http://www.smh.com.au/breaking/9911/10/A36517-1999Nov10.shtml Levi shooting cop high on drugs the night before, inquiry told Source: AAP | Published: Wednesday November 10 2:31:55 PM A policeman involved in the shooting death of a man on a Sydney beach was high on drugs and in uniform late on the night before the incident, an ex-girlfriend of the officer said today. The woman, identified only as SA2, told the New South Wales Police Integrity Commission (PIC) via video link-up that former constable Rodney Podesta regularly used large amounts of cocaine before going to work on Friday and Saturday nights. She said he also admitted to her he snorted the drug while on duty. SA2 also alleged Podesta obtained and used cocaine seized during police raids. She claimed he visited her at her flat around 10pm on June 27, 1997, dressed in uniform and in a highly agitated state and told her he had been using drugs while on duty. The PIC is investigating allegations Podesta and senior constable Tony Dilorenzo were affected by drugs and alcohol when they shot dead Frenchman Roni Levi on Bondi Beach on the morning of June 28, 1997. Both officers fired twice on the knife-wielding Frenchman, who later died in hospital. -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
