1972
VICTORIA
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA FOR THE YEAR 1970
PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND
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By Authoniy t C, H. RIXON, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNE. No. 6.-7124/71.-Price 70 cents. Members of the royal family stop to speak to many enthusiastic admirers in an informal stroll along Collins Street, Monday, 6th June, 1970. CONTENTS
Page
General Review V
Administration 4 Organization Charts 5
Establishment 8
Public Service 10
Finance 12
Public Relations 12
Criminal Investigation Branch .. 13
Criminal Statistics 15
Young Offenders 20
Women Police 21
Missing Persons 22
Legislation 22
Traffic Deaths 23
Accidents 23
Offences 25
Breath Analysis 28
Communications 28
Training 33
Buildings-Property 40
Index 41
Police Headquarters, V Melbourne. 15th March, 1972.
The Honourable the Chief Secretary.
Sir,
I have the honour to present the Annual Report of the Victoria Police Force for the year ended 31st December, 1970.
GENERAL REVIEW During the year 1970, Mr. Noel Wilby, M.V.O., Q.P.M., occupied the position of Chief Commissioner of the Victoria Police Force. Since the year under review, Mr. Wilby has regrettably been forced to retire through ill health. Each year imposes a still heavier demand on Police than the one preceding and 1970 was no exception. All of the Force's resources were taxed to the utmost and normal demands for Police services were increased by such events as the Royal Tour, the Moratorium Marches, the West Gate Bridge Disaster and an increase in the number of armed robberies. The Royal Tour passed off most successfully, due no doubt to the careful planning and preparation that went into arrangements for the reception of the Royal Visitors in this State. Plans for the Moratorium Marches were immensely difficult to formulate due to a whole host of new and unpredictable factors. The situation of large masses of people marching through the streets of Melbourne in support of political causes were relatively unique within Police experience and perhaps reached a peak on May 8 when some 70,000 people marched through the city streets of Melbourne and sat down in Bourke Street effectively disrupting the city's activities for a considerable period of time. The Force faced a dilemma in deciding whether to enforce the laws relating to obstruction and interference with the rights of other citizens of freedom of movement or to exercise discretion in favour of the general preservation of peace. In deciding not to interfere with the demonstrators, either in their march or during the sit-down, Police made a decision that was vindicated in retrospect. The limits of Police discretion are hard to define in difficult situations such as demonstrations but it is quite clear that a selective law enforcement policy is not excluded and that occasions will arise when discretion must be exercised in favour of the general preservation of peace. It will be appreciated that discretion must at times overlook breaches of the law and that, in the selection of alternative courses of action, regard must be given to the total situation and the course most likely to restore and maintain public peace. It is not that Police consider a certain choice of action desirable but rather that other courses of action are less desirable. Undoubtedly, further public demonstrations will take place in future months and each will require a particular policy and the application of organisational meas'Ures best designed to preserve peace and good order in the community and with the minimum disruption to the people at large. One of the most serious disasters ever to occur in this State was the collapse of a span of the partially constructed West Gate Bridge on October 15, when thirty-three workmen lost their lives. The State Disaster Plan was immediately implemented and the smooth co-ordination of all emergency services that followed justified the careful pre-planning. Praise is due to all officers and employees of the various departments, instrumentalities, authorities, organizations and private firms involved in the rescue operations who gave unstintingly of their efforts, often in very difficult and dangerous circumstances. Less publicized, but equally praiseworthy, was the daily work of the Force in handling innumerable emergencies, ranging from the disarming of demented persons in possession of loaded firearms to the rescue of persons from burning buildings. The work of the Search and Rescue Squad deserves special mention for the dedication and bravery shown by its members. It is regrettable that the year saw no reduction in crime generally. Of particular concern was the increase in armed hold-ups, although this was to some extent counterbalanced by an increase in the detection and apprehension rate. More offenders than ever before appeared before the courts, but the severity of the sentences imposed appeared an insufficient deterrent to others similarly inclined. vi Formation of Crime Car Squads in May proved to be an outstanding success. In the first nine months of operation, its members achieved a striking 66 per cent. increase in efficiency without a corresponding increase in strength. During the year, the Victorian Government appointed Colonel Sir Eric St. Johnston, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary for England and Wales, to carry out a survey of the Force. His terms of reference were to " examine the administration and organization of the Police Force of Victoria and to report and make recommendations as to the means by which the efficiency of the Force can be improved". Simultaneously, an evaluation of the Victoria Police Force was carried out for the Police Association by Messrs. Paul Wilson, M.A., and John Western, M.A., Ph.D., both lecturers from the Queensland University. During the year, Mr. Wilby represented Australia at the Interpol Conference at Brussels where it was obvious that most other Police Forces had similar problems to those existing in Australia. He was accompanied at the Conference by the Commonwealth Police Commissioner, Mr. J. M. Davis. One conclusion drawn by Mr. Wilby was that Victoria did not have anywhere near the problems of crime, particularly violent crime, existing in other countries. He considered, however, that Victoria must expect some increase in crime together with a rise in the number of civil disturbances in line with the current world-wide trend. The year 1970 was a difficult one for the Victoria Police Force. It was a year in which doubts were cast on the integrity of the Force and indeed without those doubts being entirely dispelled. Nevertheless, as the study by Wilson and Western disclosed, a strong body of public opinion still supported the Force. It should be remembered that in the nature of the duties society imposes upon Police it is certain they will come in contact with the public in situations liable to provoke tension, conflict and criticism. It is hoped that fundamental changes proposed in the months and years ahead will minimize these difficulties and bring the role of the Police into its proper perspective with the community it seeks to serve. 70,000 marchers block Bourke Street on Mora torium Day, Friday, May 8th, 1970. 2
Moratorium peace mar chers in Bourke Street, Friday, September 18th, 1970. ~l~ I w<:R>.,ULL R eWOOMELANG 0 < HOPETOUN •QUA~BATOOK ...J I RAINBOW • < GUNBOWER e a= I P~RAMID t eBOORT f/) I WIMMERA MITIAMOe 0 :::::> • NHILL ECHUCA. GOULBURN TALLANGATTA • KANIVA DIMBOOLA TON~;~.::". 's' DOOK'" ST.J~M, WANGARATTA • 'TANGAMBALANGA < I L . eWEDDERBURN ROCHESTER • • YACKA"JDANDAH LODDON ---.....:...STAN~g~~OOP"A, e SHE PPARTON OECCHwoecHUPPER MU RRAY :t: i •MUR:OA INGLEWOOOe • e TATlJRA eDEDE:.RANG 'w' 0 RUPANYUPe t- BRIDGEWATER eMYR;!_[fORD • MITTA MITT A I .HORSHAM 'G' • MOUNT § I BRIGt-1T •APSLEY' I •EDENHOP[ •HARROW ...... m~ Eo ( ~ALMORA.L ...... BENooc • ' I •SWIFTS GREEK •CAVENDISH ...... I EAST GIPPSLAND ...... 0 COLERA INE •BUCHAN ...... CASTERTON 'N' ...... I •MERINO • HAMILTON •cANN RIVER 0 PENS~URS! • BRUT HEN BRANXHOLM[ •ORBOST I DARTMOOR LINDENOW BRIAGOLON~ • eBAIRNSDALE e STRATFORD 0 LAKES ENTRANCE D MAFfRA ·- ,.,..,-....._ esAL~ ~PORI LAND MAP OF VICTORIA SHOWING POLICE DISTRICTS DISTRICT BOUNDARI-· El SHOWN THUS DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS SHOWN THUS DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS SHOWN THUS • POLICE STATIONS SHOWN THUS • w 4 ADMINISTRATION Correspondence Branch - Police The Chief Commissioner is the correspondence, including that of the permanent head of the Force and is International Criminal Police Organi appointed by, and responsible to the zation, of which Melbourne is the Governor in Council for the proper administration and conduct of the Australian Headquarters. Force. The Governor in Council has Accounts Branch. power to make regulations and orders in respect of all matters pertaining to the efficient operation of the Force. Pay Branch. The Governor in Council acts on the Buildings Branch-leasing, pur recommendation of the Chief Secre chasing, erection and furnishing of tary, who is the Minister of the Crown responsible for the Police Force. police buildings. Attached to the Chief Commis Supply Branch. sioner's Office, for the purpose of advising him and other members of Motor Registration Branch-Motor the Department, are the Police Sur registration and licensing of drivers. geon, Scientific and Technical Officers of the Forensic Science Section and DISTRICTS AND DIVISIONS the Police Legal Adviser, who is a solicitor seconded from the Crown The State is divided into 17 geo Law Department. graphical Districts ( 5 metropolitan and 12 country), each controlled by a PUBLIC SERVICE Superintendent. Each District is The Police Branch of the Chief divided into two, three or four Divi Secretary's Department provides administrative services for the Police sions, each controlled by an Inspector. Force and for the Motor Registration Each Division is further divided into Branch. The administration of the Sub-Districts. Attached to the Mel Branch is integrated with the adminis tration of the Victoria Police Force bourne District