Carpenter boss stole Bobcat, ute, tools, trailer, toilet
A druggie Highett chippy pilfered nearly $100k worth of machinery, gear and even a portaloo after hiring stuff and never taking it back.
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‘What a hero’: Magistrate slams tanked-up thug
A boozed Somerville brute terrorised his former partner in front of her young kids — then deliberately drove her car into a tree.
Thief drained cash from ex’s account to pay drug debt
An ice-addled crook used his former lover’s bank card to steal from an ATM so he could pay back his substance supplier.
Banned driver nabbed for 18th time gets more jail
A convicted arsonist with an appalling driving record who has “been in court more times” than a magistrate is back behind bars.
‘Drug-affected’ handler sober in court — this time
A cooked crook who previously turned up at an online hearing off her head on drugs wisely didn’t make the same mistake twice.
Mum punched daughter in street fight over grandkid
Family feud: A crazed Cranny granny hit her own daughter in the face in a feral fracas in full view of passers-by.
Hoon sentenced for traffic-stopping burnout
A selfish Hallam hoon who did a donut in his hotted-up Holden has been handed his fate — and he didn’t like it.
Meth muncher nearly chokes hiding ice from cops
An ambulance had to be called to help a jaw-grinding Oakleigh junkie who thought he could outsmart police by swallowing his stash.
Mum’s death led to bizarre ice-fuelled crime spree
A roof tiler’s life spiralled into a life of drugs, depression and despair after he found his mother dead — and he tried to pass himself as a dead gangster.
High hoon smashes into house after burnout
A partying plumber has chucked his licence down the S-bend after he stuffed up a skid and crashed into a stranger’s home.
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