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10 Unforgettable The jobs that police find the most memorable range from disorder incidents to murder. In this series of five stories, cops from four different fields of policing reveal which jobs of recent years have, to them, become unforgettable. THE COLDEST OF KILLERS That was how Major Crime detectives rated this young female murderer FLED THE STATE… AND THE COUNTRY The job that led four Holden Hill CIB detectives deep into Asia PREDICTABLE PROTEST The former PM and his entourage sure needed Mounted Ops members in Adelaide FIGHT NIGHT It was “one of the most violent” brawls one Mounted Ops member had ever seen UNDER ATTACK… AT HOME The knife-wielding offender was still savaging a victim when the first patrol arrived

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COVER: Mounted Operations members Trevor Hood and Carly Barber at Thebarton police barracks. Photography by Steve McCawley

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We had a particularly strong response to a feature called Standout jobs of the decade, which we ran in our February issue back in 2010. Police Association members from each of seven sections gave us interviews about which jobs – between 2000 and 2010 – were their most memorable. It seemed like an excellent story concept to revisit, so we did. Why wait for another decade to pass? This time, we speak to six front-line cops from patrols, CIB, Major Crime and Mounted Operations. In Unforgettable, they describe their jobs in very frank terms, and tell us how each one came with something they had never before encountered. Also in this issue, Police Association president Mark Carroll pays a special tribute to the three selfless cops who were the faces of the Protect our Cops campaign. And we kick off a new last-page feature for 2016 called Family. Be it siblings, or parents and children, we get them together to tell us what it’s like to have multiple coppers in one family. Three members of the Conroy family – father, son and daughter – start us off. If you want to comment on a story or some issue of the day, e-mail me at brettwilliams@pj.asn.au. We welcome letters to the editor. And give me a call anytime to discuss your story ideas.

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PRESIDENT Mark Carroll

That rare kind of courage NO right-thinking Australian doubts the courage of his or her police

officers. The historical evidence of police stepping up to one crisis or another – at the risk of serious injury and even death – is too great. And it is easy to find, not only in the stories and images our own Police Journal presents but in a range of mainstream and social media as well. As cops, we and our families know well the old saying: “Police are the ones rushing in when everyone else is rushing out.” When it comes down to it, police are symbols of bravery in its purest form. Their street heroics are naturally attentiongrabbing, always well publicized and entirely praiseworthy. But there’s another kind of equally laudable courage on which reluctant cops sometimes have to draw. It is the courage to dispense, temporarily at least, with what they are by nature: private, selfeffacing, and avoiders of the limelight. But, when they have to, when there’s no other choice, police do stand up and lay bare their raw emotions and deeply personal challenges. With the greatest generosity, they speak openly of issues they would otherwise internalize – and leave internalized, except for discussion with family and close friends. Of great inspiration is the most recent outstanding example of police officers giving up their treasured privacy and standing in the limelight they would otherwise shun. Senior constables Brett Gibbons and Alison Coad and Senior Constable 1C Brian Edwards became the unmistakable faces of our victorious Protect our Cops campaign. They had agreed, without hesitation, to be those faces, and to open themselves up to the scrutiny of the media, the public, the parliament, and any other observer or critic.

I had the privilege to stand beside them on the steps of Parliament House on the day we marched there from Victoria Square. I could sense their embarrassment and discomfort with the attention but also a willingness to endure those burdens for the sake of their colleagues. We have all read their stories, heard their radio interviews and seen their faces on billboards and in newspapers. But few of us probably stopped to think about how their generous contribution to the cause made their plights even more prominent in their lives. And, to prosecute our case, we did ask a great deal of them. There were the lengthy interviews they gave the Police Journal for the story Injured and Abandoned (August 2015). There were the many strategy meetings for which I called them into the Police Association offices, within and outside of business hours. There were photo sessions they had to turn up for, as well as on-camera studio interviews they gave for uploading to social media. There were 6am starts from the Police Association offices for live morning radio interviews. And, of course, their participation in the rally and march on Parliament House last November was critical. Throughout the campaign, all three officers had to talk about and therefore relive the trauma of the incidents which left them so badly injured. Brett took a shotgun blast to the face. Alison copped a mouthful of an offender’s spit, which gave her incurable oral herpes. Brian suffered burnt lungs after inhaling anhydrous ammonia. All of them revealed deeply personal details about the bodily impact of their injuries and the recoveries they continue to undertake. A fourth Police Association member contributed his injury story to the Sunday Mail. He remained anonymous but gave equally critical support to the Protect our Cops effort. It would have been far easier for Brett, Alison and Brian to just

Police Association president Mark Carroll with Brett Gibbons, Brian Edwards and Alison Coad on the steps of Parliament House

worry about themselves and leave the high-profile public role and its demands to another trio. Sure, they wanted a workers compensation victory for themselves, but they wanted it even more for all cops. Of course, they had our strong support as they contributed to the campaign but, more important, they had the equally strong support of their understanding families. Brett, Alison and Brian were integral to our success in a campaign which was more important than any other of the past two decades. I thank them for the openness they displayed, the dignity they showed, and the contributions they made. They personified that rare kind of courage.

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UNFORGETT South Australian police continue to confront some of the highest-profile criminal and disorder incidents in Australia. Now, six cops look back at jobs they know will stay with them forever.

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Left: The shed in which now convicted killer Angelika Gavare dismembered the body of her elderly victim

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“as calculating as anyone” they had ever investigated. In the police car, after her arrest for murder, she asked: “Will I get served a glass of wine in custody?” Two months earlier, in her shed, she had dismembered the body of her 82-year-old victim, Vonne McGlynn, while her two young children were at home. Detective Brevet Sergeant Matt Fitzpatrick later appealed to her to reveal where she had hidden McGlynn’s severed head. Angelika Gavare replied: “I’ll never, ever tell you that!” The conversation was the last Fitzpatrick ever had with the now jailed killer, who copped a 32-year minimum sentence in the Supreme Court in 2011. No woman had ever received a longer jail term in Australia. Fitzpatrick, who investigated the 2008 killing, still finds it incomprehensible. “It’s the fact that a woman in her position, with two children, actually did commit this crime!” he exclaims. “It was a particularly gruesome crime with a body disposed of in a particularly gruesome way. And it was the targeting of a particularly vulnerable member of the community. “But to comprehend that she likely dismembered Ms McGlynn in her (Gavare’s) backyard while her children played inside… That’s cold, calculating, bizarre and difficult to comprehend. And it’s frustrating that we can’t locate the rest of the remains.” The last sighting of McGlynn, a widow who lived alone in her Reynella home, came on Wednesday, December 3, 2008. A witness had seen her walking along Somerfield Ave toward home after her usual morning walk to McDonald’s for a muffin and coffee. But, when the Red Cross rang her, as it did each FEBRUARY 2016 POLICE JOURNAL

day as part of its Telecross service for the elderly, she never answered the call. The Red Cross alerted her brother in Queensland and, ultimately, reported her to Christies Beach police as a missing person. A local police patrol went to her home to check on her but no one answered the door. Nor did anyone respond later that day, when police checked for the second time. Neighbours could shed no light on the missing McGlynn as they had neither seen nor heard anything of her. So, when she had still not turned up the next day, a patrol crew forced entry to her house. McGlynn was not inside, and the house was not in the meticulous condition in which she always kept it. Someone had moved items around, packed up belongings into bags, and left the place generally untidy. “Anything of value had been packed up and taken,” Fitzpatrick says, “and everything else looked to have been packed up to be thrown away.” On the dining table were maps and travel brochures, which seemed “strategically placed” to suggest that McGlynn had gone on a holiday. The uniformed patrols called in South Coast CIB detectives to investigate. And, as McGlynn was a missing person, Major Crime Investigation Branch received a subsequent briefing on the status of the case. Just days later, on Tuesday, December 9, Gavare turned up at the ANZ bank at Morphett Vale where McGlynn held an account. The killer had equipped herself with a forged power-of-attorney document and bank card and aimed to withdraw $2,000 from her victim’s savings.

Detective Sergeant John Schneemilch and Detective Brevet Sergeant Matt Fitzpatrick (now based at Crime Gangs)

She gave the bank staff a concocted story: that McGlynn had asked her to manage some renovations and attend to some of her (McGlynn’s) affairs. But the Gavare deception failed to convince the bank staff, who rang the police and wound up connected with Missing Persons senior constable Robyn Ferraro. She ended up with Gavare on the other end of the phone and sought some answers from her. Gavare claimed, among other things, that McGlynn had gone away on a holiday, but Ferraro was ill at ease with her story. So the bank incident led South Coast CIB detectives to question Gavare and search her Christie Downs home on December 10. They found McGlynn’s passport, house keys and bank card as well as other forged power-ofattorney documents in the names of other principals. And among other items were stolen credit cards and drivers’ licences. “Gavare had history for fraud and some history for theft,” Fitzpatrick says. “And, now, she was starting to delve into forgeries. So we believe she actually did the (McGlynn) forgery herself and filled out all the details.”

