Inside The NSW Police Force

We take a tour of the NSW Airwing at Bankstown in Sydney to understand how they support every facet of police operations from dangerous search and rescue operations  to keeping crime under high altitude surveillance. Our guide is Constable Ian Bennett who overcame his fear of heights to achieve a cherished goal, a place in this tight-knit squad of aviators. 

This podcast is sponsored by Police Bank

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This podcast is also sponsored by Charles Sturt University

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If you have any information for police, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Crime can also be reported online – search for the NSW Police Force Community Portal.

Considering becoming a cop? Find out more at www.police.nsw.gov.au/recruitment

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Retired NSW highway patrol member Val Sugden tells of the struggle to become the state’s first female motorcycle cop in 1983. Val, who’s still riding after decades in the saddle for the police, explains how she made the grade and met dignitaries from the Pope to Princess Diana.

If you have information that might assist NSW Police in current investigations please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000

This podcast is sponsored by Police Bank

All Police Bank products mentioned in the podcast are subject to terms, conditions, and eligibility criteria. For terms and conditions, please visit www.policebank.com.au/police-bank-inside-nsw-police-force-podcast .

 © 2023 Police Bank Ltd. ABN 95 087 650 799. AFSL/Australian Credit Licence No. 240018

This podcast is also sponsored by Charles Sturt University

University Certificate in Workforce Essentials - Study (csu.edu.au) Charles Sturt University is an Australian University, TEQSA Provider Identification: PRV12018. CRICOS Provider: 00005F. Visit csu.edu.au 

If you have any information for police, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Crime can also be reported online – search for the NSW Police Force Community Portal.

Considering becoming a cop? Find out more at www.police.nsw.gov.au/recruitment

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One of the state’s most experienced investigators Detective Chief Inspector Glen Browne explains how Homicide and the Middle Eastern Crime Squads worked together to bring down the infamous Brothers 4 Life gang during a violent spree from 2012 to 2014. Browne explains the qualities required to become a successful homicide investigator and deal with the trauma of violent death.

If you have information that might assist NSW Police in current investigations please contact Crime Stopper on 1800 333 000

This podcast is sponsored by Police Bank

All Police Bank products mentioned in the podcast are subject to terms, conditions, and eligibility criteria. For terms and conditions, please visit www.policebank.com.au/police-bank-inside-nsw-police-force-podcast .

 © 2023 Police Bank Ltd. ABN 95 087 650 799. AFSL/Australian Credit Licence No. 240018

University Certificate in Workforce Essentials - Study (csu.edu.au) Charles Sturt University is an Australian University, TEQSA Provider Identification: PRV12018. CRICOS Provider: 00005F. Visit csu.edu.au 

If you have any information for police, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Crime can also be reported online – search for the NSW Police Force Community Portal.

Considering becoming a cop? Find out more at www.police.nsw.gov.au/recruitmen

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NSW Police are still working to identify the human jaw bone found at Umina in 2020. Having ruled out a 1940 drowning victim, the Forensic Services and Technical Services Command is using a new technique never before tried in NSW. Dr Jennifer Raymond believes forensic investigative genetic genealogy will soon unlock a decades-old mystery.

And Senior Constable Ash Bold from the Public Affairs team talks about his career and his brush with royalty.

To assist law enforcement upload your DNA file at  https://www.gedmatch.com

This podcast is sponsored by Police Bank

All Police Bank products mentioned in the podcast are subject to terms, conditions, and eligibility criteria. For terms and conditions, please visit www.policebank.com.au/police-bank-inside-nsw-police-force-podcast .

 © 2023 Police Bank Ltd. ABN 95 087 650 799. AFSL/Australian Credit Licence No. 240018

University Certificate in Workforce Essentials - Study (csu.edu.au) Charles Sturt University is an Australian University, TEQSA Provider Identification: PRV12018. CRICOS Provider: 00005F. Visit csu.edu.au 

If you have any information for police, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Crime can also be reported online – search for the NSW Police Force Community Portal.

Considering becoming a cop? Find out more at www.police.nsw.gov.au/recruitmen

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After sixteen weeks on campus, Class 357 is graduating from the NSW Police Academy. Having met all the academic and physical challenges, it’s time for the students’ attestation parade before family, friends, the Commissioner, the Police Minister and other dignitaries. To the strains of the NSW Police Band, this diverse group demonstrates the skills and cohesion, acquired at the Academy, in a last spectacular drill. Session 2 Co-ordinator Senior Sergeant Lisa Corby explains the meaning of attestation for police and what the new probationary constables can expect in the next chapter of their career.

This podcast is sponsored by Police Bank

All Police Bank products mentioned in the podcast are subject to terms, conditions, and eligibility criteria. For terms and conditions, please visit www.policebank.com.au/police-bank-inside-nsw-police-force-podcast .

 © 2023 Police Bank Ltd. ABN 95 087 650 799. AFSL/Australian Credit Licence No. 240018

 University Certificate in Workforce Essentials - Study (csu.edu.au) Charles Sturt University is an Australian University, TEQSA Provider Identification: PRV12018. CRICOS Provider: 00005F. Visit csu.edu.au  

If you have any information for police, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Crime can also be reported online – search for the NSW Police Force Community Portal.

