Senior policeman sacked for dishonesty

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February 17, 2011 12:08PM

A SENIOR police officer has been sacked for smuggling booze into an alcohol-free community, dishonestly using property and giving police property to a private citizen

The Central Queensland senior sergeant, 44, was dismissed this morning.

An internal police review found he was dishonestly used property, trafficked alcohol into a community with a booze ban and gave police property to a private citizen.

While the details remain sketchy, police are expected to announce more details.

The sacking is the first for dishonest conduct this year.

It comes hot on the heels of a controversy marred 2010, in which multiple officers were suspended for drunken misconduct.

More serious breaches, including allegations of corruption inside Gold Coast police ranks were outlined in Operation Tesco.

Fake police officers stopping motorists

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February 16, 2011 4:43PM

FAKE police with flashing blue and red lights have pulled over four motorists in Brisbane.

A woman on York St, Coorparoo was stopped by the fake police on Monday at 11.10pm. A second woman was pulled over at 12.15am yesterday on Wellington St, Cleveland.

A third woman was pulled over at 12.30am on Ziegnefusz Rd at Thornlands.

A fourth woman was stopped at 1am on Robinson Rd, Aspley.

On three occasions, the male driver of a white Holden Commodore asked the women to hand over their driver's licence.

More than one man impersonating police was seen on two of the occasions.

While there was no attempt to assault any of the women, police are concerned that personal information may have been obtained.

One of the men was described as Caucasian, in his early 20s, with sandy, blond hair, unshaven and with a slight pot-belly.

The second was described as Caucasian, aged around 24, with curly dark blond hair, 1.8m tall and with a slim, toned build.

Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000

Police looking for anti-personnel mine missing after army exercise at Greenbank Training Area

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February 10, 2011

POLICE are attempting to locate an anti-personnel mine missing from in the Greenbank Training Area at Greenbank in Brisbane's south.

The matter was reported to police after the device - a Claymore mine - was identified as unaccounted for following an Army exercise in late January.

Authorities described the mine as a horizontally convex green plastic case supported by two pairs of scissor legs attached to the bottom.

The device is approximately 22cm long, 12cm high and 4cm wide and weighs approximately 1.5kg.

A Claymore mine is capable of firing hundreds of lethal ball bearings about 100 metres within a 60-degree arc.

If anyone finds the device, they should leave it in place and report the matter to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Senior WA cop Timothy Ralli faces trial on 172km/h speeding charge

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February 01, 2011

A WA Police officer alleged to have been driving at more than 70km/h above the speed limit last year will face trial next month.

Timothy Ralli appeared briefly in the Midland Magistrates Court this morning for a directions hearing on a charge of reckless driving.

Mr Ralli has pleaded not guilty to the charge.

It is alleged Mr Ralli was detected driving at 172km/h on the Tonkin Highway in Forrestfield in July last year.

Dressed in a suit and tie during today's hearing, the court heard that an expert who would test the laser device which allegedly detected Mr Ralli’s speed, would no longer be required by the defence.

The trial is expected to last two days and will begin in Midland Magistrates Court on March 11

Policeman on sex charges named

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THE identity of a policeman accused of having sex with a teenage shoplifter can now be revealed.

Sen-Constable Luke Donoghue, 34, faces 14 charges including using his position to procure a child for sex, sexual penetration of a child and supplying liquor to an under-age person.

Sen-Constable Donoghue's lawyers withdrew an application to suppress his name.

This week Melbourne Magistrates' Court heard the Cheltenham police officer took the 17-year-old to a nightclub and bought her 14 drinks before going back to his house for sex.

He allegedly asked her to wear a police shirt during sex and once took her to his parents' house to have sex.

The court was told Sen-Constable Donoghue first met the girl, who was pregnant at the time, when she was arrested for shoplifting.

After she was released, he allegedly rang the girl's father under the pretence of introducing her to programs for troubled teens.

Afterwards, they met for coffee and became friends on Facebook, the court heard.

Sen-Constable Donoghue, who is on bail and suspended from police duties, will appear in court again in February.

NSW cop shoots himself in leg

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December 11, 2010

A POLICE officer has accidentally shot himself at a NSW Central Coast police station.

He discharged a shot from his firearm, striking himself in the right leg, at 2.30pm (AEDT) on Friday at Toronto Police Station.

Acting Superintendent Darren Cox from the Lake Macquarie Local Area Command said the injured officer was treated at the scene by paramedics and then taken to John Hunter Hospital.

The 50-year-old senior constable attached to Lake Macquarie Local Area Command is in a stable condition, he said.

Officer injured in accidental shooting at Flinders St police centre

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February 03, 2011 8:32AM

UPDATE 12.28pm: A SENIOR constable has been injured after an unintentional shooting at Victoria Police's HQ.

A police spokeswoman confirmed the 31-year-old officer was shot at the Flinders St police centre about 8am today.

"A member has been injured in an unintentional discharge of a firearm," she said.

She said the male constable suffered non-life threatening injuries to his hand in the incident.

The officer was believed to be inside the Flinders Street building at the time, she said.

"It appears to be error rather than any issue or fault related to the firearm," the spokeswoman said.

An ambulance attended the scene and brought the officer to the Alfred Hospital.

The spokeswoman said the firearm was not one of the new semi-automatic Smith and Wesson pistols.

"The weapon involved was not part of the semi-automatic rollout," she said

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