The wife of a police officer who was shot dead by a crazed gunman has hit out at police and claimed they covered up important details surrounding the fatal incident.
Inquest pieces together timeline of dramatic lead up to Queensland Senior Constable Brett Forte s shooting death msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Brett Forte inquest live updates: Cop âencouragedâ wanted man to get angry on the phone
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Cop âencouragedâ wanted man to get angry on the phone
The officer who spoke to Ricky Maddison on the phone on the day the gunman killed Senior Constable Brett Forte says he deliberately enraged the wanted man.
Maddison called the Toowoomba police station hours before he murdered Senior Constable Forte, and Sergeant Peter Jenkins spoke to him for a lengthy period.
Ricky Maddison was wanted for domestic violence offences when he killed Senior Constable Brett Forte.
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Senior Toowoomba cop wants changes in flagging dangerous offenders
The senior officer in charge of the police serviceâs tactical crime squad for the Darling Downs region wants the police system upgraded to allow for more detail to be added when flagging potentially dangerous offenders.
Senior Sergeant Scott Stahlhut, who was Senior Constable Brett Forteâs boss, wants a scale to be introduced so officers can flag just how dangerous or violent the particular offender is.