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Olivia Jenkins is a crime reporter for the Herald Sun in Melbourne. She has previously covered education and general news.

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footage obtained by the Herald Sun, a man claiming to work for exiled kingpin Kazem “Kaz” Hamad can be heard delivering demands to the owner of a tobacconist in Melbourne’s north. , , It can be revealed that his associates have been giving orders on the underworld figure’s behalf by simply instructing shopowners to call a phone number provided to them on a piece of paper.

‘One of Kaz’s boys’: Kingpin’s enforcers threaten smoke shop staff

Footage shows the moment a man claiming to work for underworld figure Kazem Hamad threatens a convenience store worker, as a shocked customer watches on.

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Cape Schanck drowning Monday 30th September 2024

Woman drowns at Cape Schanck

A woman has drowned after a group was swept off the rocks at Cape Schanck on Monday afternoon.

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Chief Commissioner, Dr. Fernando Speziali Head of the judicial police section of the Rome-Fiumicino border police, in his office in Rome. He has followed every step since Perry Kolumbris arrest and detention. Picture: Erik Messori/Capta

Inside story of how police caught suspected Easey St killer

The head of the operation to track accused double murderer Perry Kouroumblis has revealed how the long-awaited arrest unfolded at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport.

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Khalid Mahat, 25, died after he was allegedly stabbed to death at a North Crescent home in Heidelberg West on October 16.

‘That’s not justice’: Stabbing victim’s family hit out at killers

The devastated family of a young man fatally stabbed in a senseless revenge attack in Heidelberg West have yelled in court “that’s not justice” after his killers were jailed for four years or less.

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Gang member and student from Sarah Redfern High at Minto carries a knife to school. NSW / Education / Teenagers / Gangs / Knives weapons protection youth crime violence juvenile generic

10 kids arrested every day in Victoria as youth crime surges

Crimes committed by children aged between 10 and 17 have hit their highest point since 2010, while close to 10 youth gang members and child criminals are arrested in Victoria every day.

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Lawyer Serena Tucci, public defender of Perry Kouroumblis arrested in Italy for murder while awaiting extradition, for now detained in Rome's Regina Coeli prison Picture: Supplied

Easey St accused killer agrees to be extradited back to Melbourne

Accused Easey St killer Perry Kouroumblis has agreed to be extradited back to Melbourne, but has told Italian investigators he was not involved in the notorious crime. WATCH THE VIDEO

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Survivors of the Daylesford crash in November last year. Ruchi Bhatia, 36, and ther six-year-old son Abeer were both injured in the crash. Father/husband Vivek Bhatia and their eldest son Vihaan died. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Heartbroken mum says Daylesford driver deserves jail

A mother who survived a horror Daylesford crash that killed her husband and young son has broken her silence to demand the killer diabetic driver be thrown in jail.

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Complex task returning Easey St murders suspect to Melbourne

Accused killer Perry Kouroumblis has appeared before an Italian court and sources in Italy’s border control office say plans to transport him back to Australia are already underway.

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‘He wasn’t hiding’: Brother last spoke to Easey St accused a week ago

The brother of the man accused of killing two women in their Collingwood home says he would have fled Australia much sooner if he’d been guilty of the horrific crimes.

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Andrew Triantafyllos, owner of a bankrupt luxury car hire business has been targeted after arsonists firebombed two vehicles and damaged his Essendon home Picture: Facebook

‘I am not a criminal’: Car dealer’s house shot up twice in three days

A former Melbourne car dealer says he’s a victim, not a criminal, after his Essendon home was sprayed with bullets twice in a matter of days.

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