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Until Death do us Part

The Tragic Disappearance of Ruth Ridley

Posted: 1st December 2024

Detective Leading Senior Constable Andrew Leonard

Category: Homicide
Tags: Border, Gympie, Fishing, Homicide, State Emergency Service, Jingellic, Cain, Coronial, SES, Adam Niksic, Murder, Ruth Ridley, FVIU, Autopsy, Andrew Leonard, Jayco caravan, VICPOL, Murray River, Neil's Bend, Suicide, Tumbarumba, Tintaldra, QPS, Port Macquarie, Wymah Ferry, family violence, Garry Ridley, DVO, NSWPF, Pikes Dam, Petrol station, Domestic violence, Pajero, post-mortem, CCTV, Wodonga, Centrelink, VRA, Tallangatta, Medicare, inquest, Steven Ridley, 4WD, Coroner, MARAM, Air wing, Bushfire, Albury, Talmalmo

December 2024

HEROISM
Honouring a Hero
PEACEKEEPING
The Silent Mission (Mozambique)
HOMICIDE
Until Death do us Part
TERRORISM
Victims of Terrorism Australia (VOTA)
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME
Shattered Reef
POLICE DOGS
In the Line of Duty
APJ UNSOLVED
Where is Melissa Brown?
JOB VACANCY
Expressions of Interest for Assistant Editor
APJ
2024 Liaison Officer’s Conference

Shotgun Chaos

The Jolimont Siege

Posted: 26th November 2023

Superintendent Jason Byrnes APM

Category: Siege
Tags: Darren Rath, Peter Lawler, Ian Corey, AFP, Mark Usback, Dale Perry, Tony Donne, Suicide, Peter Davis, Tony Chico, Mick Travers, Jason Byrnes, Graham Taylor, Martin van der Sanden, Adam Axelby, Greg Mowle, Kevin Hughston, Breathing apparatus, Anne Heathwood, Australian Federal Police, Rick Ninnes, Ian Prior, Branko Ivanovic, Canberra, Toyota, Kim Francis, Neil Maher, ACT, Shane Connelly, Paul Roland, Northbourne Avenue, shotgun, John Jeffery, Steve Whittle, Civic, firefighters, ACT Fire Brigade, Felipe Ruizdiaz, SOT, Ian Hall, Brian Swift, Special Operations Team, Marc Donahue, CountryLink, Jolimont Centre Siege, Chris Sheehan, Michael Somes, Dickson Swimming Pool, Peter Forbes, 1993, Elizabeth Quade, Don Woodland, AFP Museum, Brian McDonald, Col Rowley, Terry Browne

Murder, Mayhem and Mirth

Posted: 26th November 2023

Sergeant Gerard Dutton, Tasmania Police

Category: Forensics
Tags: Gunshot, Suicide, Firearms, Palestine, NSWPF, TASPOL, Gerard Dutton, weapons, Forensics, Ballistics, Port Arthur, Pablos, Transformers, Autopsies, Post-mortems, Gel blasters

September 2018

POLICE DEATHS
Always Expect the Unexpected
KIDNAPPING
Snatched by a Stranger
POLICE MENTAL HEALTH
Police Suicide – Implications for policy and practice police officers medically ready?
STRESS
Burnout in Police
FRAUD
The Changeling – A case of arrested development?

June 2016

FORENSIC SCIENCE
Australia Launches its First Body Farm
POLICE DOGS – VICTORIA
Nat the Crook Catcher
SEARCH AND RESCUE – QUEENSLAND
The Suicide Factor
POLICE DEATHS – VICTORIA
Remembering Angela
POLICE – VICTORIA
Russell Street 30 Years On
AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION
The MH17 Tragedy
In Search of MH17
The Quest for Justice on MH17
POLICE EQUIPMENT
Eight Body Camera Concerns
Understanding the Tech
POLICE EQUIPMENT – AUSTRALIA
BWC Down Under
BOOK REVIEW
Smoke and Mirrors by Robin Bowles Reviewed By Denise Cullen
PHOTOGRAPHY
APJ Photography Competition 2016 Winner

September 2013

POLICE DEATHS
Vale Detective Inspector Bryson Anderson
Vale Constable Casey Blain
CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
Investigating Staged Crime Scenes
ROBBERY
Caught Red-Handed
HISTORICAL
Fatal Night in Fremantle WA
SEX CRIMES
The Fight Against Sex and Gender Violence After Conflicts: An AFP Member’sInvolvement
CHILD SAFETY
Protecting Children from Harm: Introducing the Daniel Morcombe Foundation ‘Help Me’ App
Mobile Device app Helps Police Find Missing Children
ACTIVE SHOOTER
Australia and New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee Announce Active Shooter Guidelines for Places of Mass Gatherings
United States Active Shooter Events from 2000 to 2010: Training and Equipment Implications
BOOK REVIEW
Active Shooter: Events and Response
SUICIDE
Dead Men Can Tell Tales! Part Four
POLICE PATCHES
Marshall Islands Police