is a Special Duties through the Secretary, Chief Commis division which contains the Licensing sioner's Office, who is the Public and Gaming Squads. These Squads Service head of the Branch and, as work mainly in the city, but may be such, responsible to the Under Secre tary, the Permanent Head of the Chief sent to any part of the State as Secretary's Department. required. There are 1,464 members of the In addition there are four special Public Service employed in the follow administrative Districts based in Mel ing Branches of the Chief Commis sioner's Office:- bourne, namely the Criminal Investiga Personnel Branch-records, promo tion Branch, Information Bureau, tions, transfers, sick leave, police Traffic Control District and the Police pensions, &c. Depot District. CHlEF COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ADVISORY GROUP SECRETARY TO THE Legal, Medical, Scientific POLICE DEPARTMENT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT l Public Service Staff I I ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER ASSIST ANT COMMISSIONER ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER -~- ~ . ~ ------.Cnmc Personnel and Crime Prevention Public Relations Officer Officer: SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT C.I. Branc11 "X" District "T" District "M" District Superintendents H.Q. Stations) (District H.Q. Stations) "A" Melbourne Russell St. "C" Central Highlands Ballarat "K" Cora:ngamite Warrnambool "B" Bourke Flemington "D" Gippsland Morwell "L" Wimmcra Horsham "H" Henty Malvern "E" Mallee Swan Hill "N" East Gippsland - Bairnsdale "P" Flinders Dandenoug "F" Upper Goulburn Benalla "R" Glenelg - Bamilton L "Q" Yarra Heidelberg "G" Loddon Bendigo "S" Goulburn - Shepparton "J" Barwon Geelong "\V" Upper VI ASSIST ANT COMMISSIONER 0'1 CRIME . SUPERINtENDENT SUPERINTENDENT Criminal Investigation Branch "X" District Information Bureau Intelligence Bureau I Chief Inspector Chief Inspector Administrative Detective Inspector No. 1 Division D.l. I I Inspector Superintendent' s 1stnct District Country Commumcations Office )etective Inspector Detective Inspector Divisions ~ Homicide Squad :..... Russell Street :..... Ballarat - D.24 Children's Court - Press Liaison on t Extortion Squad ~ Bourke Street West ~ Benalla Prosecution Secti ,--- Carlton ~ Bairnsdale - Missing Persons District '--- North Melbourne ~ Bendigo >etective Inspector ,--- Victoria Dock ~ Colac Inspector Inspector ~Railways - Echuca Fingerprint No. 2 Division ~ T.A.A. - Geelong Record Section :..... Arson Squad -Hamilton -Records Victoria an(d :..... Crown Law back Suburban - Kyneton - Fingerprints Wharf Patrol '- Company Squad - Mildura - Property Tracing District - Dealer Squad - Morwell - Gazette and Daily Inspector ~ Livestock Squad Detective Inspectors -Sale 1- Circular No. 3 Division - Seymour 1- Modus Operandi I - Dandenong ..._ Statistics District - Shepparton Crime Car Squa d ~ Flemington -Swan Hill I Detective Inspector -Malvern - Wangaratta Station Officer _ Heidelberg Search and Rescu Squad - Breaking Squad r- Warragul Women Police - Consorting Squad -Richmond ..... Wodonga - Drug Bureau - Stolen Motor Vehicle Squad y ·- Vice Squad FORENSIC SCIENCE ...._ Special Branch 1- B< - Bi 010gi Detective Trai ning School Field Investigation Fibres Documents - Photography Breathalyser Drug Identification ASSIST ANT COMMISSIONER TRAFFIC AND TECHNICAL CHIEF TECHNICAL SUPERINTENDENT "T" DISTRICT SUPERINTENDEN:r ~'M" DISTRICT OFFICER I Breath Analysis Section Research & r------,------..., Planning HEADQUARTERS OFFICER IN CHARGE MOBILE TRAFFIC. TRAINING DIV OFFICERS DEPOT DIVISION TRANSPORT BRANCH SECTION COLLEGE I Technical Chief I I ("' Airlie") Section Inspector Officer m Officer in Officer in I Motor Driving Charge Charge f Charge Inspector Sdwol I Director of Maintenance Sub-Charge - Cadets Studies Depot Station: District Prosecutions Radio aerks Officer Sta lion No. I Area Recruits Mounted Maintenance I Supervisors Western Branch Maintenance Brief Room Sub Officer's Drawing and Security Transport No: 2Area Course -~ Stud'Farm Office Fleet Eastern Accidents Buildings Records Mobile Canteen No. 3 Area Office -Branch Southern Advisory Police Workshops Shrine Guard Supply Accidents Motor Boat Branch Vehicle Squad Police Hospital Statistics & -Safety School Map Room Accident Appreciation Central Registration CITY TRAFFIC POLICE Squad and Licence Testing Stations 0/C City Traffic Highway and I Training Sub-Charge I Brief and I Traffic Traffic Summons Police School M.T.S...... :1 8 ESTABLISHMENT POLICE FORCE Chief Commissioner ...... 1 1 Deputy Commissioner ...... 1 1 Assistant Commissioners ...... 3 3 Superintendents, Grade I...... 10 9 Superintendents, Grade 11...... 15 15 Chief Inspectors (including one seconded to Traffic Commission) .. 10 10 Inspectors, Grade I...... 97 102 Inspectors, Grade It ...... 14 14 Station Officers ...... 3 2 Sergeants ...... 273 291 Sergeants (brevet) ...... 1 1 Senior Constables ...... 831 901 First Constables (foot) ...... 2,111 2,019 Constables (foot) ...... 1,239 1,293 First Constables (mounted) ...... 23 22 Constables (mounted) ...... 16 17 Policewomen ...... 74 69 Total actual strength ...... i 4,722 4,770 Total authorized strength ...... 4,781 4,823 -~ .. ------RATIO OF POLICE (AUTHORIZED STRENGTH) TO POPULATION Estimated population of Victoria as at 30th September, 1970 3,461,400 Ratio of Police to population .. 1 to 718 AUTHORIZED AND ACTUAL STRENGTH, 1960-1970. 4800 4 700 4600 4500 4400 4~0 4 200 4100 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 D AUTHORIZED STRENGTH • ACTUAL STRENGTH. APPOINTMENTS 9 As at 31st December. 1969. 1970. Recruits 272 315 Re-appointments 4 4 RECRUITMENT AND WASTAGE, 1961-1970. 400 '2:175 350 325 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1907 1968 19&9 1970 D RECRUITMENT • WASTAGE RETIREMENTS, DISCHARGES, &c. I F'ust Supts. Supts. Chief Senior Consts. GradeInspts. I. ! Officers.Station IS ergeants. Police- Totals - Grade I. Grade U. Inspts. Consts. i and women. I · i Consts. ! i i Died ...... 1 ...... 1 2 .. 4 . . 8 Superannuated- Retiring Age ...... 3 2 2 -- 2 7 30 1 47 Ill-health ...... 1 7 28 1 37 i Resigned ...... 3 13 ...... ! 143 9 168 Discharged or Dismissed ...... i .. 5 i i .. 5 Totals .. .. 1 3 2 2 1 8 27 210 11 265 10 POLICE CADETS --···---···--- As at 31st December. 1969. 1970. Strength 133 115 Appointments to Police Force 97 113 POLICE RESERVE As at 31st December. 1969 • I 1970. Actual strength .. .. I 61 59 PUBLIC SERVICE STAFF December. 1970. Chief Commissioner's Office. Secretary 1 I Assistant Secretary 1 1 Accountant 1 1 Executive Officer 1 1 Other Officers of the Ad~inistrati~~ Divisi~~ 70 81 Clerical and Office Assistants- Males 18 23 Females 32 33 Other Assistants (Storemen, Labourers, &c.)- Males 26 22 Actual Strength 150 163 Authorized Strength 154 172 District Offices and Police Stations. Officers of the Administrative Division 14 13 Clerical and Office Assistants- Males 91 98 Females 260 295 Other Assistants (Hospital Staff, Artisans, &c.)- Males 218 154 Females 82 58 Actual Strength 665 618 Authorized Strength 679 633 ,- The overall reduction in the combined establishment of the Chief Com missioner's Office and District Offices and Police Stations was mainly brought about by the introduction of contract cleaning resulting in the retrenchment of cleaning staff, and the re-arrangement of the Staff of the Supply Branch following the introduction of the auto mated stores system. Forensic Science Laboratory. Director Deputy Director Senior Chemist Chemists 3 3 Actual Strength 5 5 Authorized Strength 5 5 Motor Registration Branch. Officer in Charge 1 1 Deputy Officer in Charge 1 1 Assistant Officer in Charge I 1 Other Officers of the Administrative Division 126 142 Clerical and Office Assistants- Males 263 258 Females 277 266 Other Assistants (Artisans, Labourers &c. - ' i Males ...... "i 10 9 Actual Strength ...... 679 678 Authorized Stre ngth ...... 726 721 Actual Strength ...... 1,499 1.464 Totals { Authorized Stre ngth ...... 1,564 1,531 -..1 Victoria Police mounted ..._!~;! troopers lead the POLICE -..1 WEEK procession past the saluting base at the t Melbourne Town Hall in Swanston Street. ,....,... 12 FINANCE Financial Year. 1968-69. 1969-70. Receipts- Police ...... 4,699.173 5,017,687 Motor Registration Branch ... ! 58,226,025 63,792,349 62,925,198 68,810,036 Expenditure- • Salaries and allowances- Police ...... 19,383,767 21,774,350 Public Service Staff ...... 3,572,337 4,274,956 School Teachers-Police Depot ...... 58,057 64,510 Overtime payments ...... 285,413 530,994 Travelling expenses ...... 610,659 629,645 Office requisites and equipment, printing and stationery .. 235,995 236,972 Books and publications, other incidental expenses .. .. 226,907 251,237 Postal and telephone expenses ...... 540,815 587,875 Motor vehicles-purchase and running expenses .. .. 984,796 1,054,431 Fuel, light, power and water ...... 245,496 249,997 Personal equipment, uniforms, clothing and bedding .. .. 125,715 139,473 Radio, photographic and scientific equipment, &c. 69,243 69,988 Contributions to Central Fingerprint Bureau, Sydney and International Criminal Police Organization .. 36,520 40,775 Miscellaneous ...... 75,506 70,929 ! 26,451,226 29,976,132 ·--·------·----- PRIVATE CARS. was met by holding special guest nights One thousand and forty-two at the Police Auditorium where experts members of the Police Force were in the various fields of drug abuse authorized to use their own cars in delivered lectures. the execution of Police duty for which During November it was decided by they were paid prescribed rates. The the various State authorities concerned distance travelled by these cars on that drug education would become the duty totalled 1,734,255 miles as com responsibility of the Health Depart pared with 2,012,078 in 1968/69. ment. Accordingly, Public Relations Division will phase out of this area CosT OF POLICE PROTECTION of involvement. PER HEAD oF PoPULATION. Police dramas " Homicide " and On an estimated population of " Division 4 " continued to receive 3,443,000 for Victoria, the cost of high ratings and are the result of Police protection per head of popula continued co-operation from this Divi tion (calculated by deducting Police sion. A new series called " Matlock " receipts from expenditure) is $7. 