 robber's thrust a pistol into his side and ordered him into a nearby room, threatening to kill him if he resisted.&n...
On the morning of 4th June 1976 three masked men entered a bank and carried out an armed robbery. One of the men ordered the staff to lie on the floor, another jumped over the counter and removed money from the tills while the third remained in the public area and fired a shot in the direction of the manager and a customer when they ran towards the rear of the bank. Constable Pratt, who was off-duty and unarmed, was driving past the bank in his private car and saw the men entering the bank&...
