Crime
Independent reporting on crime trends, organised offending, and major incidents across Victoria. We cover patterns and convictions on the public record — never naming a person who has been charged but not convicted.
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South-east driveway fire latest in string of alleged arson attacks
A car was destroyed by fire in a south-east Melbourne driveway this week, the 14th such incident, with police saying…
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Five charged after dramatic Monash Freeway arrests
Five males face court after a police operation brought part of the Monash Freeway to a standstill, with charges including…
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Inquest hears of ‘shortcomings’ before man died in police cell
A Victorian inquest has heard of alleged failures before John Makai, 58, was found unresponsive in a police cell and…
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Teen jailed nearly three years over east Melbourne home invasion
A teenager has been sentenced over a violent home invasion in Melbourne's east that left a man with 11 stab…
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Police conduct welfare checks across Victoria after Optus outage
Victoria Police carried out dozens of welfare checks after an Optus network outage left triple-zero calls unable to connect, prompting…
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Manhunt after Gippsland axe attack leaves three critical
Victoria Police is hunting a 48-year-old man after his brother and parents were critically injured in an alleged axe attack…
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Manhunt after axe attack leaves three injured in Gippsland
Victoria Police is searching for a man accused of attacking three people, including an elderly couple, with an axe in…
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Three teens arrested over alleged Melbourne burglary spree
Three teenage boys have been arrested after a string of alleged burglaries across Melbourne's north-eastern suburbs, Victoria Police says.
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Mother stabbed shielding son in alleged CBD attack, man held
A woman was allegedly stabbed multiple times while shielding her 10-year-old son during what police describe as a random attack…
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Teens allegedly used dating apps to lure and rob men in Melbourne
Five teenage boys have been charged after Victoria Police alleged a dating-app scheme was used to lure men to meetings…
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