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Mark Buttler is an award-winning crime journalist for the Herald Sun.

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MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 21, 2024: Chief Commissioner Shane Patton gives a media conference in Melbourne. After over forty years, Victoria Police have made an arrest in the Easey Street murder case. The brutal killings of two young women left their families without answers for 47 years. Numerous officers from across the force have worked relentlessly on the case over the years, and we hope this arrest marks the first step toward providing long-awaited closurePicture: NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui

Ousted Patton set to face music in defiant return to work

Departing police chief Shane Patton is set to return to work on Monday despite an overwhelming no-confidence vote, as insiders fear he could “unload” on the Allan government.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire 12th October 2024. Pictured: Chief Commissioner Shane Patton:A Sergeant from People Development Command has been suspended as part of a criminal investigation into allegations that she performed a Nazi salute on two occasions this week in front of colleagues at the Victoria Police Academy. Professional Standards Command are investigating the incidents which occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday this week while the female officer was on-duty. Picture: NewsWire / Nadir Kinani

Patton’s downfall: What really went wrong for the top cop

Soon-to-be former top cop Shane Patton has faced a raft of challenges during his tenure, starting with the Covid pandemic. So when did it all start go downhill? Read the inside story.

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Chief Commissioner Shane Patton will provide an update on the fire at a Ripponlea with AFP Deputy Commissioner Krissy Barrett and Premier Jacinta Allan. Premier Jacinta Allan during the press conference. Picture: David Caird

‘Where is the Premier?’: Allan blasted after shock ousting of Victoria’s top cop

Opposition Leader Brad Battin has lashed Jacinta Allan for not fronting the media after a crushing vote of no confidence in Chief Commissioner Shane Patton — saying the top cop is a “fall guy” for the government’s failings on crime.

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Complex extradition process giving crims a passport to freedom

For every long-range arrest set up overseas — after many years and much money — plenty of fugitives remain one step ahead of the law and out of reach.

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A major police incident unfolded at Lynbrook Village Shopping Centre on Friday. Picture: Supplied,

Man dead, major police incident at Lynbrook Shopping Centre

A man fleeing from police over alleged family violence matters has died at a busy shopping centre in Melbourne’s southeast.

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Ex-Mongols bikie Sam ‘The Punisher’ Abdulrahim in hospital after he was dramatically shot at a funeral. Abdulrahim, was ambushed as he was leaving his cousin’s funeral in his luxury black Mercedes 4WD in Melbourne on Saturday - Photo Supplied

Police think they know who tried to kill The Punisher. They can’t do anything about it

The prime suspects in the failed hit on Sam Abdulrahim fled to the Middle East within 48 hours of the attack, and now the bid to bring them back to Melbourne has hit a dead end.

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Super Bowl kick-off sparks white line fever for AFL greats

The pigskin had barely been thrown in anger when these two AFL greats started the party — none too subtly — in a toilet cubicle at a Melbourne Super Bowl party.

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Rampaging teens soak up 140,000 police hours

A police campaign to combat Victoria’s worst youth offenders has become the state’s single biggest operation, with up to 70 officers a night working to catch out-of-control teens stealing cars and breaking into homes.

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21/02/2024 Sam Abdulrahim / the Punisher at Power Gymnasium in Brunswick ahead of his fight this weekend. Picture David Geraghty

Gangland bosses offer ‘finder fees’ in hunt for enemies

Questions linger over how Sam Abdulrahim’s enemies knew where he would be when he was gunned down – as underworld bosses offer huge rewards for anyone who helps hunt down their targets.

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Two travellers charged in Melbourne over meth and cocaine import plots, This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force

Criminals infusing clothes with ice in shocking smuggling plot

A number of recent busts in Melbourne and interstate has indicated syndicates are turning to a risky method as a way to get methamphetamine past border controls.

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