The South Coast detectives took their search out to the shed and backyard, in which a smell like rotting flesh was evident. “But there were a couple of small animal carcasses there,” Fitzpatrick says. “And it appeared that they (the Gavares) had also used that back area as a makeshift toilet because they’d done some bathroom renovations.” But none of that made Gavare any less suspect over the McGlynn disappearance. The South Coast detectives arrested her that day, not for murder but for dishonesty offences related to her forged documents. In a subsequent interview, Gavare gave those detectives an account, albeit a false one, of her interaction with McGlynn. Major Crime detective sergeant John Schneemilch, who worked on the case with Fitzpatrick, saw a video recording of the interview. “She was just dead cold,” he recalls. “She really showed no emotion at all in that interview. It was almost like she already had a plan in her head about how she could explain things, and she was all matter-of-fact (in her manner).” FEBRUARY 2016 POLICE JOURNAL

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South Coast detectives continued to investigate Gavare with input from Major Crime. She was a 33-year-old Latvian immigrant and single mother-of-two who spoke with a Baltic accent. Fit and healthy, she had had the physical strength to carry out her own home renovations. Her mother, Inara Dombrovska, had for a time lived in the same street as McGlynn. That was how Gavare came to know of her then future victim, with whom she had no relationship. After Forensic Response officers examined the McGlynn house on December 18, South Coast detectives reinterviewed Gavare and seized her car on December 19. Luminol had revealed “big swipes” on the floor of the boot, as if someone had cleaned it with bleach. “But,” Fitzpatrick says, “we subsequently found DNA in very low amounts, which identified as being McGlynn’s. We couldn’t tell whether it was blood or anything else: it had been obliterated.” Five days later, on December 24, police declared the McGlynn disappearance a major

Top left: Vonne McGlynn; top right: the manhole through which Gavare exited the roof space; left: McGlynn’s Reynella home

“We were never able to say definitively what was used, but she had access to an angle grinder and a chainsaw.”

crime. That left the investigation to continue under the control of the Major Crime Investigation Branch. And, in the weeks that followed, the branch managed more searches and door-knocks around the McGlynn home and implemented a range of covert strategies. On January 6, 2009, Fitzpatrick set out to conduct a third video interview with Gavare – this time in her home, as her children played outside. And he intended to take a more forceful approach than he would have normally. “Because,” he explains, “we were thinking: ‘Do we know if she (McGlynn) is still alive? Is she being held somewhere? Has she been put somewhere? She is elderly.’ So we thought we could go in far more aggressively.” Fitzpatrick cautioned Gavare and told her that he suspected she was involved in the McGlynn disappearance. She responded with a one-anda-half-hour repeat of the story she had peddled in her previous interviews, but added some more “made-up details”. After that, Fitzpatrick suggested to her that she simply “cut the shit”. He explained that this FEBRUARY 2016 POLICE JOURNAL

was her opportunity to “tell us what’s happened for the sake of the family”. “And everything went silent,” he recalls. “There was a big pause and she took a deep breath. I genuinely thought she was going to say: ‘This is what I’ve done’. I really thought she’d cracked. “And she says: ‘I’ve not told you the whole truth. I’ve told you half-truth. I’ll tell you the whole truth through my lawyer.’ So I said: ‘Well, we’ll get your lawyer down here now.’ ” But Gavare rejected that offer and, with or without a lawyer, she would never take part in another police interview. Nor would she ever tell the truth. “And we still hadn’t found the body,” Fitzpatrick says. “So we looked at other covert techniques to identify where the body might be and (gather) other corroborative evidence. “Whilst we had a pretty good circumstantial case, we were a long way from finding any parts of the body and connecting her (Gavare) to an actual murder.” But, with help from Inara Dombrovska, Fitzpatrick and his colleagues were soon to come much closer to that connection. She agreed to try, in conversation, to draw the truth of the McGlynn disappearance from her daughter and provide it to police. And, when that secretly recorded conversation came about, Gavare revealed herself as the killer. She explained how she had committed the murder and boasted that police would never find the body, or any DNA. What detectives gathered from the Gavare story, as told to her mother, was that she went to the McGlynn home on December 3. It was soon after her victim had left for McDonald’s. Gavare broke into the home’s roof space and lay in wait, a method she had used before according to records Major Crime later secured from Interpol.

“I think she thought ... that she’d done everything she needed to do to distance herself from (the murder).”

After McGlynn returned, she pounced on her, striking the frail elder on the head with a soapstone statuette. Unclear is whether that blow caused immediate death or unconsciousness and then death. Whether McGlynn was dead or alive, Gavare took her out to the backyard where she positioned and left her hidden from view. After leaving the house herself, Gavare that evening went out to dinner with her daughters and mother and her boyfriend, Ejaz Ahmed. It was her birthday. “She gets home about 9 o’clock that night and puts the girls to bed,” Fitzpatrick says. “Her boyfriend doesn’t come home with her that night and she waits for them (the girls) to go to sleep. She then takes the car out and goes back to McGlynn’s house. “I believe she placed McGlynn in her car by herself. She’s a physically strong woman and physically capable of doing that and, I think, emotionally capable. So I believe she (McGlynn) got transported in the car – whether dead or alive – to Gavare’s house.” The best answer to how and where the killer dismembered McGlynn’s body would come later, from an autopsy and an interview with Gavare’s eldest daughter. Her story was that, on December 4, the day after the murder, Gavare had allowed her girls to play inside. At the same time, while allegedly suffering a headache, she went to spend some “quiet time” in the shed. “We believe that that’s where the dismembering probably occurred,” Fitzpatrick says. “I don’t for one minute believe that it occurred at McGlynn’s house. “Due to the logistics, the clean-up (needed) and the timeframe, it would have been very hard for her to do that. “We were never able to say definitively what was used, but she had access to an angle grinder and a chainsaw.” Over two days in late February, 2009, Major Crime brought in STAR Group, SES and police cadets to conduct extensive searches of Myponga dam and Christie Creek. On February 23, in Christie Creek, searchers discovered a small section of a human upper thigh

in a plastic bag. The next day, a pathologist confirmed that the body part, which had undergone a hip replacement, belonged to an elderly human with osteoarthritis. Discovered in another search, on February 25, was a human upper body – also in a plastic bag – with its head and arms missing. Other items discovered were a blood-stained pram and two sections of a large statuette in plastic bags. “The leg section was within 100 metres of her (Gavare’s) front door,” Fitzpatrick says. “You could stand on her front veranda and look directly at where it was found. And the torso section was found 200 metres away from that. “Forensic Science found it extremely difficult to obtain DNA from the remains because they’d been exposed for so long. “We did subsequently get DNA but, ultimately, identification was confirmed via the serial number on the titanium hip. So we were able to identify that it was McGlynn. “We think it may be that she (Gavare) disposed of some (body parts) in the ordinary rubbish-bin collection day. “And, then, to get rid of the rest, she takes her little dog and her children for a walk along the Christie Creek area. In the pram, she has the remains wrapped in garbage bags and deposits them into the creek.” The blood on the pram proved, through DNA testing, to belong to McGlynn. And Agnes Dombrovska identified the pram as belonging to her sister, Angelika Gavare. FEBRUARY 2016 POLICE JOURNAL

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time finally came to arrest Gavare on the morning of February 26. Fitzpatrick and Detective Brevet Sergeant Jason Tank, who Major Crime had seconded from South Coast CIB, had just seen her drop her daughters off at childcare. Dressed up and headed for a job interview, she was now waiting for a bus she would never board. The two detectives stepped out of their unmarked car in Christies Beach and arrested her. “I’ve arrested a few people for murder,” Fitzpatrick says, “and her reaction was stone cold, absolutely no emotion. And when we got in the car, she was almost flirtatious towards us, almost jovial.” Fitzpatrick and Tank took her first to Christies Beach police station, to charge her with murder, and then the City Watch House. It was on the way there that she asked about getting a glass of wine in custody. “It was just bizarre behaviour,” Fitzpatrick says. “I’d never experienced anything like that. I think she thought she could talk her way out of it (the charge), and that she’d done everything she needed to do to distance herself from (the murder).” Gavare refused to answer any questions and the Magistrates Court granted her bail. A Supreme Court review, however, kept her in custody. “We had significant concerns for the safety of her mother and her sister,” Fitzpatrick recalls.

Facing page: plastic bag containing the remains of McGlynn’s torso; above left: the torso found in a plastic bag among reeds in Christie Creek; top: the pram used in the disposal of McGlynn’s body parts; above: Angelika Gavare; left: belongings packed up into plastic bags in a spare bedroom of the McGlynn home

Later forensic testing of the recovered statuette, which was likely the murder weapon, revealed no traces of blood or any other human DNA. So dete ctive s showe d the orname nt to McGlynn’s brother. He described it as “very similar” to statuettes his mother and sister had owned. And, later, he came up with a photo which showed those statuettes on his sister’s mantelpiece. More critical evidence came from the seizure of Gavare’s computer. Her search histor y brought up such topics as true crime, murders, DNA, and power of attorney. On real estate sites she had looked at how to transfer ownership of houses. Also on her search history were hard-rubbish collections and Salvation Army pick-up services. And her phone records showed calls to both the Salvation Army and the Onkaparinga Council. “Bookings had actually been made for the collection of hard rubbish and household items from McGlynn’s address,” Fitzpatrick says. “She’d made contact with these relevant services. We think she was using them to empty out the house, because her ultimate goal was to take ownership of the house.” But, in that evil enterprise, had Gavare had an accomplice, such as her boyfriend, Ejaz Ahmed?

“She tried to blame him and then another partner,” Schneemilch says. “He (Ahmed) was a taxi driver and they’d been in a relationship for a couple of months. “We searched his house, seized just about every power tool he possessed, and interviewed him a number of times as well. “He willingly gave statements and put himself at different places that basically alibied him.” Of course, the investigation continued after the Gavare arrest. On March 15, STAR Group, SES and Water Ops searched Christie Creek Reserve, west of the original search area to the beach. And a search of the Southern Expressway and bike track, south to Flaxmill Road, uncovered two more pieces of statuette in plastic bags. More evidence came from a sample of handwriting Fitzpatrick got from Gavare when he briefly took her out of custody. That was when she told him she would “never, ever” reveal what she had done with McGlynn’s head. For that refusal, even Supreme Court justice Trish Kelly would denounce her in 2011. In any case, the handwriting sample proved Gavare to be the author of the forged power-ofattorney document. And, in 2011, when she did front the Supreme Court charged with murder, she pleaded not guilty FEBRUARY 2016 POLICE JOURNAL

and falsely implicated former boyfriend Giuseppe Daniele. Gavare claimed he had run over McGlynn with his car and then forced her (Gavare) to help him ransack the woman’s house. Justice Kelly accepted Daniele’s total rejection of the wild allegation. She also described Gavare as greedy, narcissistic, deceitful and without morals or empathy as she set the non-parole period of 32 years. In 2012, the Court of Criminal Appeal dismissed an appeal Gavare made against her conviction and sentence. While the upheld sentence brought Fitzpatrick and his colleagues great satisfaction, the missing body parts left him with regret. “You can’t do much more than we did to locate the remains,” he says. “We were able to give the family some sort of closure by locating the remains we did find and, then, securing a conviction. So at least they know the person who did this to their loved one won’t be able to do it to anyone else in the foreseeable future.”

With “no-body no-parole” legislation now in force, Major Crime detectives expect to seek Angelika Gavare’s co-operation in locating the missing body parts of Vonne McGlynn.

