> 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.
>
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