How bikie WAGs have taken over notorious gym chain
Gyms linked to the Comanchero bikie gang now all boast trusted women as company directors, as a potential crackdown looms.
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‘We want people to feel safe’: Top cop’s plan to tackle bail laws
Rick Nugent has declared he wants community safety to be a greater priority in any new bail laws, saying it’s “time to draw a line in the sand” amid the state’s youth crime crisis.
Police vow to find justice for wheelie bin murder victim
One year after a Point Cook mum was found murdered and dumped in a wheelie bin near Geelong, police say they are determined to give her justice.
Five youths brutally killed in six months. Police say someone knows something
The brutal deaths of five young Melbourne men in just six months are suspected to be linked to street gang tensions — and the grieving families are desperate for answers.
Mercs not Mazdas, Balwyn not Broady: What teen car thieves hunt
How likely is it your car will be stolen by teenage criminals in Melbourne? Here are the hotspots for thieves, where the cars will end up, and which ones are nicked most often.
No police stationed at Avalon Airport, calls for security review
Victoria’s second-largest airport has no federal or state police based at it, as a major union calls for a security review after a teen allegedly carrying a shotgun attempted to board a Jetstar flight.
$1.2m ketamine network busted by police in southwest Victoria
Police have intercepted and smashed a ketamine network operating throughout southwestern Victoria, conducting raids in multiple towns in the region.
Social posts drag Leskie-saga character back into Valley spotlight
It’s been a while since we’ve heard much from Latrobe Valley identity Kenny Penfold, but social media posts doing the rounds have brought him back to mind for some locals.
Teen charged after hero shearer takes down security threat
Moama farmer Barry Clark has told of the moment he tackled a teen armed with a shotgun on a plane at Avalon Airport. Police have now charged a 17-year-old boy over the incident.
Triggermen and ‘wannabe gangsters’: How underworld crime has changed since gangland wars
The bloodshed and murders linked to Middle-Eastern organised crime gangs have dwarfed Melbourne’s infamous gangland wars of the turn-of-the-century, as a grim statistic emerges.
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