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Man’s body found in car park of popular Melbourne shopping centre
A crime scene was set up at a Westfield Southland Shopping Centre on Thursday morning after the discovery of a man’s body.
- by Hanna Mills Turbet
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Victoria Police get extra resources for anniversary protests as Allan rejects calls for new laws
Victoria Police do not have the same options as NSW Police, who have applied to court to stop a pro-Palestine demonstration planned for the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
- by Cameron Houston, Broede Carmody, Kieran Rooney and Hannah Kennelly
A wink and a nudge: How Nicola Gobbo learnt gangland figures would be murdered
It is only the third time the criminal barrister-turned-police informer has spoken publicly since being exposed as a supergrass in 2019.
- by Chris Vedelago
She quit the police over COVID-19 lockdowns. Now she’s standing for election
Krystle Mitchell quit the force in a blaze of publicity. Now she is on the hustings as a libertarian candidate.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Expectant father awaiting charges after gender reveal burnout ends in impound yard
A Frankston North man allegedly behind the wheel of a Holden Commodore had his car impounded after a gender reveal went awry.
- by Cassandra Morgan
AFP says waving Hezbollah flag at protest not enough for arrest
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke threatened visa cancellations after a small group of Hezbollah flag-waving protesters gatecrashed a peaceful protest in Melbourne.
- by Roy Ward and Cassandra Morgan
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Police seek cap on CBD tower heights to protect helicopter flight paths
Victoria Police wants to restrict skyscraper heights to protect access to the emergency helipad atop its Docklands headquarters.
- by Kieran Rooney and Broede Carmody
‘When my time’s up, my time’s up’: How Sam ‘The Punisher’ Abdulrahim became most hunted in Melbourne’s underworld
The boxer and ex-bikie has survived shootings, bashings and firebombings. There’s a $1 million bounty on his head. We find out why criminals and police say he’s made enemies everywhere.
- by Chris Vedelago
Court ‘on the verge’ of violating Easey Street suspect’s right to fair trial, lawyer says
One of Italy’s leading international lawyers says the accused double murderer’s consent to be extradited to Australia for a 47-year-old cold case is “absurd”.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Josephine McKenna
Victoria’s youth crime rises to the highest level since 2010
Overall crime in Victoria increased by nearly 10 per cent in the past year, with the latest data showing children are increasingly involved in robberies, car thefts and assaults.
- by Hannah Kennelly
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Easey Street murders
Easey Street murder suspect says he’s innocent, agrees to extradition from Rome
A “distressed” Perry Kouroumblis has agreed to be extradited to Melbourne, telling an Italian court that he intends to fight to clear his name, his court-appointed lawyer said.
- by Josephine McKenna and Rob Harris
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