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Imran AliSenior Court Reporter

Imran Ali is a senior court reporter for the Herald Sun, based in Melbourne. He has more than 20 years experience in news reporting across Fiji, New Zealand and now in Melbourne. He takes a keen interest in rugby.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 21 2023: Rick McLeod, 74, who scammed $180,000 from four women he met on dating apps, leaves the County Court in Melbourne. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Ageing Lothario love rat finally strung up by the tail

A septuagenarian Lothario love rat conned four women he met on a dating app out of $182,200 to fund his alcohol and gambling addiction.

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Butane disguised as silicone oil worth up to an estimated $1.2m were imported by a drug syndicate in Melbourne

Hardened crook cooks up drug deal to pay off debts

A Yarraville crook with a home invasion and firearms offences to his name attempted to traffick 500 litres of butane with an estimated street value of up to $1.2m.

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Illi Glover fronted Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Feb 28 2022 charged with drug offences. Facebook.VERIFIED SHAPIROSeen in court, rare name, linked to suburb, DOB and co-offender Jonade Hamidi.https://www.facebook.com/illie.gloverhttps://www.facebook.com/jonade.hamidi

Drug kingpin brought undone by turncoat glamour ex

A Melbourne coke dealer has had the glamorous life of a high-rolling drug kingpin snuffed out thanks to his glamorous ex, who turned on him in court.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 18: Police deploy capsicum spray onto protestors on Burnley Street Richmond on September 18, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Anti-lockdown protesters gathered despite current COVID-19 restrictions prohibiting large outdoor gatherings. Metropolitan Melbourne is currently subject to lockdown restrictions as health authorities work to contain the spread of the highly contagious Delta COVID-19 variant, with people only permitted to leave their homes for essential reasons. Victorian COVID-19 restrictions have been eased from today in Metropolitan Melbourne to allow outdoor picnics and small exercise groups, while the permitted travel distance from home has extended to 10km. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Bus driver attacked cops during wild anti-lockdown rally

A Melbourne bus driver who refused to get the Covid vaccine took part in a wild inner city anti-lockdown rally and threw glass bottles and rocks at police.

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Sexual assault, rape generic. Picture: Tinnakorn Jorruang/iStock

Vile Christian rapist stopped assault after seeing Bible

A self-professed Christian who asked his victim for directions before raping her in her home stopped after he saw a Bible in the room.

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A man died in a horror crash near Bacchus Marsh on July 8. Picture: Nine.

Young killer driver battling PTSD and general anxiety disorder

The mental health of the young motorist who caused a tragic multi-vehicle collision in Bacchus Marsh that led to the death of a doting family man has deteriorated since the incident.

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Glamorous ex-girlfriend turns on drug dealer kingpin

A dodgy coke dealer got sunk by his glamourous ex-girlfriend who threw him under the drug bus in court and now claims any prison time will impact his mental health.

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Crash scene photos after Mathew Dyer drove his silver SAAB through a red light at Ferntree Gully Rd and Cambden Park Parade, slamming into two cars, killing his passenger and mother of two Nicole Woollard on August 27, 2022.,

Killer driver reached 160km/h before fatal collision

High on meth and unregistered driver, a Lilydale man reached speeds of almost 160km/h before he slammed into another car and killed his passenger during a police pursuit.

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WEEKEND MAGAZINE SPECIAL. OCTOBER 27,2021. , PLEASE CONTACT WEEKEND PIC EDITOR JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING., COOMA, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 26th 2021: **SUNDAY TELEGRAPH SPECIAL**An inside look at life behind bars at Cooma Prison in NSW. An inmate in an outside holding cell at Cooma Prison.Picture: Gary Ramage

Violent assaults on prison officers by wild inmates

One Corrections officer suffered a broken nose and another was punched in the head in two attacks by inmates on guards at Port Phillip Prison.

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Waheed, Waheed2: St Kilda dad Shaheen Waheed, 45, and his four co-accused, including partner Sophia Polites, 44, fronted the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 21/06/2023 after an early morning drug raid at a swanky St Kilda Rd apartment in July last year became a mission for the bomb squad. They've both been charged with “unlawfully and maliciously” possessing an explosive substance with the intent of using it or enabling another to use it “to endanger life and cause serious injury to property”, as well as drug trafficking charges. Picture: Facebook

Head of alleged drug syndicate makes desperate bid for freedom

Alleged crook behind the discovery of a frightening collection of deadly weaponry and meth in St Kilda allegedly contacted co-accused while on remand.

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