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massive storm had Detective Sergeant Ash Grant thinking his flight back to Australia would never take off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. And with two prisoners he and his Holden Hill CIB colleagues were about to collect and extradite to South Australia, a cancellation was what he most dreaded. It would take a major break in the weather for the extradition plan to come together but, on the drive to the airport, that looked increasingly unlikely. “It was the biggest storm I’ve ever seen,” Grant says. “Even the AFP officer who was driving us was frightened. It was crazy. And then it just blew over as we got to the airport.” But still to play out was the handover of the two Adelaide-bound prisoners. They were 26- and 23-year-old working parents who had abducted – and fled to Malaysia with – their two-year-old son. Billy (not the boy’s real name) was then under the guardianship of the Minister for Education and Child Development. Families SA had removed him from his parents because of alleged, but never substantiated, sexual abuse by his father. Grant and his colleagues were to receive the parents into their custody from the Royal Malaysia Police at the airport. And that soon happened, after a truck turned up loaded with dozens of other deportees bound for their home countries. “They (our prisoners) just got out amongst all the other persons who had been detained for whatever reasons,” Grant recalls. “There was a big army of Interpol and Royal Malaysia Police surrounding them, and they walked them (the deportees) through into the airport police station. And that’s where we did the handover.” So, with their prisoners, Grant and his detective colleagues – Snr Sgt Mick Clarke, Brevet Sgt Michelle Alexander and Snr Constable 1C Erin Dring– boarded their extradition flight.

For the 5,700km journey back to Adelaide, they separated the parents. Grant and Clarke settled in with the father, Holbrook, while Alexander and Dring sat with the mother, Jones (not the parents’ real names). Each offender had spent the past three months in a tough Malaysian prison, where Holbrook had lost around 20kg. So he and Jones were delighted to be heading home, despite the charge they would face back in Adelaide: aggravated unlawful removal of a child from a jurisdiction. The offence carries a maximum penalty of 19 years’ imprisonment. The parents had committed the crime on Saturday, August 2, 2014, when Holbrook and Jones went to seize their son from his (Billy’s) grandparents. Raoul and Jessica Holbrook (not their real names) had legal custody of the boy. His parents were not, by virtue of an assessment order, allowed unsupervised access to or custody of him. And an order served on them the previous day extended that restriction by another 12 months, sparking them into the act of abduction. After seizing Billy, Holbrook and Jones headed off with him to Adelaide Airport, where they caught a flight out to Kuala Lumpur. Grant, Dring and Detective Sgt Sean Willdin wound up on the case the next day, after Golden Grove patrols responded to a call from Raoul Holbrook. He had waited until the Sunday to report that his son had taken Billy and not returned him. Fleeing Australia with Billy, a child under the guardianship of the minister, was a crime with the potential to embarrass the government. But that was no issue for Grant and his colleagues to consider. All that mattered to them was running a successful investigation, which they began with a raft of enquiries and seemingly endless administrative tasks.

“There were thoughts that he (Holbrook) could easily pick up a cash job and set up a place over there.”

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“On going to the parents’ house we found documents (which showed) that they were looking at trips outside the country, to Malaysia,” Grant explains. “So I started making enquiries with AFP and we confirmed that they’d left the country from Adelaide airport to fly to Malaysia on the Saturday.” But precisely where, in Malaysia, Billy and his parents were remained unknown – although not for long. The detectives, using covert methods, established that the trio was staying in a Penang hotel. “We didn’t know if they were going to return because they’d travelled over there extensively and knew the area quite well,” Grant says. “There were thoughts that he (Holbrook) could easily pick up a cash job and set up a place over there.” Grant now had to co-ordinate the input of such agencies as Interpol, Royal Malaysia Police, the

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Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department, the Office of the DPP and Families SA. To retrieve Billy and arrest his parents, the detectives would need funding, overseas warrants, and an undertaking that the DPP would prosecute Holbrook and Jones. They would also need SAPOL consent to extradite the pair. “We started liaising with the Royal Malaysia Police to locate the parents,” Grant says. “Then we had to get Families SA involved because (Billy) was ‘their’ child. We had to get them to start liaising with the Department of Foreign Affairs. “In that first 48-hour period, the whole CIB floor jumped on board and got a lot of those initial tasks completed: CCTV footage, statements, following trails, checking taxis…” On Monday, August 4, the detectives arrested grandparents Raoul and Jessica Holbrook for aiding and abetting their son and Jones. And by Thursday, August 7, Grant and his team had had a provisional arrest request rushed through a Malaysian court. With that piece of red tape dealt with, Interpol and the Royal Malaysia Police went in search of Billy and his parents. The Holden Hill CIB crew had armed them with its intel on the trio’s whereabouts. And the intel was spot-on: the Malaysian police pounced on Holbrook and Jones as they came out of their Penang hotel with Billy.

“They grabbed the boy,” Grant says, “so he was safe and then immediately taken to the hospital and put into care. “The parents were quite stunned by what happened, and happened so quickly. They weren’t prepared for that at all; and the Malaysian courts remanded them in custody.” Mick Clarke flew out to Kuala Lumpur – where Malaysian police had taken Holbrook and Jones – and two Families SA workers followed the next day. As Clarke dealt with the court processes the Families SA workers collected an unscathed Billy and brought him back to Adelaide. In the weeks that followed, Grant and his team went about making applications to extradite the parents and, in late August, the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s department gave its approval. Then, with the consent of the SAPOL senior executive group, Grant and his three colleagues flew out to Kuala Lumpur in mid-October to collect Holbrook and Jones. Getting the extradition done took six days of co-ordination with the AFP, Interpol, and Malaysian police and government officials. “We dealt with all the court processes and the transfers and had to collect some statements, which the AFP helped us out with.” Grant says. “Malaysia isn’t a party to the Hague Convention so it doesn’t have the same processes in relation FEBRUARY 2016 POLICE JOURNAL

to children. But the Malaysians were still fantastic to work with.” On the flight back to Adelaide, a generous Grant gave his meals to the ravenous Holbrook. And he had a sense that both parents understood the depth of trouble they had made for themselves. By the time the detectives landed back in Adelaide they had gone without sleep for more than 24 hours and so handed their charges over to waiting police. A few weeks later, Erin Dring and Sean Willdin interviewed the parents, who ended up in the Adelaide Magistrates Court in March, 2015. Each pleaded guilty to one aggravated count of unlawful removal of a child from a jurisdiction. Raoul Holbrook later pleaded guilty to the aid-and-abet offence but the same charge against Jessica Holbrook did not proceed. It was the first time police had charged anyone with the unlawful removal of a child from a jurisdiction; and all three offenders are yet to face sentencing. To Grant, the toughest aspect of the investigation was securing all the authorities and approvals from the range of agencies. “We had to make sure that, in that first 48 hours, we covered off on everything” he says. “Because we were on (those tasks) so fast it was a lot easier for us. But if they (Billy and his parents) had disappeared in Malaysia somewhere, we would’ve struggled.”

Predictable protest ANY talk now former prime minister Tony Abbott

gave on an Australian university campus back in 2014 was always going to attract radical protestors. And they turned up in their hundreds when the unpopular-in-the-polls leader came to the University of Adelaide to deliver the Sir John Downer Oration. Early in the evening, before disorder erupted, Mounted Ops member Senior Constable Trevor Hood was close to the scene in a nearby staging area with 11 of his colleagues. And, on horseback, it would be his first experience of a protest since joining Mounted Ops in 2012. “I was nervous and excited and not sure what to expect,” he says. “Only two-and-a-half years earlier I hadn’t even sat on a horse, and now I wondered: ‘With all this training, will I ever pull it off?’ ” Hostilities started early with 500-odd protestors shouting abuse at Abbott as he arrived in his car, and at those entering The Braggs building to hear him. As the evening wore on – with the Mounted Ops members standing by, ready to react – the mood of around 150 protestors became more and more aggressive. Toward 8pm they started shaking a temporary perimeter fence set up around The Braggs. It was then that Hood and his colleagues, wearing helmets and patrol outfits, got the call to respond to, and contain, the disorder. “We all mounted up,” Hood says, “and as we were deploying toward the (scene) we got a call to say that they’d breached the line. They’d pulled down sections of the fence and were starting to flood into the containment area.” Hood and his colleagues got to the scene where they saw the broken-down fence and “a few stragglers”. The rest of the protestors had advanced on The Braggs, posing a serious threat to Abbott and other dignitaries.

“So we broke off into two sections,” Hood explains. “One section went around to where the protestors had got in near the building. They were up against, or getting toward, the doors. “There were a few coppers guarding those doors but they were outnumbered, and even with the horses there we were still largely outnumbered.” The riders positioned their horses in an echelon (a staggered formation) and moved in to sweep the protestors away from the walls. But as those protestors screamed “lots of abuse” at the Mounted Ops contingent they refused to move and tried to stand fast. “So we physically had to force our way through at a walk,” Hood recalls. “We didn’t want to go any faster and injure people. And, at a walk, there’s enough power behind a horse to move people away.” Drawing on their equestrian skills and experience, the Mounted Ops team cleared the walls of protestors and created a buffer between them and The Braggs. But the still 150-strong mob regrouped and headed for the opposite end of the building, where 400 audience members and dignitaries were soon to leave. “They repositioned themselves to disrupt the exit phase,” Hood says. “We then deployed between the protestors and the exit for all the dignitaries. “Again, all 150 constantly shouted abuse. At any female who walked out they were calling: ‘F--k you, sluts!’ Any sort of insult you can think of, including the C-word and F-word, came thick and fast.” But, ultimately, Hood and his fellow riders kept the protestors about 10 metres back and the exiting dignitaries and audience members safe. Tony Abbott left by a separate exit and avoided the hostilities. “The mission was successful,” Hood says. “No injuries to horses, riders, other police and dignitaries. I believe we did it well as a unit. “It was an eye-opening experience, and I guess that’s why it’s memorable.”

“… all 150 constantly shouted abuse. Any sort of insult you can think of… came thick and fast.”

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Above: Senior Constable Trevor Hood and Constable Carly Barber; right: CCTV footage of Mounted Ops members responding to the fight in Hindley St

Fight night “They (offenders) were all screaming and shouting and threatening to riot.”

