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Jon AndrewsCourt reporter

Jon Andrews is a suburban court reporter with nearly two decades of experience.

While the public is focused on US cops and the royal family, Melbourne’s has more than its fair share of racist bigots too.

A drug-addled Drouin thief tried to outwit cops by nicking CCTV cameras. But he didn’t know he was already being watched.

A time-wasting 45-year-old Carrum Downs chippy phoned 000 24 times with fake fire, gas leak and bashing claims about his mum.

A former CSL scientist launched a public attack on an old mate on a bustling Langwarrin road because of a tiff over a tablet.

A so-called pal advised his grieving mate to smoke ice to relieve stress. It did not end well for the veteran Mt Waverley brickie and grandfather.

Self-medicating her PTSD with drugs, a Rosebud woman bashed a housemate, stole from a boat, attacked cars, yelled at kids and resisted arrest.

A once-promising Peninsula player who hit the ice hard and ended up in jail says he wants to get back to the game he loves.

A 28-year-old Mt Eliza hoon — still on his P-plates — has been caught driving while banned three times.

A young Clyde crook who stole cars using dodgy cheques has learned his fate.

A Pearcedale mum thought converting her suspended driving fines into unpaid work would be make her life easy. She was wrong.