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Oscar Jaeger is a reporter covering the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. He previously worked as the Goulburn Valley reporter, based in Shepparton.

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East

Blair Bellamy, 33, appeared in the Melbourne Magistratesâ Court on Thursday on drug trafficking charges.Mr Bellamy, who appeared via video link from prison, was accused of trafficking methylamphetamine, cocaine, cannabis and ketamine.

Ex-project manager with bikie links busted dealing drugs on parole

A former project manager for a well-known family owned Melbourne building company has been unmasked as a bikie associate with a sideline dealing drugs.

Inner South

Angela Stathopoulos fronted Melbourne Magistrates' Court charged with multiple fraud offences. Facebook/Instagram.VERIFIED SHAPIRO/FRANCISSeen in court and photos taken by Francis, linked to daughter, DOB, suburb, job, international travel linked to alleged offending.https://www.facebook.com/angela.stathopoulos.7/https://www.instagram.com/angee1975/

From Disneyland to the big house: Jetsetting fraudster jailed

A jetsetting fraudster who stole more than half a million dollars from a vulnerable youth charity she ran has been jailed, swapping Disneyland for the inside of a prison cell.

West

Western suburbs podiatrist facing drug charges

Police have raided the home of a well-known western suburbs podiatrist, charging him with a number of drug offences.

Inner South

Savannah McKay fronted Melbourne Magistrates' Court where she pleaded guilty to a raft of drug related offending. Instagram.VERIFIED SHAPIROSeen in court, linked to modelling job, linked to area, linked to mum and brother mentioned in court, matches previously published mugshot.https://www.instagram.com/savannahmckay/

Troubled former top model’s fall from grace after stacking car

A former top model who claims she once worked alongside tennis legend Pat Rafter ran off the road in the middle of Abbotsford, ploughing into a number of tram posts and a bench.

Inner South

Charity boss turned jetsetting con artist says ‘she’s a good person’

The Melbourne boss of a charity for vulnerable kids who stole more than $500,000 and spent it on jetsetting holidays, dance lessons and designer clothing “believes she is a good person”.

AFL

Screen grabs of vision capturing the arrests of two men allegedly with guns at the MCG. Source: Tik Tok

AFL says hi-tech screening worked, guards failed in MCG gun breach

The AFL says a hi-tech entry-screen system worked but security guards failed to carry out a search in a troubling MCG security breach, as footage of two men accused of smuggling loaded guns into the Collingwood-Carlton clash emerges.

Inner East

Pro bodybuilder Wesley Newell has been charged with misconduct of a public official after he allegedly used his position as a prison officer at Ravenhall to bring in contraband, tobacco and magazines. Picture: Instagram ,

‘Mr Brownlow’ nabbed peddling coke out of Richmond home

A bodybuilder and former prison officer dubbed the “Armaguard Hulk” who stole the show at the 2016 Brownlow Medal has been unmasked as a cocaine dealer.

West

Alleged armed thugs accused of horrifying home invasion

A pair of alleged armed thugs have been accused of storming into a Melton South home with a sawn-off shotgun and kidnapping a man.

North West

Sydenham's Trynette 'Barbie' Pollard has been accused of drug trafficking after she was raided by VIPER Taskforce detectives in August 2024.

‘Barbie’ girl allegedly caught up in organised crime meth racket

A glam girl has been accused of trafficking meth by organised crime detectives after police raided her Sydenham home and allegedly seized ice, hormonal drugs and a handgun.

Inner South

Travis Bird, 51, has been charged with four counts of arson after a fire tore through the Caulfield Racecourse on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Picture: Facebook.

Alleged grandstand arsonist seeks mental impairment

The man accused of torching part of Caulfield Racecourse is seeking mental impairment as a defence as the Melbourne Racing Club looks to reopen the famous old stand for the spring carnival.

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