June 2012

HOMICIDE
All That Glitters Is Not Gold
POLICE – AFGHANISTAN
Postcard from Afghanistan: Recruit Graduation – Afghan Style
SUICIDE
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
LAND MINES – CAMBODIA
Western Australian Police Officers Join the Fight to Clear Land Mines
POLICE PHOTOGRAPHY
APJ Photo Competition 2011
HOMICIDE
Dead Men Can Tell Tales
POLICE – NEW SOUTH WALES
150 Years of Service and Sacrifice
New South Wales Police on Show at the 150 Expo
BOOK REVIEWS
Seven Bones
The Cruel City: Is Adelaide The Murder Capital of Australia?
Call Me Cruel: A Story about Murder and the Dangerous Power of Lies
POLICE PATCHES
Samoa Police Service

March 2010

POLICE – NORTHERN TERRITORY
Farewell to Commissioner Paul White
Welcome Commissioner John McRoberts
APJ AWARDS
Prize Winning Articles 2009
POLICE VEHICLES
Fleet Management and the Multi-Functional Police Vehicle
HOMICIDE
Evil Husband – The Murder of Jean Keir
DRUGS
Does Anybody Win in a War on Drugs?
POLICE WORK
Twist of Fate – WA Biggest ‘Unplanned’ Drug Bust
HISTORICAL
Gunfight at Kentucky Creek
SUICIDE
Fatal Consequences
NEW EQUIPMENT
ID Scanning Technology
POLICE (IRAQ)
Training the Iraqi National Police – A Personal Perspective
BOOK REVIEWS
The Second Father: An Insider’s Story Of Cops, Crime and Corruption
The Chinawoman
Razor: Tilly Devine, Kate Leigh and the Razor Gangs
POLICE FAUNA
Platypus (AFP)

March 2007

POLICE POEM
Angel on Highway 109
CRIMINALS – NEW SOUTH WALES
The Notorious ‘Bobby’ Catman
STOCK THEFT
Who are Ewe? – DNA Testing Proves Sheep Theft
Outhouse Beef (or sometimes police-work can be dirty work!)
DRUGS
When a House is not a Home: Asian Operated Hydroponic Cannabis Cultivation
Random Drug Testing of Drivers in Victoria
BOOK REVIEW
Road Safety – Strategies and Solutions
SUICIDE
Peace in the Mountains
COUNTER TERRORISM LAW
New Defence Force Powers to Aid Civil Authorities and Related Matters – Part 1
CRIME
Human Fireball: Divine Tragedy – Gabriella Mazzali’s Terror by Fire
POLICE FLAGS
Australian Federal Police

December 2002

NEW EQUIPMENT
Cars & Stripes
HOMICIDE
All the President’s Men
CRIME
Suzy’s Scars – A Kings Cross Brief
DISASTERS
Granville Train Disaster – 25 Years Later
KIDNAPPING
The Morrison Case
SERIAL KILLERS
The Hunters Among Us: Serial Killers
ACT – AWARD
Cop is Top ACT Citizen
SUICIDE
Releasing the Demons – Mental Illness Leading to Suicide – A Case Study
SUICIDE
Revolving Fortunes
SUICIDE
Firearms Suicides: During Police Intervention in North America
BADGE CALL
New South Wales

December 2000

POLICE DEATHS
More Officer Risks on Routine Jobs
POLICE HISTORY
In the Shadow of Ned Kelly: The Study of Australian Police History
POLICE METHODS
Investigative Interpreting – From Police Interview to Court Testimony
SUICIDE
Peace in the Mountains
DEATH
Positional Asphyxia
HIGHER EDUCATION FOR POLICE
Tertiary Courses for Police by Distance Education
HISTORICAL
Reflections from the Past
VICTIMS OF CRIME
Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Repeat Victimisation – A Crime Prevention Strategy
POLICE WORK
What are the Odds?
APJ OFFICE MANAGER
Jan Hawkins – Retirement from the APJ

September 1998

STRATEGIC PLANNING
Environmental Scans for Police
IDENTIFICATION
The Thredbo Patchwork
POEM
Brave Servants and Friends
POLICE DIVING
Diving Fatality in a Submarine
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Stolen Vehicle Re-Birthing – A Case Study
POLICE PHOTOGRAPHY
Getting the Right Image
SUICIDE
The ‘Green Dream’
POLICE EQUIPMENT
The Spray Must Stay

December 1996

LAW
Albert Giesler and the Burglar – Self Defence – The Use of Lethal Force in South Australia
IDENTIFICATION
A Question of Identity
HISTORICAL
How the Force is Trained 1909 (NSW)
IDENTIFICATION
Disaster Victim Identification (DVI)
SUICIDE – POLICE
Police Suicide – Opportunities for Intervention
BOOK REVIEW
An Evil Love: The Life of Frederick West
The Encyclopedia of Underwater Investigations
The Underwater Crime Scene: Underwater Crime Investigative Techniques
PATCH CALL
Northern Territory Police

