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Negative stereotypes and misconceptions about the role police play in the community were put to rest by Footscray Police Youth Resource Officer, Senior Constable James Ridsdale during a recent visit ...

Yesterday, Footscray Multicultural Liaison Officer Leading Senior Constable Craig Spicer and Youth Resource Officer Senior Constable James Ridsdale were named the 2007 recipients of the Eddie McGuire ...

Gerald Ridsdale, a convicted paedophile priest who abused over 70 children across three decades, has died at 90 in prison, where he had been held since 1994. His crimes began in 1961 when he was ...