25 depicting the police function in a per annum. This represents an in country town, is in the process of crease of 82 cents on the figure quoted production. for 1968/69. Another highly successful series, PUBLIC RELATIONS " wANTED ", which regularly features " Police and public relationships in a member from this Division, has Victoria are very good," according resulted in an ever increasing public to a recent survey conducted in response to appeals by Police for Victoria for the Police Association by information to assist them in their Mr. Paul Wilson, of the Queensland various inquiries. University. Considering that it was In August an Inspector was ap held at the conclusion of the Kaye pointed to the Division as Recruiting Abortion Inquiry this finding emerged Officer. As a result, career exhibitions, as a strong vote of confidence in the advertising and recruiting campaigns police. The Public Relations Division effort must take some credit for the have been intensified. A special development of this heartening attitude. recruiting drive in England was also made. A total of 308 recruits com The volume of work increased menced training in 1970 representing during the year with the addition of an increase of 4 over the number "Police Week" displays at Myer's, recruited in 1969. At this stage it is City and Eastland, and crime preven too early to assess the effect of the tion campaigns throughout the State. recruiting drives but without some Public demand for lectures, films drastic change in economic conditions and literature on the subject of drugs or job inducements it would seem that also placed a heavy drain on manpow~r cadets will remain our main source of and resources. To some extent thts recruiting material in the future. SUMMARY OF SOME ASPECTS OF WORK AND ACTIVITIES. 13 Attendances. 1969. Activities. 1969. 1970, 697 School visits 128,485 89,000 10 Exhibitions 97,000 132,000 7 Country film nights 1,752 3 4 Motorist Education Sessions 100 888 11 11 Lord Mayor's camp visits .. 3,321 3,306 10 10 Guest nights 2,848 5,826 16 50 Careers nights 2,617 3,607 Correspondence items CRIMINAL The number attending at such INVESTIGATION classes adds to the individual work BRANCH load (already in excess of the accepted The year saw a general increase in norm) placed on the remaining major crimes with disturbing rises in staff, as there are few replacements armed hold-ups, assaults, larceny and available. illegal use of motor vehicles, and drug offences. STOLEN VEHICLES Pharmacy breakings, principally to Reported thefts of motor vehicles obtain drugs of addiction, rose from increased by 19%, i.e. 1933 vehicles, forty-five to one hundred and thirty to 11,643. This perturbing situation eight. was not confined to Victoria but was The authorized strength increased by nation-wide. Increases occurred in all twelve to 574 with an actual strength States, ranging from 5% in Tasmania of 562. to 14% in New South Wales, and Reported crime totalled 142,244 38% and 36% in Western Australia compared with 135,868 in 1969. and Queensland respectively. 56,903 crimes were solved representing During the first six months, there approximately 40% of the total com was a marked rise in thefts of motors pared with 54,249 or 39.9% for the and valuable parts from cars, fre previous year. quently high-performance expensive An acute shortage of manpower is models. Special attention to panel causing concern. Divisional strength, beaters, wreckers and used-car dealers especially in rapidly developing resulted in arrests, recovery of pro outer suburbs, is not keeping pace perty and an appreciable decline in with crime, population and industrial such offences. growth. Actual strength because of rest days, leave, and attendance at In an effort to curtail vehicular the Detective Training School rarely thefts and improve the incidence of exceeds 60% of authorized strength arrest and speed up recoveries, special on any one day. State-wide broadcasts of vehicles stolen in the previous 24 hours are now An important step to improve transmitted every six hours from efficiency and reduce the backlog of V.K.C. one hundred and fifty detectives await ing selection for Detective Training The Stolen Motor Vehicle Squad School, was the increase of classes to with an authorized strength of eighteen forty members. At the 31st Decem detectives charged 250 offenders for ber, 1970, the backlog was reduced to 752 offences and recovered stolen 117 and should be further reduced by property valued at thousands of dol conducting three classes of a similar lars, the majority of offenders being size in 1971. under twenty-one years. SUMMARY OF MOTOR VEHICLES STOLEN FOR YEARS 1968, 1969 AND 1970 1968. 1969. 1970. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks and cycles) reported stolen .. 9,555 9,710 11,643 Motor vehicles recovered 9,242 9,354 11,142 Motor vehicles outstanding 440 507 682 Percentage of vehicles recovered 96·72 96·33 95·35 14 ARMED ROBBERIES SUMMARY OF OFFENCES OF ARMED HOLD-UP AND ATTEMPTED HOLD There was an upsurge in armed UPS FOR THE YEARS 1968, 1969 AND robberies ranging from attacks on 1970 smaH shopkeepers and banks to a haul of $289,000 from the Metropolitan ------'-~- i -19_6_8· 1 _ 1969. 1~970. Security Services Pty. Ltd. at South Melbourne. In the latter case, one Offences committed . . 78 73 144 man has been charged with the offence, a Warrant of Apprehension has been Number of arrests . . 99 49 104 issued for the arrest of a second Number of crimes presently serving a term of imprison cleared . . 43 37 69 ment in another State, and two persons have been charged as accomplices. Bank Hold-ups Portion of the stolen moneys was Number of offences. . 13 9 20 recovered. 22 Undoubtedly offenders have been Number of arrests . . 22 7 influenced by the excessive publicity Number cleared up . . 12 7 12 given by the various media to armed robberies as compared to arrests and sentencing. The action of the State DRUG ABUSE Savings Bank Commissioners in pub The continued interest in drug lishing notices in the daily newspapers abuse, particularly by adolescents, was which lauded the Police results and again evident and highlighted the emphasized lengthy gaol · sentences pharmacy shop-breakings which in was most welcome and unsolicited. creased from 45 to 138. Arrests Excellent liaison exists between res were effected for fifty-seven of these ponsible banking officials and Police offences. in their current efforts to decrease this Shop-breaking into pharmacies must type of offence. continue to increase unless preventive Detectives made every effort to legislation such as that introduced in effect arrests for each offence and it is New Zealand in 1970 (and proposed This marihuana plant significant that although the percentage in New South Wales for 1971) is seized by Drug squad members in a Brighton of offences solved decreased, 104 enacted. The legislation requires garden bore the raw persons were arrested as against 49 in approved steel safes as receptacles for materials capable of sup 1969. drugs of addiction in pharmacies. plying $15,000 worth of marihuana at local prices for small quantities. Index of Crime. I I Persons Proceeded Against. Number of Offence>. I Males. I Females. Total. Offence Type. ------Reported or Becoming Known. Cleared. Under 17. 17-20. Over 20. Under 17. 17-20. Over 20. 1969. I 1970. Change. 1969. Total. 1970. Total, 1969. 1970. 1969. 1970. 1 ··;969. 1970. 1969. 1970. 1969. 1970. 1969. 1 1970. 1969. 1970. I I I % % 0,(,o ' I *Homicide .. .. 66 107 66·12 65 98·48 98 91·58 3 6 8 11 49 55 I 0 0 I 3 10 20 71 85 xSerious Assault .. 1,613 2,055 27·40 1,206 74·76 1,502 73·09 120 ' 77 407 204 883 428 1 4 7 4 49 24 1,467 741 I Robbery .. .. 650 773 18·92 202 31·07 270 34·92 80 I 43 lOO 98 102 87 4 2 8 2 10 6 304 238 Rape .. i 144 172 19·44 109 75·69 117 68·02 7 10 40 20 62 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 109 6'i Breaking and Entering .. 28,051 31,752 ' 13 ·19 6,750 24·06 7,288 22·95 5,306 1,947 2,708 665 8,355 733 124 88 41 25 18 8 16,552 3,46f tMotor Vehicle Theft .. 10,062 12,109 20·34 2,729 28·10 3,520 29·06 2,238 1,073 1,767 907 589 301 33 23 32 12 16 2 4,675 2,318 ,PFraud, Forgeries and 'I 5,505 4,465 81·10 26 361 27 403 106 3,356 735 False Pretences .. 4,5541 20·88 1 3,343 73·40 1471 72 'I 2,342 I 490 15 14 88 I ! • Does not include Manslaughter with Motor Vehicle or Culpable Driving. x Does not include Common Assault. t Does not include Tamper with Motor Car. .... Ul .... 0\ CRIME CATEGORIES Homicide Murder, attempted murder and manslaughter (excluding manslaughter arising from motor traffic accidents). Serious Assaults Assaults of a serious nature such as woundings, causing bodily harm, assaults with a weapon, &c., and attempts of this nature but excludes sexual assault and robbery. Robbery Stealing anything, if at or immediately before or after the time of stealing the offender uses or threatens to use actual violence to any person or property in order to obtain the thing stolen, or to prevent or overcome resistance to its being stolen. Includes attempts of this nature. Rape Includes attempted rape and assault with intent to rape but excludes unlawful carnal knowledge (i.e. where consent is given but the girl is below the legal age of consent, &c.) and indecent assault. Breaking and Entering Breaking and entering a building (or entering a building and breaking out) and committing or intending to commit a crime including attempts. Burglaries are included. Motor Vehicle Theft Includes all offences of illegal use, unlawful or unauthorized use, use without consent and larceny of. Includes attempts at illegal use. Excludes cases of "tampering". Fraud, Forgery, False Pretences .. Includes, embezzlement, omit to account, misappropriation, fraudulent appropriation, conversion, larceny as a bailee, falsification of accounts, company frauds, forgery, uttering, false pretences, valueless cheques, offences by trustees, currency offences and attempts at crimes of this nature, but excludes imposition. TERMS Reported or Becoming