Crime
‘Prejudice motivated’: Man charged over antisemitic graffiti, bacon attack
The 68-year-old Macedon man allegedly daubed antisemitic graffiti on a fence in Melbourne’s inner south and then spat on and threw bacon at a passerby who tried to stop him.
- Paul Dyer
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Police seek FBI help in Pam the Bird graffiti case
The man police say is responsible for the prolific spread of Pam the Bird graffiti was back in court on Tuesday as police seek to prove he is behind the tag’s Instagram account.
- Erin Pearson
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- City life
‘Pam the Bird’ unmasked: Alleged graffiti artist faces 50 charges
Jack Gibson-Burrell, 21, is one of Australia’s most prolific taggers and known to abseil tall buildings to access the hard-to-reach locations the art often appears on, police allege.
- Erin Pearson
Nick Reece spruiked a crack squad to clean up the CBD. So far, it’s two security guards
The City of Melbourne wanted their 30-strong team of local law officers to tackle begging and alcohol use in the CBD with the help of police, but the force rejected a request to trial two full-time officers.
- Cara Waters
AFL legend Dipper’s son jailed over $140,000 fraud
Dylan DiPierdomenico, 42, admitted to 71 instances of fraud committed while he was a golfing retailer’s national sales manager.
- Emily Woods
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- Melbourne gangland
Weeping mourners farewell ‘The Punisher’ in golden casket after underworld ambush
The funeral procession for slain gangster Sam Abdulrahim – killed in a daylight shooting in Melbourne’s north this week – was led by a formation of Harley-Davidsons, ahead of a cavalcade of luxury vehicles.
- Cameron Houston, Marta Pascual Juanola, Lachlan Abbott and Hannah Hammoud
The race for Werribee: How the west will be won (or lost)
Labor has held the seat since 1979, but with crime on the rise and traffic eating hours of residents’ days, can the party hold onto its traditional heartland?
- Sophie Aubrey
Neighbour accused of raping Newport grandmother in 1980s granted bail
It follows a breakthrough in the decades-old cold case that led to Michael Martin’s arrest last week.
- Hannah Hammoud
Monster v The Punisher: The prison slap heard around the underworld
Sam Abdulrahim’s larger-than-life reputation for ferocity was put to the test when he was confronted in prison by the man known as “Monster”.
- Chris Vedelago, Marta Pascual Juanola and Hannah Hammoud
Underworld hunt for ‘traitor’ who sold out Sam Abdulrahim
There was only a small window of opportunity to target Abdulrahim, who was due to fly out of Australia on Thursday and kept news of his whereabouts confined to his inner circle.
- Chris Vedelago, Marta Pascual Juanola, Lachlan Abbott and Hannah Hammoud
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