Army Captain arrested
POLICE arrested an army captain and two others today over the theft of seven army rocket launchers allegedly supplied to criminals and terrorists. About 6am, police from the counter-terrorism command raided the captain’s Wattle Grove home and arrested him.
How embarrassing.
In all my time in the Army I can’t remember a case of an officer behaving so dishonourably. Should the case go to trial and he is found guilty then he should feel the full force of the civil and military law.
In todays climate of potential terrorist attacks on woman and children, to steal, hold and sell such weapons is tantamount to treason.
Simply not on old chap
If found guilty I would like to see him drummed out of the Army on the way to prison. Remember the good old days? The Regiment on parade…..tear off his regimental accoutremants and rank……snap his sword in half and march him off with a long drum roll.
Chief of Army Lt General Peter Leah agrees with me, although not with the drumming out of the Army bit, and is quoted as saying;
ANY soldier who breaks either civil or military law by stealing and selling military weapons on the black market is a disgrace to the uniform.Damn right. UPDATE: The army guys have been named:
Shane Della-Vedova, a 46-year-old army captain from Wattle Grove in Sydney’s south-west, allegedly stole the 10 Light Anti-Armour Weapons from the Australian Defence Force (ADF). He faced Sydney Central Local Court today with his alleged accomplice, 38-year-old former army officer Dean Taylor, of Mt Annan in Sydney’s south-west.Della-Vedova was apparently an Ammuniton Technical Officer and the report mentions the possibility of more Army gear.
Mrs Orellana’s husband, Hector (a neighbour), often went over to the Della-Vedova house to talk. Usually he went in through the garage, where forensic officers and detectives pored over large green army containers yesterday.The other guy, Dean Taylor had apparently been an Army fireman before he resigned and started a business of his own. Maybe the rockets were seed money for the business Naturally, the press found someone to quote the mandatory “he was a lovely chap…great neighbours…just the most beautiful and generous man I have ever known and other meaningless phrases.
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Back in the 80s in 3 RAR we had 4 soldiers drummed out of the Regiment for drug offences, the full deal on the Pde ground.
As they were marched down to the front gate to be handed to the MPs the Bn was paraded on both sides of the road and given the about turn, the entire Bn turned their backs on them.
Good riddance I thought, the same should be done for this lot.
Good ideas gents, but try getting any Land Command unit in one spot at the same time. Good luck..
Just kick him out, straight to the Supermax at Goulburn.
Don’t be a spoilsport CB. Let older men dream of days of Empire.
I heard about the incident that Harry describes. There was also a rumour that the CO got the boot for it because it was deemed a bit too politically incorrect. Maybe Harry can confirm if it’s true.
It was a long time ago, but I don’t recall the CO copping any flak for it.
However it could have been delivered privately and they would have hardly called me in to tell me about it.
I watched a thief drummed out of 1 RAR in the late seventies/early eighties.
He regularly feigned injury or illness whilst the battalion was `out bush’.
As a result he would be `casevaced’ to Lavarack where he would make a rapid recovery, he and his wife would then go through the lines stealing money and other valuables.
He was caught after playing the same game once too often.
When the battalion returned from High Range he was charged, heard and discharged in an afternoon.
On the way to the Q Store to hand in his kit he had to pass through the ranks and ended up without so much as a basic pouch.
The QM deducted the value of his `missing kit’ from his pay and he was flown out of Townsville that night.
The incidence of petty theft in 3 Taskforce dropped significantly after the event.
Are you seriously saying you don’t know if your CO got the sack or not? The subject never comes up at BN reunions? What was his name?
He didn’t get the sack, I said I don’t know if he copped any flak.
Given that it was 20 something years ago, I don’t remember which CO was in charge at the time and since I don’t attend reunions I have no idea what is discussed at them.