Known Includes all incidents reported or becoming known to the Police which are found to constitute offences within the scope of the crimes covered. Cleared An offence of the type included in this is counted as " cleared " when an information (charge, arrest or summons to appear) has been laid against at least one person involved. However, an offence may also be counted as "cleared " without an information being laid. This may occur for reasons such as the death of the offender, extradition not available or desired, &c. Persons Proceeded Against This is the number of persons dealt with in each of the offences shown as cleared. If more than one person is involved in the one offence, each person is counted. Persons involved are shown against the categories of offences to which the incident was originally allocated, regardless of the actual offences with which they are charged. The basis of counting "persons proceeded against" was adopted to reveal trends in crime participation by persons in various age groups. At the first meeting of Australian Course at the Australian Police 17 and New Zealand Pharmacy Boards College, Manly, New South Wales. held in Melbourne in November, The heart of the illicit trade is the 1970, it was agreed that all pharmacies major trafficker behind the scene and should have reasonable security for experience shows that this type of stocks of drugs. A number of approved offender can only be effectively de- drug cabinets and safes fitted with tected by patient and long term under alarm devices were exhibited at the cover operations. During the year the meeting. The meeting was informed that New Zealand legislation had Squad was augmented by one detective dramatically reduced breakings into and one typist from the Public Service. pharmacies from 169 in 1968/69 to SUMMARY OF OFFENDERS AGAINST three for the first quarter of 1970. DRUG LAWS FROM 1965 TO 1970 On the 15th December, 1970, Drug Year. Under Bureau Detectives and Crime Pre 25's. vention Officers attended a conference of interested parties chaired by the 1965 .. 60 5 President of the Pharmacy Board of 1966 .. 101 27 1967 .. 160 60 Victoria, and it was resolved that 1968 .. 185 101 pharmacists should reduce their stocks 1969 .. 218 109 to a minimum. It must be appreciated 1970 .. 282 218 that this may deter the trafficker but not the addict craving for drugs. FORENSIC SCIENCE During the year 282 persons were LABORATORY detected for 769 offences relating to Since the reconstitution of the drugs. Of these 218 (approx. 71%) Forensic Science Laboratory and its were under twenty-five years, the re-establishment at the present address youngest being a girl of thirteen. in 1965, the volume of work submitted has shown large, regular annual in In September, two members of creases. While every section of the the C.I.B. Drug Bureau attended a laboratory has experienced a growth seminar on drug investigations held in in work over these six years, the main Canberra under the auspices of the brunt of the increase has been borne Department of Customs and Excise, by the Photographic and Chemical Law Enforcement Officers from the Sections. Pacific area, along with lecturers from the United States attended also. Sub The following figures serve to sequently, five members attended the illustrate the prodigious growth in the first National Enforcement Officers' work load of the Chemical Section:- Blood Alcohol Year. tests. Drug analyses. Courts Attended. 1965 56 120 77 1969 124 346 160 1970 180 540 225 0/ 0/ /0 /o % Increase 1970/69 45 56 45 Increase 1970 f 65 .. I 220 350 192 ·········---· The biological work (blood grouping (iv) Characterization of other drug &c.) associated with murder, rape and samples. assault has also increased in a similar This instrument, which can perform fashion over this period. work that cannot be undertaken by This large increase in work, coupled other equipment, lessened the strain with increased Court attendances, imposed on the Director and other created staffing problems. professional officers of the Laboratory. During the year a Gas Chromato Another item of equipment pro graph was obtained. The Chromato vided during the year was a Microfilm graph is regarded as essential to meet Reader Printer which reads and the requirements of the Courts in reproduces printed copies of scientific connection with the following data recorded on 16 m.m. and 35 analyses- m.m. rolls of microfilm. As infor (i) Detection and estimation of mation as to many recent developments drugs in the blood or urine in blood grouping and other tech of drivers; niques of Forensic Science is available ( ii) Estimation and specific deter only on microfilm, and not in current mination of alcohol in the textbooks and scientific journals, this blood of drivers; unit will enable the scientists at the ( iii) Detection and identification Laboratory to keep abreast with of solvents in cases of sus overseas advances in the various areas pected arson; and of Forensic Science. Availability of 18 the unit will also assist in providing The allocation of cameras to various quicker means of drug identification. Criminal Investigation Branch Divi In many instances, it will enable a dmg sions has resulted in an increase in to be identified whereas, without it, work in the Photographic Section of the particular substance may escape the Laboratory as evidenced by the identification. following figures:- 1966. 1967. 1968. 1969. 1970. ! Sprin~: Street Studios I Field calls .. .. 2,691 2,768 2,861 2,976 3,030 Prints field work ...... 53,823 58,480 62,540 67,990 86,432 Copies ...... 7,560 9,070 11 ,694 7,860 9,454 Slides ...... 250 281 314 374 918 Colour assignments ...... 10 16 mm. movie films ...... 41 Station cameras (rolls of film) ...... I .. 1,356 Russell Street Studios Fingerprints-negatives . . .. 13,805 11 ,758 11 ,819 11,288 14,000 photos .. '' 7,867 6,658 6,623 6,233 8,500 V.S.P.- negatives .. .. . ' 2,121 2,567 2,649 2,694 3,021 photos . ' . . .. 25,482 30,804 31,788 32,328 36,252 Copy- negatives '' .. .. 301 333 385 435 374 photos ...... 3,612 3,984 4,620 5,220 4,488 First Constable Le Charts ...... 500 500 500 500 750 Colour Slides ...... 459 258 285 180 233 Couteur operating Micro I film Reader Printer. -- I I ' METAL SQUAD Squad members rendered excellent 19 The Metal Squad, formed on a tem assistance in the identification of the porary basis in 1969 and consisting of dead following the West Gate Bridge two members, again proved of value collapse and are preparing the neces sary Brief for the Coroner. and rendered excellent assistance to investigating staff of Government and semi-Government authorities to reduce TRANSPORT the value of non-ferrous metal stolen The transport position improved from these departments. with additional vehicles but more are required particularly for some squads. COMWANYFRAUDSQUAD There was an overall increase of EQUIPMENT 66% in the number of crimes involving Portable dictation machines would fraud investigated. Two hundred and assist the Homicide, Consorting and eighty-six offences were investigated and one hundred and thirteen arrests Company Fraud Squad members. made. Models were tried but were not satis Increased instances came to notice factory. Testing will continue. of travel agents converting money or fraudulently omitting to account for YOUNG OFFENDERS money entrusted by clients and of Experience has shown that court companies being involved in the sale appearances by young persons is often of " Interests " as defined in the the culmination of a crime spree. Companies Act and contrary to the provision of the Act. These have Parental lack of control would still been concerned with rather novel be a major contributing factor to marketing schemes involving purchase youthful waywardness. One cause for of distributorship. concern is the number of times alcohol The present strength of the Squad is has been associated with the commis twenty-six. sion of serious crime. On the other Four hold professional qualifications hand, drugs are not a serious matter in the field of Law and Accounting, in the under-17-years age group as yet. another is partly qualified, eight attended a course in Company Law The following statistics relate to the and Accounting conducted at the number of offenders dealt with in Caulfield Technical College and sixteen 1970 and do not include the number have indicated intention to enroll in the of charges laid. Police Depot Correspondence Course in Accounting at Higher School Certi CHILDREN WHO WERE WARNED ficate level. BY AN OFFICER OF POLICE During the year a portable copying IN THE PRESENCE OF THEIR machine was supplied and proved its PARENTS. worth. Two different types of portable dictation machines were tried but Offences. Figures. unfortunately were not suitable to Assault and grievous bodily harm 20 assist in the interviewing of witnesses and suspects. Robbery with violence .. 0 Sex natural 20 HOMICIDE SQUAD Sex un-natural .. 4 The results obtained by the Squad were first class and could rightly be Breakings 247 considered as outstanding when it is Larceny 982 appreciated the Squad was minus a Illegal use of motor cars 90 commissioned officer for most of the year and members and ex-members Other indictable 44 suffered adverse publicity for some Summary offences 235 months in consequence of the Abortion Protection applications .. Inquiry. 0 Forty-five murders were investigated Total 1,642 and arrests occurred in all with the exception of the murders of Mrs. N.B.-The figures shown in this return represent the actual number of children dealt Therese Crawford and her three with under the Children's Court jurisdiction children. Her husband, Elmer Craw and in no way are meant to represent the number of informations for offences laid ford, is being: sought as a vital witness. before the courts. 20 Policewoman Susan Lo max settles down to feed an abandoned child at Police Headquarters. The Policewomen's section has one room fully equipped as a child's nursery with doll's house and toys donated by a prominent citizen. YOUNG OFFENDERS WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE COURTS 21 Offence. 1968. 1969. 1970. Homicide ...... 1 1 5 Breaking, entering and stealing ...... 