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and feet were flying and bodies hitting the deck in Hindley St when Mounted Ops member Constable Carly Barber got to the scene. It was a wild New Year’s Eve brawl involving 15-odd youths outside McDonald’s in the first few hours of 2016. Barber, along with other Mounted Ops members, had heard the call go out for police to respond. The report of a brawl was no surprise to her: she figured many would break out in the notorious entertainment precinct during that night shift. But she found this one, in which even girls were throwing punches, to be “one of the most violent” she had ever confronted. “I’d worked in Hindley St as a foot copper between 2009 and 2011,” she says, “and even then I hadn’t seen fights like this one.” Nature had delivered perfect conditions for brawlers: a particularly warm night after a 40-degree day. And the human environment, thousands of revellers in the street, was always going to make the police response more difficult. Says Barber: “I hadn’t seen that many people in Hindley St for years. And, of course, you still had people trying to walk up and down the street and people coming in and out of McDonald’s.” So the call went out for backup and, as Barber remembers it, about 10 beat cops had descended on the scene within 30 seconds. They joined her and five other Mounted Ops members and went about breaking up the still ferocious brawl. The cops on the ground started to pull some offenders out of and away from the violence and handcuff them. At the same time, Barber and her fellow riders positioned their horses between those cops and bystanders so as to create a safety barrier. “That was not only to ensure their safety but also make sure no one else could get in (to the fight),” Barber says. The joint action of the Mounted Ops members and foot patrols seemed, after several minutes, to have calmed much of the violence. So Barber and other riders moved around the corner – only to find several more fights going on in Bank St. And these equally vicious brawls involved as many as 50 youths. “So we went in and started breaking up more fights and more coppers were coming through arresting people,” Barber says. FEBRUARY 2016 POLICE JOURNAL

“My main concern was just to make sure that I provided cover for any coppers wrestling with offenders on the ground. Making sure that no one came in and king hit or kicked them, or tried to grab any of their gear. “Using the horses, we pushed offenders away and were providing safety for the coppers up against the wall. “They (offenders) were all screaming and shouting and threatening to riot. So we thought: ‘We’re going to have to do something quick about this because there’s not many of us.’ ” The riders decided to implement a baseline sweep, in which the majestic 750kg police greys would form an impenetrable wall against the brawlers. “So,” Barber says, “the six of us all came together facing north on Bank Street. We started pushing all these people towards the train station to prevent any further fights. “They weren’t happy. There was a lot of yelling and swearing and (cries of) ‘You can’t do this to us.’ ” But the horses and their riders did do it, with a successful sweep which went on for 30 metres along Bank St from Hindley St. And, ultimately, the riot-threatening mob ended up across North Terrace at the railway station. “That was pretty satisfying,” Barber says, “knowing that we’d trained for that and it definitely paid off. “And it’s a good feeling when you walk away from a job like that and the foot coppers say: ‘Thank you. That was really good. No one got injured.’ ” While that Hindley St brawl and its offshoots in Bank St were over, others were yet to erupt. Through the night, Barber and her colleagues – on horseback and on foot – would have to quell around 10 more serious fights.

Constable Sid Leavold

Under attack… at home NAKED, fear-struck and with multiple stab

wounds, she had escaped her deranged son and staggered around 300 metres into the protection of a neighbour’s place. There, on the edge of a bath with a towel draped over her, she sat holding some of her dislodged teeth in her hands. The battering she had taken left her face so swollen that Sturt patrol officer Constable Sid Leavold simply could not distinguish any of her facial features. And seeing, as he did, her whole body covered in bleeding stab wounds, he thought she was “probably going to die”. It was just after midnight on that October morning in 2014 and death seemed as serious a risk for this innocent woman as it did for her husband. He remained in the clutches of their still knife-wielding son, Nicholas Chattaway, 21, back in the family’s Torrens Park home. And, as the incident continued, it prompted urgent calls to police communications. “The neighbours (who called) must have heard quite a ruckus going on,” Leavold says. He and his patrol partner, Brian Mayger, had rushed to the home of the neighbour who had given the woman refuge. And, now – with directions that neighbour gave them to the attack house – they would swing into action. Backing them up were senior constables Ben McLeod and Jason “Crowie” Crowe, Constable Kim Elbourn and dog handler SC1C Ryan Frisby. And transmitting his instructions to the patrols by radio was supervisor Sergeant Paul “Murgs” Murgatroyd.

Mayger remained with the distraught mother, for whom an ambulance was on its way. Leavold and the others headed off on foot to the scene of the attack which, unknown to them, Chattaway was still unleashing on his father. After they ascended a particularly steep hill leading up to the victims’ home, the cops started a cautious approach to the two-storey house along its 150m driveway. In the circumstances they could afford not even the slightest lapses in concentration. An alert Leavold absorbed every feature of the surroundings and kept Murgatroyd supplied with SITREPS (situation reports). “The house was in darkness,” he recalls, “and there was a four-wheel drive in the driveway. And, because of a lot of trees, the driveway was only enough for one single car. “We didn’t know where the offender was: we couldn’t hear anything. I remember breathing hard, and Crowie was breathing hard. “We’d set up an all-round defence so, if anyone did come out of the house, we had it well covered. Basically, we were going to react to whatever we saw.” The silence lasted only another minute or two until two figures, partially illuminated by a porch light, suddenly appeared at the side of the house. Leavold saw the first figure, seemingly trying to flee, take a hit from the second one and fall to the ground. The tall, muscular attacker, wearing only track pants, was Chattaway, and the victim he had felled was his imperilled father. “The dad was on the ground trying to clamber back up again,” Leavold recalls. “Then the son came in behind him, and you could clearly see him stabbing (the father) to the head, neck and shoulder. I think he was just stabbing wherever he could. “It was almost like he was doing it in slow motion, but it wasn’t slow motion: they were fatigued. They’d been fighting for probably 25 minutes. Dad had been fighting for his life. “We all yelled: ‘Move! Move! Move!’ and we all moved forward. Everyone was shouting: ‘Put the knife down! Put the knife down!’

“Everywhere you went in the whole bottom part of the house there was blood, and blood handprints… ”

“He wasn’t responding and was still actively stabbing his dad. And, by this time, I could see his dad had been stabbed in the eye, and a lot of his eye was hanging out.” The officers had charged toward the attack from about 50 metres away. Ultimately, Leavold came within five metres of the two men and fired his taser at Chattaway. But only one dar t connected, ending up in Chattaway’s arm. “It was enough to stop him because he froze for a second and dropped the knife,” Leavold says. “That gave the father enough time to break free and actually walk past me and then past Crowie (who was just behind me). “Then the son started walking at (us) police with the barbeque prong.” Within the next second or two, as Leavold moved to change his taser cartridge, Crowe fired a “perfect shot” at Chattaway. So, after all the brutality he had inflicted on his parents and the threatening move he made on the police, Chattaway finally went down. The officers handcuffed, and sat him up, on the ground, but he said nothing and remained emotionless. “He never listened to us at all,” Leavold says. “There was just a vacant glaze in his eyes and he was physically exhausted as well.” Behind Leavold and Crowe, the critically injured father had collapsed on the ground, where Kim Elbourn “came into her own”. “She was there straight away and dealt with the father,” Leavold says. “If she’d not been there, he could easily have died of shock. Kim probably kept that bloke alive long enough for the paramedics to get there. “He was on the ground in a bad, bad way, blood everywhere. He had stab wounds, which were like tears to his neck, and blood all over him. “Kim placed him in the recovery position and calmed him down, avoiding him going into even worse shock. More than anything, she reassured him.”

With Chattaway contained and the father in police care, the next duty of the cops was to check the house for any other victims – or offenders. Leavold and Crowe went to do the checking, with guns rightly drawn, while McLeod and Frisby kept watch over Chattaway. The interior of the house looked to Leavold as if it were a movie set. “I’d never seen a scene like it,” he says. “Blood was everywhere and there were knives on the floor. “You could tell the majority of the attack had happened in the kitchen but, in the front room, these French doors had been completely smashed off. “The front room looked like 10 people had gone in there and someone had said: ‘Do your best. Just smash it up.’ “Everywhere you went in the whole bottom part of the house there was blood, and blood handprints on walls and architraves.” Although Chattaway was himself covered in blood – which likely came from his parents – he had no bodily injuries that Leavold could see. Paramedics treated and stabilized the father at the scene for around 10 minutes, and after ambulances rushed both parents to Flinders Medical Centre, they underwent emergency surgery. Chattaway wound up charged with two counts of attempted murder. Owing to his mental incompetence, h owe ve r, the Supreme Court found him not guilty. PJ

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Dusty the trailblazer It is with sadness that I write of the death on January 9, 2016, of Eric “Dusty” Rhodes. He was 86. Dusty joined SAPOL in 1956 and, after two years in Adelaide, went to Renmark. He served at Whyalla, Woomera, Kingoonya, Tarcoola, Coober Pedy, Robe, Kadina, Riverton and Naracoorte. His posting to Coober Pedy, however, was especially noteworthy as he was the first to be stationed there. Dusty opened the Coober Pedy police station on June 28, 1965, the same date that Aboriginal Australians were able to legally drink alcohol. His equipment was a Land Rover, Traeger HF radio, a safe and a typewriter. The police station and courthouse was the sleep-out attached to the Mines Department house, with a single cell in the yard outside. In his first month, Dusty made 69 arrests. He transported prisoners to Port Augusta jail, which required a drive of 404 miles on dirt road, except for 26 miles of bitumen near Woomera. He formed a strong relationship with the local Aboriginal elders who were trying to come to terms with alcohol abuse by the younger people. At that time the town consisted of about 200 miners from many

ethnic backgrounds and 4,0 0 0 Aboriginal people. Dusty’s nearest assistance was 190 miles away, at Kingoonya, and CIB assistance was 300 miles to the south east, at Woomera. Communications were minimal as there was no telephone in the town, so radio was the only form of contact, other than the once-per-week mail service. Dusty was the trailblazer for those individual police officers who followed for many years, until the first small station was built. Dusty was there for about 12 months and, on his return to Whyalla, he was summoned to headquarters. A letter from the Aboriginal elders had been received. It described him as “Waddi Bulka”. This was not a complaint – it meant that he was an honourable man. Dusty lived at Victor Harbor from 1989 and became involved in Lions and was instrumental in the restoration of the stone wall on Cut Hill. He was a life member of the Royal Association of Justices of South Australia and was very active in the Encounter Bay Bowling Club. Joe Kennedy Retired member

Clay target shooter in top form Members of the South Australia Police Clay Target Club competed in the open South Australian Clay Target Championships at the State Shooting Park, Virginia this month. Brinkworth police station brevet sergeant Wally Clarke, competing in the South Australian state trap shooting competition, was the overall winner of the state pointscore event. This is the last event during the championship showing that Brevet Sgt Clarke was improving during each of the five events. This state carnival (which included this event) was the largest ever conducted in SA with more than 200 competitors, including numerous shooters who have won national and world championship events. The final score Brevet Sgt Clarke posted for the event was 150/150 and he was the only person to achieve this. Several others returned scores of 149/150 but this wasn’t good enough to beat the in-form Clarke. The clay target club is currently undergoing a review and rebuild. As a result, membership will soon be open to members of the defence services and emergency services in South Australia. The club is also co-ordinating come-and-try days to encourage participation and membership. Police Association members who would like to try the sport should contact me by phone (0439 584 531) or e-mail (allan.vilcins@polic.sa.gov.au) or Brevet Sgt Wally Clarke (0427 277 562 or Wallace.Clarke@police.sa.gov.au). Once sufficient numbers are reached a come-and-try day will be co-ordinated. Snr Sgt Allan Vilcins President South Australia Police Clay Target Club

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Q&A

Has the automatic vehicle location system been an effective policing tool? From top: Constable Bradley Wingate, Senior Constable 1C Ben Allmand and Acting Sergeant Sean Hayter.

