An Adelaide man has been left angry and frustrated after South Australia Police refused to charge a man caught on CCTV camera slashing his car tyres. The middle-aged father, who wanted to only be identified as Steve, remained baffled that police would not charge the offender. The CCTV footage showed Read more…
South Australia Police (SAPOL) bungled 49 times in the lead-up to the murder of a man who reported being shot two days before he was murdered in cold blood, the State Coroner found in 2008. State Coroner Mark Johns handed down his inquest findings after investigating the circumstances surrounding the Read more…
ABC News revealed last year that a South Australia Police (SAPOL) detective, Eric Walsh, is a member of a “dangerous cult” called Universal Medicine. ABC News also discovered Walsh, pictured above, led fellow cult devotees on a campaign to have a critic face criminal charges over blogs about the group. Read more…
As many South Australians have discovered to their dismay, SAPOL is far more interested in revenue-raising, assaulting people and covering up its rampant corruption than in fighting real crime. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the horrific murder of Zahra Abrahimzadeh, an event that demonstrated how SAPOL’s warped sense Read more…
In 2016, a grieving mother whose son was stabbed to death by her husband lodged a complaint against South Australia Police, stating she was ignored when she desperately needed help. Julia Trinne ran to the notoriously arrogant Norwood police station when she realised her mentally ill husband had taken the Read more…
Rather than address their own rampant sexual predation and predilection for assaulting unarmed people, South Australia Police continue to harshly fine citizens for trivial ‘offences.’ In this case, a man has been left stunned after receiving a “sketchy” fine for giving a quick toot of his horn to a friend. Read more…
Magistrate Robert Harrap, pictured above flanked by lawyers, appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court this morning charged with perverting the course of justice. The magistrate is also facing additional deception charges. Two other indviduals who have been charged in relation to the matter can now be named. Lawyer Catherine Jayne Read more…
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…
Last year, South Australian Deputy Coroner Anthony Schapel made a request for SAPOL to consider whether it is “reasonable” to always shoot high-risk threats in the torso and instead aim for limbs in some cases. “The SAPOL (SA Police) policy is that if it is necessary to use a firearm Read more…