1,114 1,237 1,380 Larceny ...... 1,158 1,205 1,532 Illegal use of motor cars ...... 661 907 975 Other indictable offences ...... 402 152 189 Summary offences (including protection applications) .. 2,254 2,843 3,025 Totals ...... 5,590 6,345 7,106 ··-~· CONTRIBUTING FACTORS 1970. Bad company . . 427 Lack of parental control . . . . I ,801 Both lack of parental control and bad company I ,508 Sexual 142 Mischief . . 569 Truancy . . 128 Clinical .. 113 Environment 942 Unknown 1.476 -----~---T_o_t_al_s~~------~--~------~~~--"__ 1_ ___7,-10_6 __ CHILDREN AND INFANTS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHT YEARS WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE COURTS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHILDREN'S WELFARE ACT Type of Application. Male. Female. Total. Likely to lapse into a career of vice or crime .. .. 3 0 3 Exposed to moral danger ...... 3 3 6 Parental neglect ...... 140 153 293 Other grounds ...... 117 105 222 Totals ...... 263 261 524 WOMEN POLICE Approval has been obtained to raise The work of Women Police con the status of the Officer in Charge of tinued to increase in both the volume Women Police to Inspector. This and variety of duties performed appointment will be made when a throughout the year. Female offenders member becomes qualified for pro and victims of sexual assaults, neg motion to Officer rank by passing the lected and ill-treated children made up requisite Practical Examination. the bulk of the cases handled. Population figures for children under Improved recruiting figures were the age of ten years and those between maintained in the early months of the ten and seventeen years indicate that year, so much so that it is anticipated Women Police will be faced with a that actual strength will be achieved still greater number of cases involving by mid-1971. juvenile offenders, problem families Some concern has arisen over the and individuals. increasing number of girls of second ary school age apprehended in city It is hoped that increased staffing stores for stealing merchandise. Signi of metropolitan and country centres ficantly few were found to have come envisaged to be introduced next year from underprivileged or needy homes, will make possible a much greater in fact many were well provided for amount of preventive work being some to the point of overindulgence by undertaken than has generally been parents. possible up to the present time. 22 MISSING PERSONS BUREAU 1969. 1970. Missing Persons Reported 5,482 5,365 Located ...... 5,444 5,277 Missing Persons from Interstate and Overseas Reported 206 128 Located ...... 72 47 Escapees from Mental Institutions Reported 524 512 Located ...... 498 493 Absconders from Social Welfare Department- Reported ...... 1,119 1,304 Located 1.152 1,291 I.~EGISLATION New and amending legislation passed included :- 1. Motor Car Act Amendments (a) 7915-Introduced "points demerits system". (b) 7916-Minor amendments to prinicpal Act affecting: (i) Registration. (ii) Disposal of motor cars. (iii) Removal of " Prohibition of Use " notices. (iv) Power for authorized Police to impound certain road worthy stickers. ( v) Offences of forging and fraudulent use of licences &c. (c) 7969--Creates offence for falsification of recorded car mileage. 2. Summary Offences Act (c) 7854-Amends hours of burning-off of grass &c. TRAFFIC CONTROL BRANCH GENERAL Comparative figures in regard to work performed by the Traffic Control Branch for 1969 and 1970 are as follows:- 1969. 1970. Accidents attended 2,718 3,505 Accident reports dealt with 34,919 35,290 Arrests 1,408 1,840 Briefs handled 252,529 267,264 ' D.24 ' calls attended .. 9,703 12,925 Motor vehicle-orders for repairs ...... 6,729 7,772 Traffic offences detected by members of the Traffic Control Branch .. 157,102 156,892 These figures include work done by their driving and ability to teach Metropolitan M.T.S. units including persons learning to drive ; 128 passed St. Kilda, Chelsea and Dandenong. -427 failed. Other units with the exception of Chelsea and Dandenong came under The Accident Appreciation Squad the control of local Superintendents investigated a total of 192 vehicular as from 1.12. 69, vide C.C.B. File accidents during the year, involving 5.1.33, and their figures are not included in this return. 200 deaths, compared to a total of A total number of 191 persons 187 vehicular accidents during 1969 were invited to attend the " Motorists involving 172 deaths. Educational Hour " from this District. During the year, 555 applicants for Arising from these investigations, Motor Driving Instructors Licences the following serious charges were were tested on both the standard of laid:- 1969. 1970. Manslaughter ...... 16 10 Grievous bodily injury ...... 8 6 Driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor 13 7 Driving in a manner dangerous .. 33 24 Driving at a speed dangerous Nil Nil Exceed ·05% 18 19 Miscellaneous 290 289 Culpable driving 15 25 23 PERSONS KILLED, 1961-1970. 1100 1084 1050 1000 950 900 850 800 750 700 550 600 1961 1962 196:, f964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES 1961-70. 35000 34000 3 2000 30000 28 000 26000 24000 2 2000 20000 I 8000 I 6 000 1-4 000 I 2000 I 0 000 sooo 1961 1962 19€>3 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 D ACCIDENTS .. CASUALTIES. KILLED & INJURED 24 Road Traffic Infringement Notices Issued Number Issued. Nature of Infringement. 1969. 1970. 1. Driving over double lines ...... 2,180 2,403 2. Failing to give way at intersection ...... 2,477 2,009 3. Disobeying any traffic control signal ...... 9,542 8,229 4. Exceeding any speed limit by more than 10 miles an hour but less than 15 miles an hour ...... 17,574 20,912 5. Use on highway motor car or trailer not in good mechanical order or not in safe or thoroughly serviceable condition 888 923 6. Exceeding any speed limit by not more than 10 miles an hour 28,228 30,144 7. Failing to keep to the left ...... 950 768 8. Failing to dip headlights ...... 319 280 9. Failing to give signals ...... 2,936 2,626 10. Unlawfully turning to right or left ...... 812 998 11. Disobeying traffic sign ...... 10,627 7,569 12. Failing to have prescribed lights ...... 5,139 3,793 13. No number plate, obscured number plate or number not easily distinguishable ...... 4,169 2,515 14. Having no rear vision mirror or having ineffective rear vision mirror ...... 2,389 1,362 15. Passing stationary tramcar ...... 53 29 16. Throw down or drop litter from motor car on highway .. 209 199 Totals .. 88,492 84,759 ~ Revenue _$ ,70 .39 1969. 1970. The number of infringements for which prescribed penalty was paid for years- ...... 81,106 77,667 The number of infringements for which prescribed penalty was not paid for years- ...... 7,386 7,092 SUMMARY OF ACCIDENTS : Fatal Persons I Non-injury Total Year. Accidents. .!~If:!, Injured. Accidents. Accidents. ! City. 1970 .. 4 4 375 449 777 1,156 1969 .. 6 6 I 437 I 502 900 1,343 Metropolitan. 1970 .. 379 416 9,850 13,416 1,032 20,261 1969 .. 369 412 I 10,059 I 13,607 9,764 20,192 Country. 1970 .. 545 664 7,092 11,680 5,529 13,166 1969 .. 527 618 6,905 11,372 5,009 12,441 I I ACCIDENT TOTALS Vehicular Persons Persons Accidents other ! Accidents Year. Accidents. Killed. Injured. than Vehicular. : during Year. 1970 ...... 34,583 1,084 25,545 707 35,290 1969 ...... I 33,976 1,036 25,481 943 34,919 In addition to the 1,084 persons killed in traffic accidents, records at this Office show that 243 persons died from other types of accidents-Drownings 62 ; Falls 55 ; Burning 15 ; Shooting 12; Tractors (private property) 15 ; Railway Accidents 26 ; Electrocution 9 ; Others 49. 25 Year. Population. Motor Vehicles. Accidents. Casualties. 1967 ...... 3,271,993 1,210,655 31,911 22,698 1968 ...... 3,324,177 1,281,530 33,867 23,772 1969 ...... 3,384,100 1,346,110 34,919 25,481 1970 ...... 3,461,400 1,425,788* 35,290 25,545 I . .. , ------• Registered trailers not included in "Motor Vehicles "-178,301. A total of 34,755 written applications were received from Solicitors, Insurance Companies, Loss Assessors, &c., requesting information regarding traffic accidents at this Office. This was supplied and resulted in the sum of $163,012.10 being received as of this date against the sum of $127,994.75 for the year ending 1969, being an increase of 5,874 enquiries causing an increase of revenue of $35,017. 35. The increase in revenue was brought about by a slight increase in the cost of supplying the information required and a large increase in the number of enquiries, are due to the fact that all statements on accident files are now being supplied. TRAFFIC OFFENCES Three hundred and thirty-seven thousand three hundred and eighty-six Traffic Offences were detected during 1970, and these represent an increase of 1,072 on the figures for 1969. The more serious or prevalent offences detected were as follows :- Offence. 1969. 1970. 1. Driving against automatic signal 8,639 8,329 2. Driving against constable's hand signal 294 246 3. Disobeying traffic sign 6,829 4,515 4. Driving over double lines 2,806 3,159 5. Driving under influence of liquor or drugs 1,719 1,835 6. Driving with blood-alcohol content in excess of ·05% 5,616 6,878 7. Dnmk in charge of motor vehicle .. 101 85 8. Driving carelessly 7,566 5,760 9. Driving in a manner dangerous 1,947 9,359 10. Driving at a speed dangerous 333 530 11. Exceeding the prescribed limit in a 35 m.p.h. zone .. 48,646 54,457 12. Exceeding the prescribed limit in a zone other than a 35 m.p.h. zone 14,094 11,124 13. Exceeding 50 m.p.h. in a de-restricted area 2,241 3,675 14. Driving during suspension. disqualification or cancellation of licence 766 873 15. Driving without a licence 6,152 6,398 16. Driving unregistered vehicle 3,697 3,427 17. Driving a motor vehicle not covered by third party insurance 2,014 2,415 18. Driving without headlamps and /or lamps lit, &c. 4,719 3,728 19. Failing to indicate intentions to stop, turn or diverge right 4,638 4,418 20. Failing to stop after accident, &c. 4,031 3,620 21. Failing to give way to vehicle on the right .. 