Armed robbers and detonating bombs: Inside the elite police squad

John Taylor is one of the longest-serving and smallest (in stature) Special Operations Group members, and its longest-serving bomb disposal expert. Taylor was part of a crack team of officers who had to respond when "troubled genius" and self-taught bomb expert Glenn Saunders sparked a police stand-off, and then, a massive explosion in country Victoria. In this episode of Naked City with John Silvester, Taylor talks about the life and perilous times of the elite police squad. And what he does for fun outside of work, including climbing six of the seven major summits. You can read the story here:

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Armed robbers and detonating bombs: Inside the elite police squad is an episode from Naked City by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.

This episode is 28:15 long.

This episode was published on Feb 17, 2026.

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