December 1993

HISTORICAL
Old Police Station York
PAEDOPHILIA
Paedophilia – A Case Study
SUICIDE
Group Confronts Suicide Problem
POLICE HEALTH
Police Self Support Group
NEW EQUIPMENT
Secure Police Pistol Storage System
FRAUD
Serious Fraud
HUMOUR
Blue Humour – Part 4
CROWD CONTROL
Ombudsman Investigates ‘AIDEX’ Demonstration
BOOK REVIEW
Dam You, John Christie

September 1993

DEATH – SUSPICIOUS
Where There’s a Will
DEATH
Assessing a Crime Scene
SUICIDE
Signs to Help Parents Stop Teen Suicides
COMMUNICATIONS
Policespeak: Mind your Language!
SAFETY
Bonehead Laws
SURVEY
“Must be a Full Moon …!”

April 1969

COMMONWEALTH POLICE
International Narcotics Control
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Disaster Squad (Fingerprints)
UNITED KINGDOM
Identification from a Bite Mark in Cheese
VICTORIA
The Interrogation of Suspects
SPAIN
The Body in a Fire Suicide
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
The Police and the Public
TECHNICAL NOTES

October 1963

POLICE METHODOLOGY
Agents Provocateurs
LEGAL
The Privilege Against Self Incrimination Endangered
HISTORICAL
The Establishment of Jury Trial in New South Wales – Part I
STRANGLING
Murder or Suicide
TECHNICAL NOTES
Identification and Apprehension of Suspect by IdentiKit Sketch
“Know Your Police Department Week’ in Oakland, California
Emergency Call Boxes for Motorists in Distress

October 1961

LEGAL
The Lawyer’s Approach to the Criminal Law – Part II
LEGAL
The Philosophy of Tribal Law
ROAD POLICING
Road Users and the Human Element
TECHNICAL NOTES
A Remarkable Impression
Suicide by a Home-made Gun
Specialised Unit Answers Calls of Search and Rescue
ROAD SAFETY
New Ways of Carrying out Traffic Education of Children by the Norwegian Police
ROAD POLICING
Alcohol as a Factor in Victorian Road Collisions

January 1955

LEGAL
Police Problems in Drunken Driving Cases
SUICIDE
Attempted Suicide is an Offence
COURT PROCEDURES
Hostile Witnesses
TECHNICAL NOTES
Compulsory Chemical Tests for Intoxication
Television in Police Work
‘Photo Traffic’ Camera
Radar as Evidence of Vehicle’s Speed
ADMINISTRATION
Police Administration in Queensland

January 1951

TRAINING
The Police College
HOMICIDE
A Murder Investigation by the CID of New Scotland Yard
LEGAL
The Law of Consorting
LEGAL
‘Peeping Toms’
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Publice Relations
HEALTH
Arteriosclerosis and Police Duty
HISTORY
A Short History of Criminal Punishment
FIREARMS
A Few Hints on Good Shooting
TECHNICAL NOTES
An Unusual Suicide
Identification of Electric Wire
Bullet Identification
Identification of a Cartridge Case
Bicycle Number Plates
BOOK REVIEW
Gross’ Criminal Investigation
LEGAL
Appeals and Prohibitions: Stated Cases, Law, Procedure, Reports Required – A Lecture

October 1950

SUICIDE
The Bungendore Bones
HOMICIDE
The Devaney Murder
ROBBERY
A Novel Disguise
FIREARMS
Look to your Pistol
LANGUAGE
‘Barnacles’
FORENSICS
Blood Tests and Grouping in Police Work
ROAD SAFETY
Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor – Some Practical Points
CRIME
‘Peeping Tom’ – Habitual Offenders. Magistrates’ Powers
INCEST
The Effect of Russell v Russell in cases of Incest
TECHNICAL NOTES
Plan-Drawing Stencil
Oblique Light in Document Examination
Proposed use of Radio-Activity to Catch Thieves
Comparison and Identification of Tool Markings on Wood

The Bungendore Bones

From the October 1950 issue of the APJ

Posted: 1st October 1950

Category: Investigations
Tags: Suicide, NSWPF, rifle, Bones, New Scotland Yard, Bungendore, Suspicious death, Pyre, The Great Depression, Foul play

January 1948

COMMUNICATIONS
Compiling Messages for Transmission in Morse Code
FORENSICS
Forensic Chemistry
HOMICIDE
A Case of Murder
LIVESTOCK
Live Stock in Australia
HUMOUR
‘Bonehead College’
ASSAULT
Assaults on Officers
OPINION
Advice to Detectives
CRASH INVESTIGATIONS
Hit and Run Accident Investigations
SUICIDE
An Unusual Case of Suicide
ELECTRICITY
Deaths and Injuries from Electric Currents
OPERATIONAL
Bush Detective

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The Bungendore Bones

From the October 1950 issue of the APJ

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