7,469 7.496 22. Failing to keep to the left of carriageway 2,632 2,312 23. Incorrect right turn l.l48 1,001 24. Offences in connexion with pedestrian crossing, &c. 1,033 1,229 25. Number plates obscured, damaged or defaced 3,822 2,625 26. No silencer and/or creating undue noise 2.477 2,471 27. Driving without safety chains fitted to trailer 318 245 28. Parking offences 46,273 46,821 The paid Traffic Infringement Notices figures are not included under heading of "Traffic Offences "-except in grand total. 26 The Motor Boating Squad consist BULK REGISTRATION ing of fourteen members, detected Bulk registration of 46,457 motor 1,321 offences, visited 115 country cars, trailers and heavy vehicles were centres and performed 120 search and carried out at the premises of vehicle rescue operations during the year. distributors by three members, which resulted in much saving of time and The Motor Cycle Training School congestion at the Central Licence and comprising four permanent Instructors Registration Office. had a successful year in that all students passed with the exception of Motor Vehicles inspected for regis five. Five Civilian Licence Testing tration purposes at the Central Licence Officers were included, one of them and Registration Office during 1970, being failed. totalled 28,847 compared with 31,674 in 1969. During 1970, 769 trailers Motor Cycle Course- were also inspected for registration, in comparison with 755 for 1969. New Students: 65, and Fisherman's Bend Police Station Motor Car Course- inspected for registration a total of New Students: 59. 8,321 motor vehicles and 282 trailers during 1970, in comparison with The total miles travelled by both In 7,594 and 458 respectively, during structors and Students totalled 116,381 1969. miles. During the year 1970 , a total The work performed by six mem number of 26,720 persons were tested bers of the Mobile Traffic Section for motor drivers' licences at the seconded to the Country Roads Board Central Licence and Registration Office included two members principally and Fisherman's Bend Station com engaged in the collection of unpaid pared with 24,068 in 1969. fines. On 22nd December, 1969, Police personnel at the Exhibition Licence During the year, 1,892 cases for Testing Station officially transferred to various offences were finalized, of the " Central Licence and Registration which 1,785 were successfully pro Office" vide C.C.B. File No. 54.154.2 secuted, resulting in fines amounting and from that date the Exhibition to $74,413.00. Station ceased to exist. MOBILE TRAFFIC SECTION 1970. Personnel (including 52 members in country areas) 326 Number engaged on road traffic duty .. 326 Number of vehicles in use- Motor cars 110 89 Motor cycles .. 102 lOO Motor vehicles checked 132,494 99,685 Traffic offences detected . . . . 136,592 111,006 Traffic offences detected per man on road 437 427 Amphometer bookings 13,238 13,862 Traffic infringement notices .. 59,601 53,269 Parking infringement notices 15,565 15,515 Prosecutions .. 70,334 55,380 Mileage traveiled .. 3,837,878 2,807,570 Days on duty per man- On road 230 260 Hours on duty At court 83 66 Escorts- Wide loads 1,942 1,752 Men involved 2,042 1,613 Hours .. 10,092 6,947 V.l.P. Escorts Men involved 509 513 Hours .. 2,545 2,565 POLICE TRANSPORT Police vehicles. 1969. 1970. Motor vehicles excluding motor cycles 682 697 Motor cycles .. 102 102 Bicycles ...... 207 185 Miles travelled by all motor vehicles . . . . 16,886,126 17,719,678 Gallons of petrol used by all motor vehicles . . . . 911,113 949,693 Running and maintenance costs for all Police vehicles $644,258 $731,997 A further 60 new vehicles are in the process of being received ; this will bring the total number of vehicles in the Police Fleet to 859. Mr. Tom Myers drives ;::! a rare quadricycle along Swanston Street on the ~ way to the museum ---...1 accompanied by a police l motorcycle escort. N --.1 28 CENTRAL PROSECUTION OFFICE-STAMP DUTY/TRANSFER SECTION The Stamp Duty/Transf~r Section. r~eived from the Motor Registration Branch 12,580 files for enquiry by Police mto breaches of Section 21B of the Moto~ . <;ar Act-Fai~ng to fo~~d Transfer Fee, Stamp Duty and Notice of AcquisitiOn to the Chief Commissioner of Police. As a result of investigation- I969. 1970. Total number of briefs received 1,199 5,680 Total number of briefs not authorized 165 258 Total number of briefs prosecuted successfully 1,021 3,520 Total number of briefs dismissed by courts 13 62 REVENUE remaining being retained by the Fo Fines collected during 1970 totalled rensic Science Laboratory for replace $73,228.00 with approximately ment whilst maintenance and repairs 1,588 cases pending. Approximately are carried out and for lectures and $142,069.00 has been collected as instructional purposes. transfer fees, stamp duty and penalty Apart from the normal Breath payments, as a direct result of files Analysis Duties, members of this having passed through this Section Section provided lectures and demons during this year. trations to 46 different bodies during the year, compared with a total of 60 BREATH ANALYSIS SECTION during 1969. Two members of the The Breath Analysis Section con Section provided full-time instruction sists of 1 Sergeant, 4 Senior Constables to two Breath Analysis Schools held and 14 First Constables and Con during the year. Members of the stables. The Squad operates from Section also performed temporary the North Carlton Police Station and breath analysing duty during the holi is under the administrative control of day periods on the Mornington Superintendent Traffic Control Branch. and Bellarine Peninsulars and Phillip The mobile strength of the section con Island. A total of 123 traffic offences sists of four permanent vehicles sup were detected by the different mem plemented at week-ends and holiday bers of the Section whilst carrying out periods by additional vehicles from the their normal duties. All Country Transport Branch Pool. A total of Operators were visited twice during sixty-three Breathalyser Instruments is the year and the Instruments and on issue to the Police Department. equipment were in good order. Thirty-six of the instruments are on The Break-down of the monthly issue to the various Country Districts. tests carried out by the Section in the Fifteen are on issue to this Section, the Metropolitan area is as follows :- Month. Number Number Number c~ut Charged Not Interviewed. Tested. Refused. Ex.• 05% Charged. January .. .. 376 342 34 72 243 27 February .. .. 327 304 23 56 229 19 March .. .. 340 312 28 58 222 32 April ...... 409 374 35 74 277 23 May ...... 517 479 38 61 378 40 June ...... 429 390 39 66 300 24 July ...... 448 423 25 75 314 34 August . . .. 643 598 45 99 442 57 September . . .. 460 438 22 82 321 35 October . . .. 469 438 31 75 337 26 November . . .. 446 422 24 64 323 35 December . . .. 550 527 23 91 393 43 TOTALS .. . . 5,414 5,047 367 873 3,779 395 • COMMUNICATIONS explosions and bomb hoax calls, The "West Gate Bridge Disaster" searches for craft missing in Port was the major occurrence of the year Phillip Bay and bush fires. so far as the Communications Section Changes in organization were was concerned. During the incident brought about by the addition of four Stage 2 of the State Disaster Plan was Inspectors and five Senior Constables declared and Chief Inspector Pattison to the staff. This will enable a super appointed as co-ordinator of the vising officer to be present on each various rescue organizations, essential shift and thus contribute to the overall services and civilian personnel in efficiency of the Section. volved. However, space is now a serious Other incidents which called for a problem at D.24 and is hampering the high degree of organization were the work of the Section. two moratorium marches, the 5th July demonstration, student demonstrations, The matter is under consideration the increased number of armed rob and it is hoped that some improve beries, light aircraft crashes, bomb ments will be made in the near future. The State Disaster Plan 29 co-ordinating all resources for major incidents went into operation smoothly for the West Gate Bridge disaster. Here ambul ances, the St. John's Rescue service vehicle, Ports and Harbor Trust emergency squad equip ment are lined up with contractors' equipment to recover bodies still buried under the collapsed span. GENERAL STATISTICS 1970. COMMUNICATIONS. 1969. 1970. Calls to police units 82,694 94,511 Broadcast to police stations and mobile units 8,261 9,319 Calls received through 000 12,958 13,355 Radio and telex messages received and despatched .. 24,880 28,057 Radio log messages 730,336 816,512 Calls to police units at Geelong 6,958 8,645 Teleprinter broadcasts 1,237 Results of Calls to Police Units. - - Area/Crime Section I Divisional Police Geelong. 1970 1969 Cars. Cars. Vans. Station. Total. Total. Arrests .. .. 2,974 617 9,845 757 1,395 15,588 17,134 Stolen cars recovered 277 221 1.782 66 226 2,572 2,288 Accidents attended 25 2,819 6,269 633 1,148 10,894 9,280 Suspects questioned .. 12,765 33,881 26,701 .. 1,673 75,020 69,865 Analysis of Calls through 000 (Fee Line). 1969. 1970. Calls received (total) 12,958 13,355 Arrests made 1,308 974 Accidents attended 114 68 False calls 261 521 7124/71.--4 30 GENERAL STATISTICS 1970.-continued. Radio and Telex Messages Sent. Received. Total. Overseas .. 1,220 920 2,140 Commonwealth 187 380 567 Darwin 721 287 1,008 Canberra 669 268 937 Sydney 4,377 4,621 8,998 Brisbane 2,274 2,349 4,623 Adelaide 2,379 2,534 4,913 Hobart 1,161 923 2,084 Perth 1,652 1,535 3,187 TOTALS •. 