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Erin ConstableMaroondah and Whitehorse Reporter

Erin Constable s a community news reporter at the Herald Sun for the Whitehorse and Maroondah regions. She covers courts, council, crime and breaking news.

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South East

The Chadstone Market Pavilion opened on Thursday.

Hour-long queues for Chadstone’s new food precinct

Hundreds have raced to be the first to experience a fresh food market bigger than the MCG at Chadstone Shopping Centre.

East

Armed thugs kidnap missing teen from Ringwood home

A thug pulled a knife on the friends of a missing teen for “a laugh” in Ringwood East before his masked associates kidnapped the girl at the request of her parents.

Outer East

woman trying to steal trousers from a clothing store

‘Full-time job’: Serial thief racks up $46k bill stealing lingerie, clothes

A light-fingered Melbourne woman went on a shoplifting spree across the eastern suburbs stealing a swag of luxury goods — including lingerie — valued at more than $46,000.

West

Disgraced VFL footballer jailed after violent drug-fuelled attacks

A fallen VFL footballer has been jailed for a spree of violent drug-fuelled crimes, including pulling a knife on a woman before beating her and threatening to kill a teenager and her family.

South East

A nightmare neighbour has been jailed after he terrorised the residents of his Chadstone apartment block by lighting a fire, painting profanities on their homes and threatening to kill them from across the fence. Paul Anderson, 65, pleaded guilty to breaching court orders and damaging his neighbourâs homes in the Ringwood Magistrateâs Court on Thursday. Picture: Supplied.

Nightmare neighbour: Chadstone man’s reign of terror

A nightmare neighbour has been jailed after he threatened to kill his Chadstone neighbours, set their bins on fire and graffitied their homes.

Melbourne City

Mapped: Victorian suburbs picking meth over pot

A person is arrested on drug charges every 45 minutes, as the scourge hits a four-year high in Victoria. And new data reveals which LGAs are making meth their drug of choice.

Outer East

A stolen Range Rover Sport has sparked a multi-vehicle police pursuit through Rooty Hill and Doonside at about 2am on Saturday August 31, 2024. Picture: Facebook

Bayswater teen crim hides under bed after stolen car chase

A Bayswater teenager has taken police on a dramatic stolen car chase across the eastern suburbs, only to drive home and hide under his bed to avoid arrest.

South East

Luke Raymond Bingham was arrested at his Cranbourne house over his involvement in dark web drug trafficking under the user name

Cranbourne dark web drug trafficker jailed after selling to cops

An out-of-work tattooist has been jailed after he was caught trafficking LSD and cannabis over the dark web and mailing the drugs across the country, including to police operatives.

Outer East

A washed-up Healesville muso repeatedly punched his friend in the face before turning on police officers in a drunken fit, a court has heard. Cameron Ruffino, 33, pleaded guilty to the assault in the Ringwood Magistrateâs Court on Wednesday.

Bum note: Healesville singer admits to drunken attack on friend

A washed-up Healesville muso repeatedly punched his friend in the face before turning on police officers in a drunken fit after a big night on the drink.

Outer East

A Croydon man has tormented a former highschool classmate online by posting her school photos â with captions about his purported â11 inch penisâ â more than 15 years after they graduated. Daniel Falls, 36, pleaded guilty to breaching court orders and driving charges in the Ringwood Magistrateâs Court on Wednesday.

Croydon grub torments former classmate on Facebook

A Croydon man has tormented a former classmate online by posting her photos — with captions about his purported “11 inch penis” — more than 15 years after they graduated.

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