Private investigator accused of taking money from boy and his mum at Sydney supermarket
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9 News
23-07-2025
- 9 News
Private investigator accused of taking money from boy and his mum at Sydney supermarket
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here A private investigator who once touted himself as Australia's best thief catcher has fronted court accused of pretending to be a police officer and taking money from a teenager and the boy's mother. Shane Windred once appeared on A Current Affair as a self-proclaimed expert on how to catch a thief. "Expect the unexpected, from the well dressed to the poorly dressed to the old to the young, anyone can rip you off," Windred said at the time. Shane Windred once appeared on A Current Affair in 2013 as a self-proclaimed expert on how to catch a thief. (A Current Affair) Today the 59-year-old did not speak in front of the camera as he fronted court on allegations he stole hundreds of dollars from a 16-year-old and his mother. Windred was working as a security guard when police allege he stopped the boy inside IGA at Tramsheds in Sydney's inner west on July 11, accusing the teenager of shoplifting before producing a silver badge and claiming to be a police officer. It is then alleged he took the teenager and his mother into an office in the supermarket and demanded a $500 gift card. Windred did not enter a plea in court, his lawyer instead asking for an adjournment. The 59-year-old's case will be heard again in September. courts Sydney New South Wales crime national Australia CONTACT US
The Age
15-07-2025
- The Age
Misleading ATO statement could have put trio in jail for a decade
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