Constable Bradley Wingate Port Adelaide AVL has been implemented well and is being used effectively to assist with the efficient dispatch of patrols. The introduction of the mapping system has made life so much simpler when responding to taskings in foreign areas. With the introduction of AVL, the safety of patrols has increased. Comcen has the ability to broadcast the locations of patrols when they require assistance and are themselves unable to transmit. AVL has been an effective tool so far, although there are many other uses that would make it even more effective. A possible function could be for significant incidents such as 601s, 402s or 104s when the implementation of a cordon is required. A patrol sergeant should be able to access mapping system to see live patrol positions to set up cordons and save radio time by directing the closest patrols to suitable cordon points.

Senior Constable 1C Ben Allmand Holden Hill The AVL system installed in fleets is a very effective tool in policing today. For operational police officers it’s a safety tool to protect them while conducting their duties and provide peace of mind that they can be effectively located in an emergency. The concern created when a mate comes up on air calling “801”, with commotion in the background, is one of the worst feelings in this job. AVL provides other patrols real-time information, dispatching them to the location to assist in the emergency. From a safety point of view, AVL is an invaluable tool for today’s police. Some members comment that AVL is another way that big brother can keep an eye on us, which is true, but the importance of officer safety should be the biggest consideration for modern policing. The safety aspect of the AVL far outweighs any other negative about the system.

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Acting Sergeant Sean Hayter Salisbury The introduction of the AVL system was initially viewed with some scepticism by operational members. However, it would appear that the technology has been to the benefit of those members. It’s common for members to have to move through several side streets or across reserves quickly to locate persons or vehicles. This can easily result in the officers not being able to communicate their current position to Communications or other patrols. The introduction of the AVL has resulted in Communications being able to tell other patrols the location immediately. This has been combined with the “where-am-I” button on the MCA, both systems using the same GPS sending, so that members can identify their location if they are still in the vehicle. From a WHS viewpoint, this technology will undoubtedly save operational members from potential injury (or worse) and be of great benefit to SAPOL.

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS The Police Association of South Australia needs your change-of-address details. If you have moved, in either the recent or distant past, please let the association know your new address. Its office does not receive notification of changed addresses by any other means. The association will need your new address, full name, ID number, telephone numbers (home, work and/or mobile). Members can e-mail these details to the association on pasa@pasa.asn.au or send them by letter through dispatch (168).

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GROUP LIFE INSURANCE BENEFICIARY NOMINATION FORMS Owing to a Supreme Court decision, the Police Association no longer uses the GLI beneficiary forms. Existing forms held at the association have been destroyed. Now, in the case of the death of a member, the GLI benefit (currently $300,000) will be paid to his or her estate. Accordingly, the association’s strong advice is that you ensure that your estate is well-administered. This is best achieved by having a valid will. Tindall Gask Bentley Lawyers provides a free legal advice service to Police Association members and their families, and retired members. To make an appointment to receive free preliminary legal advice covering all areas of law, particularly families and wills, members should contact the Police Association (08 8212 3055).

INDUSTRIAL Nick Damiani

How emergency speed limits put police at risk

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speed BEYONDBLUE CONFERENCE limits might well be putting police officers at risk Representatives from the Police Association instead of ensuring their safety. will attend beyondblue’s National Conference on Police Association delegates flagged the issue at the Mental Health of Australian First Responders their two-day annual conference last year. in March. In a letter to now former police minister Tony The conference will bring together senior leaders and experts in Australian policing and Piccolo last month, the association called on the government to review the relevant section of the other emergency services to address mental-health issues and suicide rates among front-line workers. Road Traffic (Emergency Service Speed Zones) Amendment Act 2013. The event comes after beyondblue launched a At the core of association members’ concerns campaign last year to protect and support the mental are roads on which the fixed speed limit exceeds health of emergency-services workers. The organization, as part of its First Responders 80km per hour. The association letter also outlined members’ Program, is conducting research on the mental concerns about rough stretches of road on which health of Australia’s front-line police and emergencythe reduced speed limit is applied. services personnel. “Delegates advised that multiple hazard The research aims to establish baseline reports had been submitted to SAPOL by members measures for common mental-health conditions whose safety had been significantly compromised and suicidal behaviour among first responders, as during impromptu 25kph speed zone conditions,” well as exploring support networks and the concept of stigma. the letter highlighted. “Further, delegates reported The organization says the … risks to personal that risks to personal safety conference will provide a unique were exacerbated during traffic safety were exacerbated opportunity to share best practice stops in areas where higher evidence and solutions from during traffic stops speed zones applied… various emergency ser vice “Risks were fur ther jurisdictions around the country. in areas where higher compounded on sections of “Evidence continues to grow speed zones applied… about the unacceptably high rates highway where bends in the road or unexpected obstructions of mental health conditions and were encountered by oncoming traffic in the suicide among first responders, reinforcing the need approach to an unforeseen 25kph speed-zone area. for urgent, coordinated action to improve access “This was often due to the nature of the highway to available support, reduce illness and deaths, or topography of the area, both of which are out of and improve workforce culture, engagement and the control of members performing traffic stops.” productivity,” the beyondblue website highlights. FEBRUARY 2016 POLICE JOURNAL

Recently, beyondblue launched a series of video clips about suicide in the workplace. The clips included the stories of a former fireman and a former police officer. The videos are part of a series of resources which aim to reduce the stigma associated with mental-health issues and suicide in the workplace.

POLICE LOTTERY RAISES $45,000 FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES The annual police lottery has again been a resounding success, raising $45,000 for Novita Children’s Services. It takes the total proceeds of combined police lotteries to $205,000. The Police Association, the Sunday Mail, Channel Seven, Holden and Novita join forces annually to run the lottery. Novita uses the proceeds to provide development, rehabilitation and disability services to more than 3,800 South Australian children. Police Association president Mark Carroll said the union would continue its longstanding support of Novita via the police lottery and the annual Melbourne Club luncheon. “The lottery illustrates the police community’s strong history of benevolence,” he said. “I thank the other organizations involved in the lottery and, indeed, all those members of the public who showed their support by purchasing a ticket.”

Go to PASAweb (pasa.asn.au) to view the beyondblue videos about suicide in the workplace.

HEALTH Dr Rod Pearce

With age comes the curse of cataracts And, when they affect a suffererâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision badly enough, the only effective treatment is surgery

cataract surgery in their mid-70s. But cataracts Now, the lens is broken up and sucked out can emerge in people in their 30s. through a small hole. The replacement lens The older you are the more likely you are to is folded up into a tiny structure, put in through have cataracts, and the worse they will get. the very small hole, unfolded inside the eye It is rare but one can actually be born with and locked into position. cataracts (congenital). Trauma and T he s urg e r y i s a d ay Once the swelling some drugs can damage the lens procedure with quick recovery. but the effect is the same. O nc e the swe l l ing go e s goes down most Other than surger y, there down most people reap the is no effective treatment for agefull benefits within weeks of a people reap the full related cataracts. lens replacement. benefits within weeks In Australia we have access Original cataract surger y involved removing the lens. The to experienced surgeons to of a lens replacement. replace lenses, and new-era patient then had no lens and needed glasses to correct the focal length. That was the lenses which work better. surgery which left people needing bottle-thick Some of the lenses inserted around the world glasses to see. can cost a few dollars if they are cut out of plastics. Now, lenses which are put in at the time the They are not flexible but better than a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cataracts are removed can be chosen to have old lens. different focal lengths. Better surgical methods and better understanding Some people do not need to wear glasses after of the condition mean that about 20 million their cataracts are removed, even though they might operations are done annually worldwide for the treatment of cataracts. The WHO predicts the have worn glasses as a teenager. number of intra ocular lens surgeries to reach Surgery comes with risks such as infection, loosening of the lens, lens rotation, inflammation, 32 million worldwide by 2020. The complication rates are low but occasionally and night-time halos. The risks, however, are low, certainly in Australia. scar tissue can form around the inserted lens. The original surgery to remove and replace But, with quicker and better operation techniques, there is less risk of scarring. lenses required the front of the eye to be partially lifted off, the old lens cut out, and Lasers can be used to clean up the scar tissue the cornea stitched back down to so monitoring just after surgery is important, Most people will feel the lens opacity hold the lens in place. and getting a review is useful if vision deteriorates (cataract) interfere with their lives enough to The patient had to sit with his or after lens implantation. her head still for a week or so to stop Mostly it is safe and effective surgery and consider cataract surgery in their mid-70s. the lens moving and let the stitches should be considered if cataracts are interfering But cataracts can emerge in people in their 30s. hold the surgery together. with vision.

