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Rebecca DiNuzzo is a reporter with the Leader covering all things crime, court and general news.

A family day care operator in Melbourne’s inner west has been embroiled in a child subsidy scandal worth almost $800k.

A convicted sex offender who evaded police was finally tracked down hiding out in Melbourne’s west.

A man who fled the scene of a Braybrook crash that left a woman in a critical condition is being urged to contact police.

Is this Melbourne’s worst mum? She stole to support her drug habit, then tried to blame her offending on her dead son.

The Western Bulldogs have set their sights on a sport ground in one of Melbourne’s most disadvantaged inner west suburbs.

A David and Goliath battle is brewing over a burning tip in Melbourne’s west that families say is making them sick.

A young man is fighting for life after he was hit by a car in Melbourne’s west. Now police need help to identify him.

A tradie supplemented his wage by pawning $25k of jewellery he stole from a Glen Waverley client’s house. Here’s how it ended.

A young Mooroolbark mechanic left a trail of devastation when he got behind the wheel drunk. But his hip pocket was hit worse.

A developer was so keen to bring 80 pokie machines to Truganina they offered to pay $100k to charity. Find out if it scored a win.