14,640 13,817 28,457 MOTOR REGISTRATION final report in December and the pro BRANCH gramme is almost complete. The clerical work measurement system A major legislative change affected introduced, various methods changes the Branch in 1970 with the intro and the streamlining of procedures duction of the Motor Car (Traffic have all contributed to the more Offenders) Act 1969 from May, 1970. efficient operation of the Branch and Under the provisions of this Act, a a marked reduction in the amount of " points demerit register " is main overtime worked. tained and when drivers are convicted The steady increase in the number of, or receive Traffic Infringement of vehicles registered, persons licensed Notices for certain prescribed offences, and revenue collected was maintained specified number of points are re during the year. However, the Branch corded. When a driver has six or was able to process its work without more points recorded, he is warned staffing increases for business growth of the possible loss of his driving and with only a marginal increase in licence, and when the total reaches the amount of overtime worked to twelve his licence is suspended. From cover peak-load situations. May until December, 5,018 court conviction notices and 40,216 Traffic Systems design for the transfer of Infringement Notices bearing" demerit licence records to computer operation points " were processed. One driver is well advanced and conversion of had his licence suspended for six drivers' licence details to computer file months and 145 warning notices were will commence during the first half of issued. 1971. The appointment of an officer to carry out systems design, develop The firm of management consultants ment and implementation of data who have been conducting a survey processing operations has assisted of Branch operations submitted their greatly in this regard. Motor Registration Statistics. Vehicles registered as at- 31.12.69 31.12. 70 Motor cars Private 1,106,537 1,178,825 Commercial and hire 134,857 135,999 Primary producer 86,738 87,687 Motor cycles .. 17,978 22,596 Trailers 159,816 178,301 Totals 1,505,926 1,603,408 New Registrations (including new and second-hand vehicles included in above figures)- Motor cars 173,022 177,885 Motor cycles .. 5,903 8,159 Totals 178,925 186,044 Drivers' licences issued 1,468,740 1,537,678 Revenue- Excluding third party insurance $60,132,140 $63,792,349 Third party insurance $32,029,416 $34,064,057 -·~~··-···~----~~--~---···- -·~--~------Finance Financial Year Receipts 1968-69 1969-70 Motor Registration Branch $58,226,025 $61,828,396 Mounted troopers and ivory steeds combine together in a training exercise at the Police Depot. ....w 32 MOUN1ED BRANCH The troophorse has again proved itself to be an excellent medium for our public relations, and most Police who have attended increasing numbers of moratoriums, student, and industrial demonstrations, will agree that their presence was of considerable assistance, which more than justifies their retention as a useful striking force. School and pedestrian crossings, football matches, musical ride performances, tent-pegging displays, participation in street processions, funerals, ceremonial escorts, and training displays on the depot oval have made the year 1970 quite a demanding one for the Mounted Branch. Australia's only drum-horse "Gendarme", trained and ridden by Senior Constable Tassell, has again been in constant demand and has participated at 34 functions this year. This year both the member and his horse were awarded Chief Commissioner's Certificates. At present there are 64 horses on hand, which consist of:- 1 stallion at the Westmeadows stud-farm. 9 brood-mares at the Westmeadows stud-farm. 4 young foals at the Westmeadows stud-farm. 19 foals maturing at Meredith Police Paddock. 31 troophorses operational at St. Kilda Road stables. There have been no fatalities or private donations of gift horses this year. 1970 has been a demanding year for the Mounted Branch as the under mentioned figures will confirm. Moratorium demonstrations attended 2 Student and industrial demonstrations attended 25 Football matches attended 109 Pedestrian Crossings policed daily 5 Musical ride performances at- Royal Melbourne Show 3 Country Shows 1 Charity performances elsewhere 15 Tent pegging displays at Royal Melbourne Show and country centres 7 Participation in street processions 21 Police funerals 4 V.I.P. escorts 5 The Annual Brass Band Concert POLICE BANDS held this year for the first time in the The year 1970 has proved to _be recently constructed " Freemason's quite an eventful one for the Police Hall " at East Melbourne, was a com Brass Band. plete success, both from an enter In conformity with previous years, tainment and monetary point of view. many deserving charities have again lt is the intention of the band to been supported, and to ~'lesser deg~ee obtain this building with its outstand " Passing Out Parades and Police ing accoustics for the venue of the funerals attended. 1971 concert. It was a proud moment whe~ an 1970 will be the last year of office invitation to play before Her MaJesty for band conductor, Mr. J. Bramwell, the Queen at the opening of the " Sir who has been closely associated with Arthur Rylah Institute of Environ the Brass Band for the past 50 years. ment Research", on the 8th April, His talented leadership will be missed. 1970, was received. His successor will be Senior Constable To suit the occasion, a complete R. Applebee, a most accomplished issue of new instruments to the value musician. of $9,000 was made, which resulted The Police Pipe Band, which has in a first class performance before a current strength of 24 playing " Her Majesty ". members, unfortunately lost 3 The 'Police-Week-March' in which members during the year. Despite both Police bands participated playing this set back, the band has attended together was most spectacular and 44 practice parades, 4 7 departmental played a major role towards the suc and charity parades, and 5 band cess of the project. competitions. Band competitions held at Geelong, the applause given in appreciation of 33 Ringwood, Surrey Hills and Dayles the high standard of entertainment ford, resulted in winning awards for rendered by the band supported by the " Best dressed band "--Street many talented outside and well known Marching Display-and the distinc entertainers. tion of having in the person of First Constable K. J. Collings, the Cham As a public relations medium, the pion Drum Major. These awards, efforts of both bands in the year 1970, among many others, are now proudly has done much to enhance the police on display at the Police Depot. image at a time when it was needed The Pipe-Band Concert held at the most. With the support and encour Melbourne Town Hall could be agement of their comrades in the described as the best ever. The Hall year 1971, they should aspire to even which was filled to capacity, echoed greater heights. Policewoman Christine Conroy, dux of her class of 33 police recruits receives a congratulatory kiss from two young admirers. TRAINING Training levels are constantly under The training centre at the Police review with increasing emphasis upon Depot maintained the high standard of its curricular activities during tho the practical application of policing. year 1970. Since 1967 when correspondence A noticeable increase in the number courses for matriculation subjects of cadet applications and appoint ments indicates that young men are were started at the Depot School keen to participate in a Police career. members ranging in rank from cadet Unfortunately, there was a paucity of the older type of recruit who adds to inspector have studied to improve maturity to the training squads. their educational qualifications. 34 Results have been highly satisfactory eligibility for transfer into a recruit and are indicative of the high academic squad, automatically was transferred, potential possessed by many members. despite in some cases, the fact that This year LOO% of candidates (11 he had not produced his best, during in number) passed Social Studies, the vocational training. A form of 93% (14 candidates) English Expres grading was introduced in 1970, sion, 79% (14) Australian History, whereby it was necessary for a student 71 % ( 7) European History, 62% to obtain an " A " or " B " classifica (9) Economics. tion before he was permitted to transfer to recruit training. Seven OFFICERS' COURSE students who failed to attain the Another successful officers' training required classification, were not trans course was conducted during the year ferred to recruit squads, despite the with nineteen students attending. fact they became e1igible by age. This number included two students Subsequent supplementary examina from Malaysia, one from Fiji and one tions, were held for these students ; from Tasmania. after further studies, all attained the required standards. SUB-OFFICERS' COURSE Courses for sub-officers were held LEAVING CLASS during the first six months at Spring Twenty three members of the Cadet Street and the second six months at Leaving Squad sat for the examina Airlie. tion. Twelve passed-an additional two qualified at officer education It is felt that these courses play standard. The other members passed an important part in preparing senior in sufficient subjects to warrant further constables for their vital role in the attempt. Service. Apart from the valuable instruc RECRUITS tion students receive in law and police One hundred and ninety five procedure ; emphasis is also given to recruits were appointed for the year better human understanding and 1970. These are distinct from cadets, leadership. being over the age of 18 years and Approximately eighty students six months, and under the age of attended the sub-officer courses in thirty five years. One hundred and 1970. thirteen police cadets were transferred to recruits squads during the year. A VOCATIONAL TRAINING total of three hundred and ten recruits COURSE-POLICE CADETS were transferred to Russell Street during 1970. Students above the age of 16 years and eight months in February 1970, INSTRUCTORS' COURSE one hundred and twenty three in all, An instructors' course was held received instruction in what is termed during 1970, thirty senior constables a "Vocational Training Course". This course is divided into three attended the Melbourne Teachers' phases, each of approximately three College and Police Training School, months duration. They receive instruc and received instructions on teaching tion in elementary law, (theory and techniques. Those who qualified, practical), typewriting, lifesaving, have produced a reservoir of qualified boxing, wrestling, physical training, instructors for absorption into the map reading, religious instruction, training field as law instructors. educational subjects with emphasis on DRILL INSTRUCTORS' COURSE english expression. A course was held for drill instruc