CATARACTS

affect the lens of the eye. They are usually related to age and, most times, cannot be prevented. UV light seems to accelerate the ageing process of the lens so, sunglasses, particularly for outdoor workers, are highly recommended. Cataracts usually present as blurred vision, glare sensitivity, distortion or double vision in the affected eye. Sufferers often describe it as a feeling of looking through a veil or curtain. The problem is the lens stops light getting through to the retina (back of the eye). The eye is the same as a camera insofar as the need for light to get to the processing area through a lens. A cataract scatters the light as it passes through the lens, preventing a sharply defined image from reaching the retina. In severe cases, no light gets through at all. The lens is behind the iris and gets stiffer with age. Hence most people need glasses as they get older. As the lens ages it becomes less clear. The main mechanism seems to be the protein in the lens changes through the ageing process. Everyone will eventually lose the clear lens. Most people will feel the lens opacity (cataract) interfere with their lives enough to consider

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MOTORING Jim Barnett

Faultless performer And it seems to be serving cops well here in South Australia

DESIGN No longer bland-looking after a redesign for 2016, the Mitsubishi Outlander now has a much bolder exterior and more appealing interior. The sharper front end features a chrome, black and silver combination grille and bumper assembly and LED daytime running lights. Silver roof rails, new 18-inch alloys and bold door trims enhance its profile while a new bumper and LED tail lights feature at the back. The dash layout is smart and functional with new materials but some won’t like the extensive use of shiny black plastic. XLS diesel has seating for seven in three rows with a conventional layout. Among the comfortable front seats the driver’s has a height adjuster. Each seat in the second row – a 60/40 split-fold design – has slide and recline functions. Two third-row seats fold flat into the cargo floor but offer only limited space. Cargo space varies from 128 litres (all seats in use) to 477 litres (third-row folded) to 1,608 litres with second and third rows folded. A full-size spare wheel is stored beneath the vehicle.

VALUE FOR MONEY At $39,490, XLS diesel is $11,000 more expensive than the entry LS five-seat petrol 2WD Outlander. But this price is reasonable given the more efficient diesel engine with paddle-shifter automatic transmission, seven seats and a lockable automatic 4x4 system. XLS also has: • Dual-zone climate-control air conditioning. • Digital audio. • Touch-screen satellite navigation. • Trip computer. • Auto lights and wipers. • Electric folding heated mirrors. • Cargo blind.

SAFETY

ON THE ROAD

Outlander has a five-star ANCAP safety rating and features: • Seven airbags including driver’s knee airbag. • Traction and stability control. • 4x4 system. • Reversing camera with grid lines. • Rear parking sensors. • ISOFIX child-seat mountings.

The latest Outlander diesel performs faultlessly. And, as well as good performance, the spirited diesel delivers smooth, quiet operation. Its 4x4 system provides confidence on dirt roads but has limited off-road ability. Outlander is comfortable, roomy and quiet but the excellent ride which results from its suspension comes at the expense of cornering agility.

STATS XLS Outlander features a 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo diesel engine mated to a conve ntional six- spe e d automatic transmission. Power output is 110kW with excellent torque of 360Nm. Mitsubishi claims combined fuel economy of 6.2 litres/100km. Braked towing capacity is 2,000kg. Service intervals are 15,000km or 12 months and Outlander has a five-year warranty. FEBRUARY 2016 POLICE JOURNAL

VERDICT The SAPOL Escort Group uses a fleet of Outlanders which, over the past few years, have proved solid performers. The latest diesels have delivered far more fuel efficiency than previous petrol variants. Outlander XLS lives up to expectation as a family cruiser.

SS Commodore responds effortlessly to all driver commands, as a true performance car should.

To unleash the monster After 37 years of the Commodore, Holden has produced VFII – the quickest one ever

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Reversing camera. Automatic park assist. Front and rear parking sensors. Six airbags. ISOFIX child-seat anchorage system (x3).

DESIGN

VALUE FOR MONEY

STATS

In its upgrade of the VFII, Holden has done more than just tweak the previous 6.0-litre V8. It has fitted a larger 6.2-litre LS3 engine. And with the new motor and exhaust modifications come substantial increases in power, torque and performance. A new bi-model exhaust and mechanical sound enhancer provide V8 Commodore with a superb exhaust note during spirited acceleration. Clever design makes the car almost silent during light acceleration and cruising. SSV Redline now comes with Brembo brakes on all four wheels for increased braking performance. These are specifically designed for closed-circuit and track-day conditions. VFII also comes with revised FE3 rear sports suspension: Holden claims improved ride while maintaining sharp handling. A more aggressive grille with air ducts and bonnet vents features on SS models. Holden engineers used the Monash University wind tunnel to improve aerodynamics around the front of the car. The final touches include clear-lens tail lights on sedan, new LED tail lights on Sportwagon and new alloy wheels on most models.

The base SS V8 manual sedan is sensational value at $44,490 (add $2,200 for auto) while SS Sportwagon (auto only) costs $48,690. Standard features on SS models include: • MyLink Infotainment system with eight-inch colour touch screen. • Embedded apps – Pandora and Sticher Smart Radio. • Passive entry. • Push-button start. • Bluetooth with voice control. • Automatic headlights. • Sports seats. • Dual-zone climate control. • Alarm.

The new LS3 V8 generates 304kW of power (up from 270kW) and 570Nm of torque (up from 530Nm). It can go from zero to 100km/h in as little as 4.9 seconds. A test drive, which took in country and suburban driving, returned average fuel economy of 13.4 litres/100km from a VFII SS Sportwagon.

SAFETY All new VFII Commodores score a five-star safety rating. Standard items on SS models include: • LED daytime running lights. • Blind-spot alert. • Reverse traffic alert. • Hill-start assist. FEBRUARY 2016 POLICE JOURNAL

ON THE ROAD SS V8 Sportwagon has to be one of the slickestlooking wagons on the road. Driven sedately it offers a smooth, quiet ride around town and on the highway. Push the foot down and you unleash a monster. Rapid acceleration makes for quick, safe overtaking and cornering is flat. SS Commodore responds effortlessly to all driver commands, as a true performance car should.

VERDICT In light of the power, styling and standard fit-out of SS Commodore, nothing comes near it for the money.

Serving and transferred or retired traffic police are staging a second reunion lunch, following on from the resounding success of the inaugural event in 2015. Back by popular demand the lunch will be held at 12:30pm on Friday 8 April, 2016 at the Police Club. Please purchase your tickets in advance | Cost: $27.00 (choose from two dishes with drinks available from the bar) Book online at www.trybooking.com/140495 or speak to Police Club staff for further information RSVP by Friday 1 April

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CELEBRATING THE HISTORY OF TRAFFIC POLICE

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Part of the Police Association team She had occupied some of the most important roles in police unionism when she took on the job of Police Association organizer in 2013. Now, as assistant secretary and a former patrol sergeant, Bernie Zimmermann uses her vast experience to work with and advocate for association members. To them, she gives her full focus, care and determination.

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BANKING

Start planning for a better future Paul Modra Executive Manager – Member Value and Distribution, Police Credit Union No one can overstate the importance of financial security in police retirement

This is particularly important for police, When younger members of the police force as you have a unique set of benefits and come to retire … they should not plan on one of the most important things you can do. But it superannuation schemes that come with a rarely makes it onto the priority list. variety of options. relying on the age pension. Australia’s The high cost of living often sees income Police Credit Union, through its joint ageing population is creating a diminishing venture Bridges Financial Services, has budgeted and allocated out to bills, mortgage, schooling and, perhaps, a daily coffee as a treat. financial planners Linda, Mark and Harry who workforce and there simply might not be The thing about not having a sound financial are well versed in the intricacies of both Super enough taxpayers to foot the welfare bill. plan is… things happen. Things happen when you SA’s Triple S scheme and the Police Super least expect it and, before you know it, you’re looking defined-benefit pension scheme, and have at retirement feeling like you only started working “Preservation” rules also apply to the money held built strong relationships with the police officers “a few years ago”. in your Super SA Triple S account. and the staff at Police Super. Having a financial plan helps protect you, your This means that you cannot access these If you commenced with SA Police prior to June income and your family if anything out of the ordinary benefits until you meet a condition of release such 1, 1990 it’s likely that you are a member of the Police Super defined pension scheme. does happen. It helps to ensure you get to enjoy the as retirement from the workforce after you have benefits of all your years of hard work. reached your “preservation age”, which varies Linda, Mark and Harry can demystify the Allocating some time depending on the year you were born. benefits and options Depending on your personal situation, financial and finding yourself a Understanding the huge variety available within the pension financial planner is the best planning can help you achieve your goals for scheme to ensure you of options available can be starting point. understand your future retirement, whether it’s reducing your debt, going Working as a police on that dream overseas holiday, buying the 4WD entitlements. confusing. A financial planner officer is a unique job. and caravan to join the grey nomads or simply Before reaching will educate and empower you It comes with huge spending more time with your family. retirement it’s important to responsibility, satisfaction consider what you need from to make informed choices and an element of risk, which WILL YOUR SUPE R PROVIDE FOR your pension as the way it about your financial future. is even more reason to plan RETIREMENT? is structured can have some for the life you deserve. very big implications. When younger members of the police force If you started policing after 1990 it’s likely that A financial planner can work with you to look at just come to retire in 30 or 40 years, they should not you are a member of the Super SA Triple S fund. As about every element associated with your finances. plan on relying on the age pension. Australia’s ageing it’s an accumulation fund, your superannuation will population is creating a diminishing workforce and there simply might not be enough taxpayers to foot PLANNING FOR THE RETIREMENT YOU be affected by investment markets, which means the welfare bill. DESERVE your superannuation benefits are not going to be a guaranteed amount. Understanding the huge variety of options available can be confusing. A financial planner will Therefore, you need to understand the underlying educate and empower you to make informed choices investment options and ways in which to maximize your benefits at retirement. about your financial future. Continued page 37

PLANNING for your financial future is

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LEGAL

Can I travel with my child after separation? Georgia Pitsadiotis Family lawyer, Tindall Gask Bentley Lawyers Passports, court orders, parental responsibility, the watch list… they all play a part

THE legality of a parent travelling interstate

or overseas with his or her child or children can cause significant disagreement between parties both during and after separation.

OVERSEAS TRAVEL: CAN A PASSPORT FOR A CHILD BE ISSUED DESPITE OBJECTIONS? Following the enactment of the Passports Legislation Amendment (Integrity) Bill 2015, recent changes to the Family Law Act 1975 and the Australian Passports Act 2005 have clarified who is required to give consent to a child being issued with an Australian passport. These acts provide that all persons with parental responsibility are required to consent to a passport being issued to a child. This includes any parent to a child if his or her parental responsibility has not been removed by a court order and also any person who may legally have parental responsibility, custody or guardianship of the child. A person may lodge an alert with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or she believes his or her child is at risk of being issued with a passport in Australia. This alert does not extend to passports which may be issued in countries outside of Australia.

