Fake gun, 1kg drugs seized in Melbourne raids
An imitation AK-47 has been seized in Port Melbourne during a sweep of raids against a major drug ring.
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Brazen daylight shooting victim was Punisher’s ‘right-hand man’
The victim of a brazen daylight shooting on a residential street in Fawkner was regarded as the “right-hand man” of slain gangland figure Sam ‘The Punisher’ Abdulrahim.
Key crime rates in Victoria and NSW were level a decade ago. It’s very different now
Victorians are falling victim to burglaries, car thefts and shop raids at almost twice the rate of residents in New South Wales, a stark new analysis reveals.
‘Could flip in the blink of an eye’: Tracing the roots of an evil killer
Ten years have passed since Sean Price murdered 17-year-old Masa Vukotic in a crime that chilled Melbourne. Andrew Rule probes his violent past — and the forces that may have shaped him into a brutal killer.
Another perfectly legal drug is shaking up Vic’s black market
Victoria seems to be the type of state where legal substances can become even more valuable than illegal ones on the black market.
What sparked savage prison guards bashing?
The Comanchero bikie accused of bashing two prison guards in what has been described as one of Victoria’s worst jailhouse attacks was sent into a rage by a family issue.
Mum who murdered her two sons dies weeks after being freed from jail
Donna Fitchett, who drugged, smothered and strangled her young sons at their Balwyn home, has been found dead.
Iconic farm at centre of ‘Lady of Swamp’ mystery up for sale
The property of Margaret Clement, a wealthy beneficiary whose life fell into ruin before she mysteriously vanished, is up for sale in Gippsland.
Charges dropped over alleged hammer-wielding road rage attack
Charges have been dropped against a man accused of waving a hammer while chasing a bikie through traffic on the Western Freeway.
Police arrest eight people allegedly involved in tobacco shop extortion
Lunar taskforce police have conducted raids on Kazem Hamad’s illicit tobacco syndicate, seizing weapons and arresting several people allegedly involved in tobacco shop extortions.
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