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Regan Hodge is a crime reporter for the Herald Sun in Melbourne. He spent time as a breaking and general news reporter and is a fan of the Rolling Stones.

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MELBOURNE, DECEMBER 19, 2024: Emergency services respond as a house fire burns in Ripponlea barely 50 metres from the Adass Israel Synagogue. Picture: Mark Stewart

House fire across the road from firebombed synagogue

A man has suffered burns in a blaze opposite the Adass Israel synagogue in Ripponlea that was torched in what has been declared a terrorist attack.

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‘Disturbing’ rise in repeat offenders as youth crime spikes, home invasions soar

Police “don’t stand a chance” against the surge in Victoria’s youth crime, union boss Wayne Gatt has said, with nine child and youth offenders being arrested daily and home invasions at an all-time high.

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A gang of masked teens have been filmed during an alleged armed robbery at a Melbourne service station. Picture: Instagram/kiwiaussieproud

Teen charged over brazen raid on Hughesdale service station

A teenager has been charged after confronting footage emerged of a gang of masked youths armed with machetes robbing a petrol station in Melbourne’s southeast.

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Seven youths were caught stealing several luxury items from a small business in Brighton on Friday. Picture: Supplied

Shop worker chases thieving teenagers in Brighton

A fed up shop worker has chased after a gang of seven youths who were caught on CCTV stealing several luxury clothing items from a Brighton store in yet another attack in the suburb.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos June 25 2022, Generic View of Police line tape at a crime scene., Picture: NCA NewsWire /Brendan Beckett

Three teens stabbed during machete fight at La Porchetta

Three teenagers have been stabbed during a bloody altercation outside a restaurant in Melbourne’s west.

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Caner Dogan, 36, from Docklands, has been accused of being the ringleader of a drug trafficking ring, caught up in the AFP’s Ghost app bust. A secret compartment loaded with drugs was found on a Peugeot van. And ammunition and a gun was found in the ceiling above a shower in his home.

Four murder hits on Melbourne underworld figures foiled by AFP

Four potential murder hits on Melbourne underworld figures, their associates and rivals have been foiled by federal police investigating the encrypted Ghost app.

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MELBOURNE,AUSTRALIA-NewsWire Photos 29 SEPTEMBER, 2024: Protesters gather at the State Library in Melbourne from 12pm on Sunday to call for peace and an end to the current Israeli occupation of Palestine and the ongoing war between the two nations, and the escalating assault on Lebanon after overnight airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in the capital, Beirut. Protesters carry the photo of assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Valeriu Campan

Melbourne man charged after allegedly waving terrorist flag

An eastern suburbs man has been charged after he allegedly waved the flag of declared terrorist organisation Hezbollah at a CBD rally in September.

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Acting Sergeant Stephen Little monitors traffic speed on York Street outside Glenroy West Primary School on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Glenroy, Victoria, Australia. Picture: Hamish Blair

Huge revenue loss from paused speeding fines as cops pay fight continues

Police refusing to dish out speeding and traffic fines has cost the Allan government at least $100m in potential revenue in one of the most financially damaging tactics in their pay dispute.

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A man has been charged after allegedly beating Millie the dog to death in Kilsyth. Millie is pictured with her family Picture: Facebook, ,

‘It’s just horrific’: Beloved family dog bashed to death

A Kilsyth man is facing serious animal abuse charges after allegedly beating a tiny support dog to death with a metal pole. | Warning: Distressing content.

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December 13 2024: Victoria Police memorial in Melbourne's Kings Domain gardens has been targeted by graffiti on December 12, with offensive slurs including "the only good cop is a dead cop" plastered in red across the site. Picture: ABC News, Tania Lee

Police memorial for slain officers defaced with vile graffiti

A memorial dedicated to Victorian police officers killed in the line of duty has been vandalised overnight, with offenders using red spray paint to leave behind vile messages.

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