WHAT IF A PASSPORT IS ALREADY ISSUED FOR THE CHILD? CAN HE OR SHE TRAVEL OVERSEAS? The issuing of a passport for a child and consent for a child to travel overseas are not treated the same. If the relevant child already has a valid passport, the Family Law Act 1975 provides, at section 65Y:

court if there is a potential threat that the child may (A) person who was a party to the proceedings be removed from Australia. in which the order was made, or a person who is acting on behalf of, or at the request of, a party, For such an order to be made there must be must not take, or send the child concerned from specific evidence which outlines that potential threat Australia to a place outside Australia. of removal. Placing a child on the Family Law Watchlist is a That provision, however, does not prohibit a further option available for a feared removal. person from taking a child outside of Australia if: 1. The written consent of The court has each party concerned jurisdiction to make an If there is no parenting plan or has been obtained (i.e. order preventing a person court orders are not in place with any other person with from removing a child parental responsibility respect to travel arrangements for from the Commonwealth of the child or children of Australia. a child, there is nothing which concerned as ordered The Family Law Watchlist by a Court – this is not operates through the restricts a parent from travelling necessarily limited to a Australian Federal Police at interstate with his or her child. mother or a father); or all places of departure from 2. It is done in accordance Australia by sea and air. with an order of the Court (i.e. a party may Placing a child on the list can only be effected file an “Application in a Case” outlining a through a court order. detailed request to travel with the child or children which specifies the country of destination and INTERSTATE OR INTRASTATE TRAVEL a return date). If there is no parenting plan or court orders are not in place with respect to travel arrangements for Therefore, if a parenting order is in force, or if parenting proceedings are pending, it is an offence a child, there is nothing which restricts a parent from punishable by imprisonment to remove a child travelling interstate with his or her child. from Australia without the consent of the other Mutual courtesy aside, only when orders are being party, or a court order. contravened are there implications for travelling If there are no proceedings before a court which interstate with a child. relate to the child, section 65Y does not apply.

WHAT IF I THINK MY CHILD IS AT RISK OF BEING REMOVED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA? The Family Law Act 1975 allows for a person to apply for a passport of a child to be delivered to the FEBRUARY 2016 POLICE JOURNAL

Tindall Gask Bentley Lawyers provides free initial advice through a legal advisory service to Police Association members and their families, and retired members. To make an appointment, members should contact the association (8212 3055).

BOOKS

Stone Cold

Fever City

Evil Life

Try Not To Breathe

Author Andrew Faulkner Publisher Allen & Unwin RRP $32.99

Author Tim Baker Publisher Faber RRP $29.99

Author Clive Small & Tom Gilling Publisher Allen & Unwin RRP $32.99

Author Holly Seddon Publisher Atlantic RRP $29.99

Len Opie was a soldier cast in the image of Anzac and revered in the post-World War II military as a peerless fighter. Born in Snowtown, South Australia in 1923, Opie was an unremarkable student who revelled in the cadets. He enlisted as soon as he was of age and, through three wars, the quiet kid grew into one of the most decorated soldiers in the nation’s history. Opie was a paradox: he was a cold-eyed killer but drank nothing stronger than weak tea, never smoked and seldom swore. He killed people with his bare hands, but in civilian life he liked nothing better than a well-put-together model railway. Opie joined the CIA’s black ops programme, Phoenix, and found himself at the heart of the American counterinsurgency war in Vietnam. “Kill or be killed” was Opie’s mantra.

Take James Ellroy at his most imaginative and Oliver Stone at his most conspiratorial, mix them up in a supersized martini shaker and you have the vivid writing, explosive events, and irresistible entertainment of Fever City. Nick Alston, a Los Angeles private investigator, is hired to find the kidnapped son of America’s richest and most hated man. Hastings, a mob hitman in search of redemption, is also on the trail. But both men soon become ensnared by a sinister cabal that spreads from the White House all the way to Dealey Plaza. Decades later, in Dallas, Alston’s son stumbles across evidence from JFK conspiracy buffs that just might link his father to the shot heard around the world. Violent, vivid, visceral: Fever City is a high-octane, nightmare journey through a Mad Men-era America of dark powers, corruption and conspiracy.

The Calabrese mafia is Australia’s oldest, largest and most ruthless crime syndicate, trafficking drugs worth billions of dollars and laundering the proceeds through sophisticated international networks. Enforcing discipline with age-old tools of violence and intimidation, the Calabrese have been responsible for nearly 40 murders in Australia since the mid-1970s. Mafia families in Australia report directly to bosses in Calabria and profits are funnelled back to the mother organization. Evil Life draws on court documents and unreleased intelligence reports, as well as interviews with well-informed sources. Authors Clive Small and Tom Gilling reveal how the Calabrese mafia evolved from its beginnings on the north Queensland cane fields in the 1920s to establish cells in every major capital city, making Australia a key outpost in the world of global organized crime.

A woman’s search for the truth about a brutal attack on a teenage girl puts her in danger in this tense, psychological thriller. Alex is sinking. Slowly but surely, she’s cut herself off from everything but her one true love – drink. Until she’s forced to write a piece about a coma ward, where she meets Amy. Amy is lost. When she was 15, she was attacked and left for dead in a park not far from her house. Her attacker was never found. Since then, she has drifted in a lonely, timeless place. She’s as good as dead, but not even her doctors are sure how much she understands. Alex and Amy grew up in the same suburbs, played the same music, flirted with the same boys. And, as Alex begins to investigate the attack, she opens the door to the same danger that has left Amy in a coma.

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BANKING

From page 33 Keeping all of this in mind, Linda, Mark and Harry help you to become actively involved in your superannuation, to ensure you understand the investment choices and options available. They can also provide advice on building wealth outside of superannuation via investments in property, managed funds or shares.

IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO START LOOKING AFTER YOUR FINANCIAL HEALTH

Rebound

Billionaire

Author Aga Lesiwicz Publisher Macmillan RRP $29.99

Author Peter James Publisher Pan RRP $19.99

I’m not a bad person, but maybe I did a bad thing. Life is good for Anna Wright. She’s a successful media executive working for one of the UK’s largest TV corporations. She’s got a great boyfriend, some close friends and a lovely home. She adores her dog, Wispa, and she loves to run to help her de-stress. But Anna’s perfect life starts to crumble the moment when, out jogging on The Heath one day, she meets a handsome stranger. She takes a route into unfamiliar territory and, then, she has to face the consequences. There’s a dark, growing creepiness as the atmosphere becomes unsettled and, as Anna’s professional life becomes increasingly pressured and poisonous, her obsession with the intriguing stranger intensifies.

City stockbroker Alex Rocq leads a comfortable life, with a luxury flat in London, a country cottage, an expensive car, and a lucrative job that still leaves time for leisure. But all this isn’t enough. After receiving a tip-off, Alex decides to play the commodities market for himself. He soon learns the hard way that fortune doesn’t always favour the brave, and his luck comes to an abrupt end. When he is offered the chance to write off his debts – in exchange for special services and silence – Rocq can’t believe his luck. But how far will a desperate man go to harness the power players around him?

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While you might have other assets, super is generally considered to be one of your most valuable assets, your savings for your retirement. So it’s worthwhile getting to know it because it will be with you for your life’s journey. You can reap great rewards by investing just an hour each year with a financial planner to make sure you understand your options and put a plan in place to help you reach your financial goals. Throughout the year, the team of Bridges financial planners at Police Credit Union hold a range of financial planning seminars which are free and hugely beneficial. Plus if you happen to be a Platinum Advantage member of Police Credit Union there are other great savings available. Call them on 08 8208 5700 to find out more. It’s a phone call that will help secure your financial future. Some seminar topics include: • Wealth – how to create it, protect it and use it. • Make your salary go further – package it! • Women – your finances, your future. • Federal budget brief – its impact on future planning. • Take control of your retirement strategy.

Bridges Financial Services Pty Ltd (Bridges) ABN 60 003 474 977, ASX Participant AFSL No. 240837. Part of the IOOF group. This is general advice only and has been prepared without taking into account your particular objectives, financial situation and needs. Before making an investment decision based on this article, you should assess your own circumstances or consult a financial planner. In referring members to Bridges, Police Credit Union Ltd does not accept responsibility for any acts, omissions or advice of Bridges and its authorised representatives.

DVDs

Nightingale

Togetherness Season 1

Burnt

Black Mass

SRP $19.95 1 disc

SRP $29.95 2 discs

SRP $39.95 1 disc

Nightingale is a fascinating portrait of one man’s descent into the delusions of a fractured mind. David Oyelowo gives a spellbinding, roller-coaster ride of a performance as Peter, the sole character in the film, a war veteran struggling with the aftermath of a desperate act. Yearning to rekindle the relationship of a friend whom he served with, Peter goes on a psychological journey to regain control of his life and free himself from the burden of his demons. Told with incisive imagery, energy and humour, Nightingale is a compassionate depiction of isolation in the midst of a world ruled by social media.

Togetherness is a comedic look at four middle-aged people reconciling their dreams with their current personal and professional lives in Los Angeles. Brett (Mark Duplass) and Michelle (Melanie Lynskey) are a married couple in their mid-late 30s struggling to adapt their relationship to the pressures of parenthood. Brett’s best friend is Alex (Steve Zissis), an overweight, out-of-work actor debating if he still has a shot at being successful. Alex connects with Michelle’s sister, Tina (Amanda Peet), a free spirit grappling with being single and getting older. Each adult fights to sustain his or her own passion without skirting responsibility. As the two couples find themselves living under one roof, Togetherness explores the significance behind everyday moments.

Burnt is the story of Chef Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) who had it all and lost it. A two-star Michelin chef, whose ability to create explosions of taste is undermined by his bad habits and rock-star attitude. To land his own kitchen and that third elusive Michelin star though, he’ll need the best of the best on his side, including the beautiful Helene (Sienna Miller). Burnt invites you through the dining room and into the real world of a Michelin star-calibre kitchen: the heat, the intensity, the passion and the ego.

