# @victoriapolice on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DD28mglBQj9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/25608008-victoriapolice-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-12-21T23:17:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Victoria Police (@victoriapolice) — https://gondola.cc/victoriapolice

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Jeff Maher is a name known to many in the policing community. ⁣
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He was a police officer for 42 years and head of the Homicide Squad for 15 years, where he helped convict one of Australia’s most notorious serial killers, Peter Dupas. ⁣
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After a brief stint of retirement, Jeff returned to Victoria Police in 2018 in a training capacity. After all, “There’s only so much Dr Phil you can watch and travel you can do.”⁣
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As part of his role, Jeff has been working at the Centre for Crime Investigation at the Academy, training the next generation of officers and detectives. ⁣
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Jeff assists with training including investigation management, fire and arson investigation, bomb scene examination, and avalanche simulation, where he shares his extensive policing knowledge and experience. ⁣
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Not to mention his work with the blue_ribbon_foundation as a speaker at events and as President of the Victoria Police Alpine Club.⁣
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Outside of his work with Victoria Police, he has been volunteering in Cambodia since 2018 to help train the Cambodia National Police and is president of the Victorian Association of Fire Investigators (VAFI) - a network of around 350 members who work in fire investigation. Jeff was recently awarded life membership of the VAFI, an honour only a handful of people have received and one of the only times he has been speechless.⁣
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Many might ask why Jeff has not slowed down and lapped up retirement after a long stint in the police force. Long story short: he loves what he does. ⁣
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#PoliceCareers #PoliceTraining

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