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.
Premier ‘deeply appalled’ after Indi MP Haines injured in incident
Victoria Police is investigating after federal Indi MP Helen Haines was injured, with the Premier condemning the alleged attack as…
Read More »Two more teens arrested over alleged assault of boy, 15
Victoria Police has arrested two more teenagers over the alleged assault of a 15-year-old boy in the state's west, bringing…
Read More »Carlton man held after young woman found dead in flat unit
A 31-year-old Carlton man has handed himself in to police after a 21-year-old woman was found dead in a block…
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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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