A man unlawfully arrested by South Australia Police (SAPOL) following an incident in Hindley Street has been awarded over $700,000 compensation after the District Court found there was a blatant disregard for his liberty and rights. During the violent arrest, police twice sprayed him in the face with capsicum spray, Read more…
Amidst a wave of public backlash, South Australia Police (SAPOL) has defended a new security unit that will see heavily armed officers patrolling popular shopping precincts and major events. In a first for South Australia, these officers will also carry semi-automatic assault rifles while patrolling public spaces, even when no Read more…
Two South Australian police officers will continue to be prosecuted for assaulting a 17-year-old boy on the Eyre Peninsula in 2013, after the state’s top judge found the investigation was legal. In 2017, the Whyalla policemen – Senior Constable Andrew Allen Jaunay and Constable Sean Gregory Hobbs (both pictured above, Read more…
On 8 January 2009, innocent Paralowie man Steven Holder was assaulted in his own backyard by South Australia Police. The assault was unprovoked and wholly unjustified as at no stage was Holder ever suspected of committing a crime or under arrest. The police officers were members of SAPOL’s tactical response Read more…
On 4 October 2015, an Ingle Farm man was handcuffed and assaulted in his own driveway by Holden Hill police. The victim, Phil Esposito, 47, says he was left with broken bones and bruising from the incident, which was captured on CCTV. The assault occurred after Esposito pulled into his Read more…
The full audio footage of caustic SAPOL traffic cop Norman Hoy stopping and booking Adelaide businessman Yassir Shahin. Another member of South Australia’s largest gang, South Australia Police, throwing his weight around. The audio footage above captures SAPOL constable Norman Hoy belittling and manhandling SA businessman Yassir Shahin after pulling Read more…
South Australia Police announced yesterday that Waylon Johncock, the cop who brutally stoned a wombat to death, will not face any charges. Nor will he face any internal discipline. Viral video footage of the sickening incident, published in early October, showed Johncock repeatedly attacking the terrified animal with a rock. Read more…
It’s now been over a month since sociopathic police officer Waylon Johncock cruelly stoned a wombat to death, but his bosses at South Australia Police still haven’t done a damn thing to punish him. After failing to provide a promised update on the matter by mid-October, SAPOL finally released a Read more…
A 2016 report confirmed sexual harassment and assault are rife within South Australia Police. As many South Australian crime victims have learned the hard way, you can’t rely on SAPOL. When your obnoxious, drug-addicted, dole-bludging bogan neighbour-from-hell tries to assault you, don’t be surprised if SAPOL tell you they “won’t Read more…
Meet South Australia Police (SAPOL) officer Constable Matthew Schwarz (pictured above), who bashed two unarmed homeless men using his elbows, fists and baton. As a magistrate later confirmed, the men had done nothing wrong. Schwarz simply became offended when the men refused to talk with him. As Magistrate Metanomski noted, Read more…
