Rick Matterson News Today

THE HUNT BEGINS RICK Charles Maddison was a local crook who had been annoying police for years. He was known for being aggressive and mouthy. He knew bikies, his name had come up during drug raids and in 2007 hed been heard making a serious threat towards Sen-Sgt Stahlhut (Stahlhut would tell the inquest he did not know about this until 2017). He told people he was going to ambush the senior sergeant and other officers in a driveway. Maddison and a mate would hide behind mulch piles and ta...

Top cop denies blaming widow for Brett Forte’s murder A senior Toowoomba police officer has denied he blamed Brett Forte’s widow for her husband’s murder at the hands of paranoid gunman Ricky Maddison. Crime by Kate Kyriacou, Tom Chamberlin 21st Apr 2021 1:09 PM Premium Content Subscriber only The head of the Darling Downs Tactical Crime Squad has denied claims he blamed Senior Constable Brett Fortes widow for...

Top cop denies blaming widow for Brett Forte’s murder A senior Toowoomba police officer has denied he blamed Brett Forte’s widow for her husband’s murder at the hands of paranoid gunman Ricky Maddison. Crime by Kate Kyriacou, Tom Chamberlin 21st Apr 2021 1:09 PM Premium Content Subscriber only The head of the Darling Downs Tactical Crime Squad has denied claims he blamed Senior Constable Brett Fortes widow for...