Vocational Training Students, tors ; three additional qualified attend at selected police stations and imtructors have been obtained as a branches for further training in the result of this course. practical field. The total number of cadets for 1970 TRAINING SUMMARY was one hundred and ninety seven. Police Cadets On Course 197 Police Cadets Resigned 19 It was felt that some form of Police Recruits Appointed 195 motivation was required for students Police Recruits Resigned 23 doing vocational training. Previously Sub-Officers' Course Attended 80 Instructors' Course Qualified 28 a cadet, on reaching the age of Drill Instructors' Course Qualified 3 35 " The big men fly " in a match between Police Cadets and members of the Victoria Police Amateur Basketball As sociation at Albert Park Sports Centre. POLICE HOSPITAL On 17th September this year Miss Particulars of work performed at K. R. McGrath retired as Matron the Police Hospital for the year 1970 after 16 years' service, the last 4 years are as follows : as Matron. The position of Matron Outpatients 3,233 has not as yet been filled and Sister Daily in-patients (bed-days) : 1,935 M. C. Dugan has ably carried out the In-patients : 337 duties of Acting Matron. Number of operations (major): 63 During the year the Police Number of operations (minor) : 43 Returned Servicemens League donated Death at hospital : Nil an Air-Conditioning unit for use in Approximately 309 recruits and 126 the waiting room and the Police cadets have been interviewed by the Association donated another unit for Police Medical Officer in relation to use in the P.M.O's office, this unit Anti-Tetanus requirements and of these about 340 received their full also serves the main office. Both these course of three injections. units are very much appreciated by All recruits, including ex-Cadets, the staff and also members of the have had their blood samples taken, Force visiting the P.M.O. this is then grouped by the Red Cross The Public Works Department has Blood Bank and the particulars en not as yet carried out the long awaited tered on their medical history cards and their identity cards. repairs and renovations, the Buildings Maintenance Division have carried out All permanent and reserve members of the Search and Rescue Squad emergency repairs as required, but received their Annual Medical Check the general overall appearance of the by the P.M.O. Hospital buildings is sub-standard. 36 Senior Constable Pat Dunlop (sitting) and First Constable Alan Ryan of Traralgon look at their bullet-riddled divisional van. Result of 18 shots fired by two teenage youths. 37 A proud moment for Senior Constable John Ellery as his son looks at the Chief Commissioner's Certificate awarded to his father for courage dis played rescuing a man from a well. HONOURS QUEEN'S POLICE MEDALS The following members were awarded the Queen's Police Medal for outstanding Police service. Deputy Commissioner, R. Jackson. Assistant Commissioner, J. G. McLaren. Superintendent, Grade I, L. G. Bent. Superintendent, Grade I, J. E. DeLany. Superintendent, Grade I, J. Hynes. Superintendent, Grade I, J. R. Milner. Superintendent, Grade 11, F. G. Holland. Superintendent, Grade II, H. L. Hookey. Chief Inspector, J. A. Ottery. Chief Inspector, A. J. Slater. Inspector, Grade I, L. N. Patterson V.B. Inspector, Grade I, C. P. Griffiths. 38 CHIEF COMMISSIONER'S CERTIFICATES . Certificates were awarded for devotion to duty and marked efficiency to: Superintendent, Grade I, W. R. Farrell. Inspector, Grade I, W. Condie. Inspector, Grade I, B. W. Traynor. Sergeant, G. R. Weir, No. 9344. Senior Constable, M. W. Edmunds, No. 8620. Senior Constable, H. Banks, No. 9343. Senior Constable, F. S. Barker, No. 9483. Senior Constable, D. Witham, No. 9844. Senior Constable, J. W. Ellery, No. 10411. Senior Constable, A. L. Tassell, No. 11559. Senior Constable, K. N. Johnson, No. 11816. Senior Constable, B. V. Parkinson, No. 12711. First Constable, L. J. McColl, No. 8608. First Constable, T. J. Waters, No. 9628. First Constable, K. C. Maynard, No. 11536. First Constable, D. G. Robinson, No. 12280. First Constable, P. T. P. McDonnell, No. 13066. First Constable, I. J. Arrell, No. 14432. First Constable, I. F. Winn, No. 14817. Constable, G. E. Peacock, No. 15475. Constable, G. S. Leversha, No. 15777. Constable, G. J. Barnett, No. 15801. COMMENDATIONS Three hundred and thirteen members of the Force received commendations for meritorious service. POLICE SERVICE BOARD 31st DECEMBER, 1970 Result. Lodged. 41 22 4 During 1970, Twenty four claims were dealt with and, of these, eighteen were allowed in relation to Uniform and Civilian Clothing Allowances, Special Duties Allowances, Allowances for overtime and Travelling and Incidental Expenses. Six were disallowed. The Board also inquired into the circumstances of three members of the Force convicted of offences punishable by imprisonment and these members were dismissed from the Force. DISCIPLINE Disposition of Charges. Charges Dealt with by- Members Charges ! i Dis· Cbarsed. Preferred. Not Dis- Repri- i Proceeded Fined. Decision missed Ad jour· with. missed. manded. Deferred. from ned. Force. i Chief Commissioner summarily 1969 . . 24 53 .. 4 .. 33 . . . . 16 I Chief Commissioner summarily 1970 . . 26 86 .. 5 5 31 . . . . 45 i Totals ...... 50 139 .. 9 5 64 . . . . 61 i i EXTRANEOUS POSITIONS At 31st December, 1970, 352 members of the Force held 1,204 extraneous appointments such as Bailiffs of County Courts, Inspector of Factories, Prosecuting Officers, &c. POLICE DISCIPLINE BOARD 31st DECEMBER, 1970 ------I DISPOSAL OF CHARGES. Number of Number of I Members Charges Not Dismissed Adjourned Charged. Preferred. Charges Reprimanded. Fined. Decision Reduced Proceeded Dismissed. I Deferred. from in Rank. to Future With. Force. Date. 25 71 11 19 5 I 22 6 1 4 3 39 Recruit's centrally heated barracks room on the fifth floor of Head quarters' new wing over looking the Exhibition Gardens. All air-con ditioned, the rooms ac commodate two, or one man depending upon position. Former H.M. Chief In spector of Constabulary Colonel Sir Eric St. Johnston with his aide, Supt. Floy of Birming ham (centre) chat with Victoria policewoman at Bairnsdale during their fact-finding tour. The Officer in Charge, East Gippsland Police District, Superintendent Ford, stands behind Sir Eric. 40 The new wing at Head quarters, facing south, showing bridge linking it with the main building. BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY Expenditure : 1968 1969 1970 $1,423,000 $1,388,000 $1,090,785 Stations opened : Mt. Buller. Stations closed : Burnley, Richmond South. Crime car squads opened : Ascot Vale, Dandenong, Ivanhoe, Russell Street and St. Kilda. Licence/ Registration office opened : Bendigo. Wireless patrol closed : Dawson Street, Brunswick. Buildings completed : Stations.-Mortlake. Offices.-Bendigo (Motor Registration and Licence Testing Office), Eltham (additional), Oakleigh (additional), Portland (additional), Russell Street (East Wing), St. Kilda (Mobile Traffic) and Shepparton (additional). Residences. ~ unbury. Buildings in progress : Stations.-Korumburra, Marysville and Mitta Mitta. Offices.-Nil. Residences.-Ni!. Land purchased : Prahran. Property purchased : Geelong (former Cresco building for conversion to District Offices). Residences purchased : Ben alia (2), Shepparton and Warrnambool. Police stations as at 31st December : Government owned 387 Privately owned 5 392 APPRECIATION In conclusion, I desire to express my appreciation to members of the Force and the Public Service staff for their most efficient and loyal service throughout the year under review. This was most evident during the overseas visit of the then Chief Commissioner, Mr. Wilby, when Senior Officers so willingly accepted and ably carried out added responsibilities. I would also like to pay tribute to representatives of the mass media for the co-operation and assistance they have given me at all times. R. JACKSON, Chief Commissioner of Police. 41 GENERAL INDEX A PAGE Absconders- 22 Administration- establishment, graph 8 Districts and Divisions, map 3 organization charts 5, 6 and 7 Public Service Staff 4 and 10 strength-authorized, actual 8 Accident Appreciation Squad- charges laid by 22 number of investigations 22 Accidents- attended 22 burning 24 deaths 24 drowning 24 electrocution 24 falls .. 24 rail .. 24 reports dealt with 22 road traffic 22 and 24 shooting 24 tractors 24 Appointments- cadets 10 recruits 9 re-appointments 9 B Breath Analysis Section- review 28 numbers tested 28 Buildings 40 c Cadets- strength 10 training 34 Chief Commissioner's Certificates 38 Children- offences 21 warned 20 Children's Court 21 Commendations 38 Communications- analysis of calls received and sent 29 and 30 review 28 Correspondence 4 Criminal Investigation Branch- review 13 Criminal Statistics- armed holdups 14 drugs 14 and 17 major crime index 15 and 16 motor vehicles 13 young offenders 20 42 GENERAL INDEX-continued. PAGE D Discharges 9 Discipline Board 38 Districts and Divisions 3 and 4 Drugs offences 14 and 17 F Finance- expenditure, receipts 12 Forensic Science Laboratory .. 17, 18 and 19 G General Review .. V and V1 L Legislation 22 M Major Crime Index 15 and 16 Missing Persons---. interstate and overseas 22 local 22 mental institutions 22 Social Welfare Department 22 Mobile Traffic 26 Motor Registration Branch finance 30 licences issued 30 revenue 30 vehicles registered 30 Mounted Branch .. 32 p Police Service Board appeals 38 Discipline Board hearing 38 disciplinary charges 38 Police Transport .. 26 Prosecutions Office- briefs received, not authorized, prosecuted, dismissed by court 28 Public Relations Division- review of 12 work analysis 13 Public Service Staff 4 and 10 R Recruiting cadets 10 recruits 9 Revenue received- Traffic- fines 26 and 28 infringements 24 stamp fees 28 transfer fees 28 43 GENERAL INDEX-continued PAGE T Traffic escorts 26 infringement notices issued, revenue from 24 offences 25 Mobile Section 26 Police vehicles, transport 26 requests for particulars 25 Training cadets 34 courses conducted 34 recruits 34 review 33 V Valour Awards .. 38 By Authority: C. H. RIXON, Government Printer, Melbourne.