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Two long term frontline officers discuss dealing with trauma in their lives and policing careers. Senior Constable Brian Neville was with Constable Peter Forsyth when he was murdered by a suspect in 1998. For Detective Sergeant Kylie Whiting, it was the death of a stranger that led her to a life of public service.

And we go to remote Dareton to talk to Inspector Prue Bergin about leaving the city for a career in the country.        

This podcast is sponsored by Police Bank

All Police Bank products mentioned in the podcast are subject to terms, conditions, and eligibility criteria. For terms and conditions, please visit www.policebank.com.au/police-bank-inside-nsw-police-force-podcast .

 © 2023 Police Bank Ltd. ABN 95 087 650 799. AFSL/Australian Credit Licence No. 240018

 University Certificate in Workforce Essentials - Study (csu.edu.au) Charles Sturt University is an Australian University, TEQSA Provider Identification: PRV12018. CRICOS Provider: 00005F. Visit csu.edu.au  

If you have any information for police, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Crime can also be reported online – search for the NSW Police Force Community Portal.

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The Missing Persons Registry is bringing the public into the search for missing loved ones through innovative geo-targeting technology, but Detective Inspector Ritchie Sim wants more people to get involved.  

And PT Instructor Acting Sergeant Henry Hurly puts Class 357 through their paces for the last time before Attestation.      

This podcast is sponsored by Police Bank

All Police Bank products mentioned in the podcast are subject to terms, conditions, and eligibility criteria. For terms and conditions, please visit www.policebank.com.au/police-bank-inside-nsw-police-force-podcast .

 © 2023 Police Bank Ltd. ABN 95 087 650 799. AFSL/Australian Credit Licence No. 240018

 University Certificate in Workforce Essentials - Study (csu.edu.au) Charles Sturt University is an Australian University, TEQSA Provider Identification: PRV12018. CRICOS Provider: 00005F. Visit csu.edu.au  

If you have any information for police, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Crime can also be reported online – search for the NSW Police Force Community Portal.

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International fraudster Samantha Azzopardi has racked up 100 charges for impersonating children and teenagers yet still it’s unclear her motive for these elaborate hoaxes. Detective Sergeant Aaron Power tells of his investigation into “The Changeling.”

At the Academy, we meet Sgt Bianca Williams and Mr Alfie Walker from the NSW Police/Charles Sturt University First Nations Student Support Team and hear how they are helping indigenous students and others to find a home in their culture and in policing.    

This podcast is sponsored by Police Bank

All Police Bank products mentioned in the podcast are subject to terms, conditions, and eligibility criteria. For terms and conditions, please visit www.policebank.com.au/police-bank-inside-nsw-police-force-podcast .

 © 2023 Police Bank Ltd. ABN 95 087 650 799. AFSL/Australian Credit Licence No. 240018

 University Certificate in Workforce Essentials - Study (csu.edu.au) Charles Sturt University is an Australian University, TEQSA Provider Identification: PRV12018. CRICOS Provider: 00005F. Visit csu.edu.au  

If you have any information for police, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Crime can also be reported online – search for the NSW Police Force Community Portal.

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Lost at Sea: The Black Bone mystery could be about to provide a new twist to this three year investigation. As DNA testing seeks to confirm the theory that the blackened jaw found at Umina Beach belongs to a boy lost, in 1940. But another older possibility emerges...

At the Academy, career detective-turned Academic Carla Tomadini discusses how Charles Sturt University employs ex-police to bring realism and real world focus to the studies of Class 357 

This podcast is sponsored by Police Bank

All Police Bank products mentioned in the podcast are subject to terms, conditions, and eligibility criteria. For terms and conditions, please visit www.policebank.com.au/police-bank-inside-nsw-police-force-podcast .

 © 2023 Police Bank Ltd. ABN 95 087 650 799. AFSL/Australian Credit Licence No. 240018

 University Certificate in Workforce Essentials - Study (csu.edu.au) Charles Sturt University is an Australian University, TEQSA Provider Identification: PRV12018. CRICOS Provider: 00005F. Visit csu.edu.au  

If you have any information for police, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Crime can also be reported online – search for the NSW Police Force Community Portal.

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Operation Trawler is one of NSW Police’s most successful pro-active squads, targeting online paedophiles by posing as potential victims. Detective Chief Inspector Chris Goddard and Detective Sergeant Natalie Stojceski take us behind the scenes of this high stakes work.

At the NSW Police Academy, news has broken that Protocol Instructor Sergeant Tony Wade is leaving after 15 years shaping the recruits and Class 357 will be his last. We meet his successor Sergeant William O’Brien.

This podcast is sponsored by Police Bank

All Police Bank products mentioned in the podcast are subject to terms, conditions, and eligibility criteria. For terms and conditions, please visit www.policebank.com.au/police-bank-inside-nsw-police-force-podcast .

 © 2023 Police Bank Ltd. ABN 95 087 650 799. AFSL/Australian Credit Licence No. 240018

 University Certificate in Workforce Essentials - Study (csu.edu.au) Charles Sturt University is an Australian University, TEQSA Provider Identification: PRV12018. CRICOS Provider: 00005F. Visit csu.edu.au  

If you have any information for police, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Crime can also be reported online – search for the NSW Police Force Community Portal.

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