Australian Police Journal Blog
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The Australian Police Journal (APJ) is Australasia's pre-eminent record of true crime and policing issues.
The magazine is published quarterly on behalf of Australian police commissioners, so as to educate and inform the police and interested members of the community, in policing and related topics - both contemporary and historical.
Australian Police Journal Blog
1M ago
The Marine Area Command (MAC) is a unique place to work. People often come through the doors and comment about what a great place the MAC must be to work in and how good it must be “cruising” in a boat all day. I can understand the comment on the surface, but my reply is ... Read more ..read more
Australian Police Journal Blog
1M ago
A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE Sixty years ago this May, 40 Australian policemen flew to Cyprus to join the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). Police officers from each Australian force were part of the so-called Australian Police Element, with the state and territory members sworn in as special constables in the then Commonwealth Police. Upon ... Read more ..read more
Australian Police Journal Blog
2M ago
“Every single death has this ripple effect right through our community.” In preparing the December issue of the Australian Police Journal, we dealt with the tragic murder of South Australia police Brevet Sergeant Jason Doig. The 53 year old was a respected police officer, killed in the line of duty. At the time, the SA ... Read more ..read more
Australian Police Journal Blog
2M ago
There were clear blue skies over Adelaide as the city recorded its hottest day for the month. Roads were closed in the city centre as thousands lined the streets – despite the extreme weather – to pay their respects to Brevet Sergeant Jason Christopher Doig, a South Australian police officer slain in the line of ... Read more ..read more
Australian Police Journal Blog
2M ago
INTRODUCTION Many of the prominent gangland wars written in this nation’s history have ultimately centred around the illegal drug trade. The never-ending struggle to control territory and distribution has seen many lives lost and countless law enforcement initiatives aimed at stemming the bloodshed and protecting innocent members of the public from getting caught in the ... Read more ..read more
Australian Police Journal Blog
2M ago
Janine Vaughan was 31 years’ old when she simply vanished. Despite numerous investigations by various police agencies, no trace of the sales assistant has ever been found. Janine, then aged 31, disappeared after leaving a nightclub in Bathurst in central-west New South Wales. She was last seen getting into a red car on Keppel Street ... Read more ..read more
Australian Police Journal Blog
2M ago
INTRODUCTION At approximately 3.30am on Monday 8 July 2002, Huy Huynh (James) was found dead at the intersection of Alexandra Avenue and Chapel Street South Yarra, in central Melbourne. It was later found that he had died as a result of 48 incised injuries, including stab and slash wounds to his hands. When police arrived ... Read more ..read more
Australian Police Journal Blog
2M ago
Permission has been given for the APJ to reprint in its entirety the contents of the “New Zealand Police ‘Bulletin’ Commemorative Issue on the Mt. Erebus Air Disaster”. The remote region in which the crash occurred presented major difficulties for the Police concerned. Those men who served in the recovery operation displayed tremendous courage in ... Read more ..read more
Australian Police Journal Blog
3M ago
EDITORIAL NOTE This shocking case history which occurred 30 years ago, involves some of the worst traits seen in mankind: greed, dominance, bondage, lust, cruelty, rape and, finally, murder. It is therefore not suitable for the faint-hearted. INTRODUCTION Last year, a detective from the NSW Police Forensic Branch called our APJ office seeking information about ... Read more ..read more
Australian Police Journal Blog
4M ago
A gunman goes on a rampage in the nation’s capital. He tries to murder two people, explodes his car and sets fire to an office building, recklessly endangers the safety of hundreds of people, and shoots at police. Specialist (tactical) police enter the burning building to hunt for the gunman, while firefighters rescue people stuck ... Read more ..read more