Blaze threat eases but some fires still out of control
FIRE warnings have been downgraded for communities across the state but firefighters are still battling to get some grassfires under control. Several houses have already been lost in the blaze.
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ONE of two councillors found to have been sexually harassed by former Lord Mayor Robert Doyle, says the findings of a council investigation are a huge vindication.
Police want to know when young thugs are released
AN AFRICAN community leader has backed a proposal to give officers access to intelligence about youths in the justice system so they are not “caught out” when newly freed thugs go straight out on crime sprees.
‘Core group’ of thugs behind home invasion, police believe
A WOMAN sleeping near her young child feared for her life as masked African males held a knife to neck during a home invasion in Albion early this morning, and police believe a “core group” of offenders could be responsible.
Geelong Grammar anti-vax teacher seeks to infect kids with measles
THE teacher who seemingly sought to deliberately infect her children with the deadly measles worked at the prestigious Geelong Grammar, it can be revealed.
Video: Alcohol, cash stolen during bottle shop ram raids
POLICE have released footage of a car smashing through a bottle shop entrance during a ram raid in Watsonia. A second bottle shop was rammed in Bundoora about 15 minutes later.
Teens arrested over Taylors Hill home invasion
TWO teenagers have been arrested over a frightening aggravated burglary and a holdup at a fast-food restaurant in Melbourne’s northwest on Monday.
Brutal bedroom attack: Screams, ‘blood everywhere’
A MAN sleeping next to his wife was brutally bludgeoned in the head with a hammer in Keysborough, with police investigating links to a similar incident several months ago. Four offenders remain on the run.
Workers terrorised out of Croydon
THE manager of terrified workers who were forced to hide when a man threatened them with a knife says such incidents are now “all too common” and plans to relocate their Croydon office.
Man walking fluffy dogs sought as police probe trail fires
A MAN seen with three white fluffy dogs is being sought by police investigating five deliberately lit fires in the Sunshine area.
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