In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly ( Joel Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp) to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the true story of this unholy alliance, which spiralled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement, consolidate power, and become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history.

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CINEMA

Show Me A Hero

Trumbo

Hail, Caesar!

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

SRP $29.95 2 discs

Season commences February 18

Season commences March 03

Season commences March 24

In an America generations removed from the civil rights struggles of the 1960s, the young mayor (Oscar Isaac) of a mid-sized city is faced with a federal court order to build a small number of low-income housing units in the white neighbourhoods of his town. His attempt to do so tears the entire city apart, paralyses the municipal government and, ultimately, destroys the mayor and his political future.

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo (Br yan Cranston) was Hollywood’s top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. Trumbo, directed by Jay Roach, recounts how Dalton used words and wit to win two Academy Awards and expose the absurdity and injustice under the blacklist, which entangled everyone from gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) to John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger. Trumbo also stars Diane Lane, Elle Fanning and John Goodman.

Four-time Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen ( No Country for Old Men, True Grit, Fargo) write and direct Hail, Caesar!, an all-star comedy set during the latter years of Hollywood's Golden Age. Starring Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes, T ilda Swinton, Channing Tatum, Scarlett Johansson, Jonah Hill and Frances McDormand, Hail, Caesar! follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix. The Coen brothers produce the comedy under their Mike Zoss Productions banne r alongs ide Working Title Films’ Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan.

Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day saviour, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before. Starring in the film are Oscar nominees Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, and Laurence Fishburne as Perry White. Other stars include Oscar winners Jeremy Irons as Alfred and Holly Hunter as Senator Finch.

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Milestone reunion for Course 135

Members of Course 135 at the Police Club

The 30-year reunion of Course 135 was so important to one member that he came from the other side of the world to celebrate it.

Ex-Royal Ulster Constabulary officer, and now a resident of Northern Ireland, Desi McCormac (middle row, first left) jetted into Adelaide just to join his coursemates for the January 15 event. And although fellow former course member Mark Pinder (back row, third from right) had far less distance to travel, he nonetheless came from Victoria to attend the reunion. Course 135, originally scheduled for 12 months’ training as Course 16, undertook a shortened training programme of six months. Of the 29 course members who graduated from Fort Largs, 21 attended and revelled in the reunion.

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From left: Darryl Millikan, Ron Champness, Peter Jackson, Barry Blundell, Peter Shanahan and John Winkworth

Police Club captains awarded Two long-standing Police Association members won top honours in the 2015 Police Club Captains Awards in December. Detective Senior Sergeant First Class Barry Blundell (E-Crime) and Senior Constable First Class Darryl Millikan (HR Management) took out the titles of Police Club commissioner and deputy commissioner respectively. The new title holders are among 20 club captains whose role is to encourage the use of, and support for, the Police Club and its functions and events. Making up the list of the top five captains in the awards were Ron Champness, Max Adlam and Peter Jackson.

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Almost $27,000 in takings for the club was directly attributable to the collective efforts of the captains. And that impressive sum was up on last year’s figure by $8,000. Each captain has a gold membership card which accumulates points and applies a discount every time club staff swipe it.

The card applies the same discounts as does the usual membership card: 10 per cent on food and a discount on drinks across the bar. Unlike the blue and white card, however, the gold card tallies the points the user accrues (money spent booking tables, organizing events) and those of any new members he or she has introduced, or encouraged, to support the club. Police and non-police are welcome to help promote the Police Club by using its facilities and encouraging new members to join up. Scope exists to become a Police Club captain for 2016 as well. For their efforts, captains are rewarded at the end of the year. After that, the slate is once again wiped clean and the new leaders’ ladder begins. For more information go to policeclub.com.au or contact the Police Club on 8212 2924.

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The Last Shift GLENN ANGUS (1) PRUE BRANCHER PAUL MARTIN (2) PHIL MORETON (3) TIM SCAMMELL (4) MIKE TAJNIKAR (5) CHRIS ZANKER (6)

DETECTIVE SERGEANT PAUL MARTIN Commercial and Electronic Crime Branch 32 years’ service Last Day: 16.10.15 Comments… “I thank the Police Association for its hard work and ongoing dedication to ensuring members have a strong united representation, particularly in the industrial arena. “My regards to remaining members of Course 1/83 and all those persons, both sworn and unsworn, with whom I have had cause to interact over the journey, the majority of which has been spent in CIB postings.”

CHIEF INSPECTOR CHRIS ZANKER Prosecution Operations 39 years’ service Last Day: 03.01.16 Comments… “I thank past and present Police Association committee members, delegates and staff for their excellent support for members over the years. “It has always been comforting to know that, regardless of rank or position, the association has been there to support members as required, be it working conditions, salary, legal, and even the provision of holiday accommodation. “Having read The First Police Union by Nigel Hunt, who outlines the history of the association, I have reflected on the hard work done and, at times, very difficult challenges the association has overcome to secure working benefits for members. “I do recommend members read that book.”

Senior Constable 1C Mike Tajnikar Driver and Traffic Training Unit 15 years’ service Last Day: 13.11.15 Comments… “My time with SAPOL has truly been an experience I will treasure forever. I have had the honour of working with a unique bunch of professionals whose camaraderie and support over the years has been much appreciated. “I can remember my first day on the job: eager but somewhat over-awed by the huge responsibilities that came with the territory. “I have enjoyed every facet of my time with SAPOL. “I give special thanks to my colleagues at Traffic Training Unit where I spent the last two years of my police career. Experiences here will be with me forever and I thank them for those memories.”

Above: Tajnikar with colleagues hosting a visit of Hong Kong police delegates at the police academy in 2015; above right: as instructor (front row, second from right) with graduating prosecution course; right: front row, third from left with first revamped prosecution course in 2010

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SERGEANT PHIL MORETON Adelaide Police Station 43 years’ service Last Day: 04.12.15 Comments… “I leave with memories that you can only get doing the job. There are many things that I will never forget. “I have been injured more than o n c e: b r o ke n b o n e s , k i c ke d , punched, spat on and threatened with weapons. “I have been called racist by people who referred to me by my skin colour. I’ve been investigated for ‘harassing people who had done nothing’, except break the law. “Despite all of this, I would do it all again because, as you know, there is a certain satisfaction when closing a cell door on a crook. “I sincerely hope that, despite the hurdles politicians and others keep putting up to make the job more difficult, you keep closing those cell doors. “I leave with a sense of selfsatisfaction for achiev ing my career goals, highlights like being selected into STAR Group, being one of the longest-serving patrol sergeants in EALSA and remaining on the front line to the end. “I thank both past and present association committee members for their efforts on our behalf in making SAPOL the workplace it is today. “Never forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice.”

SENIOR CONSTABLE PRUE BRANCHER Mount Barker Patrols 10 years’ service Last Day: 20.12.15 Comments… “I had many enjoyable years at Port Adelaide and met some incredible people. “Well worth the wait on the lateral list though was my last (brief) posting to Mount Barker. “Everyone made me feel so welcome even though they knew I was soon off to start a new adventure in Tasmania.” SENIOR CONSTABLE IC GLENN ANGUS Sturt LSA 44 years’ service Last Day: 08.01.16 Comments… “Many things have changed in SAPOL. The only constant factor has been the quality, loyalty and dedication of the members within the organization. “In December 2000, due to injuries, I moved to Sturt LSA. I thank all those at Sturt for their friendship and support during my time there. That camaraderie has meant a lot more to me and my well-being than most would realize. “To the current and former staff and delegates of the Police Association: thank you for providing outstanding support and guidance to serving members. Your combined efforts over the years have been invaluable for our working conditions, pay rates, representation in a range of matters and providing a voice for the majority. “To our unsworn members, thank you for your efforts in all those administrative things that enable police officers to do their role more effectively. “I especially acknowledge the work done by the chaplains. They are a small professional and caring group.”

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Top: Scammell takes notes at an accident in 1975; centre left: with Princess Kate; centre right: Scammell second from right with the Far North West patrol group, Fregon, APY Lands in 2004; above right: cadet training in 1971, from left: Jim Barnett, Scammell, Mike Lloyd, Daryl Clarke; right: with Peter Reynolds, honorary aide-decamp to the governor

Inspector Tim Scammell Emergency & Major Events Station 45 years’ service Last Day: 18.12.15 Comments…

“After 45-and-a-half years in the job, I have done things, heard things, touched things, seen things and smelled things that are, fortunately, beyond the comprehension of the average person. “I experienced horror, humour, excitement and boredom, frustration and disappointment. Nevertheless, I have enjoyed nearly every single day of my time with SAPOL. “It is time, however, to leave and I do so with continuing admiration for the front-line members who carry on day after day despite the difficulties and obstacles they face.”

For the full version of The Last Shift, go to PASAweb at www.pasa.asn.au

ON SCENE

Course 3/2015 Graduates' Dinner Fenwick Function Centre Friday, January 15, 2016

All members of the course 3

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1. Lauren and Tim Bryant 2. Bonney Thorpe, Mentor Paul Manns and Ash Praino 3. Talia Barrett and Kayla Air 4. Dan Romeo and Jess Legg 5. Talia Barrett and Maddy Cunningham 6. Siblings James and Bonney Thorpe 7. Sabrina Weissman and Scott Wilson 8. Jess and Dan Anthony 9. Ash and Alex Praino 10. Siblings Pamela and Jonathan Cook 11. Guests applaud a speaker

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Graduation: Course 3/2015 Wednesday, January 20, 2016

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The toss of the caps after dismissal 6

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1. Madeline Cunningham 2. Bonney Thorpe 3. Steve Nicholls makes a speech on behalf of the course 4. Graduates march off the parade ground 5. Graduates on the parade ground 6. Pamela Cook and Gordon Broadfoot 7

7. Daniel and Kym Anthony 10

8. Police Association secretary Tom Scheffler with Academic Award winner Phil Proctor 9. Bruce and Will James-Martin 10. Sharon Eadie and Lorien Smith

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CONSTABLE ABBEY CONROY Berri Police Station

SERGEANT DARRYN CONROY Dog Operations

CONSTABLE SAM CONROY Murray Bridge Police Station

Family

Darryn Conroy joined SAPOL and the Police Association as a 19-year-old in May, 1983. His daughter, Abbey, followed him into the job in January, 2011, as did his son, Sam, in February, 2014. They, too, were 19.

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