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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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09/02/2024 Police arrest a man on Princes Bridge in St Kilda Rd Melbourne on Saturday afternoon

Police charge man who allegedly threatened PSO before being shot

A 20-year-old Pakenham man who was shot after he allegedly threatened a protective services officer near Flinders Street Station has been charged by police.

Victoria

Janelle Kay has been remembered as a caring and giving person. Picture: Supplied

Family slams driver who allegedly fled fatal crash

The devastated family of a mum of four killed in a horror rental truck crash in Noble Park North has slammed the driver, who allegedly fled the scene.

Victoria

NDIS patient Won Joon Kang, 57, has been left too scared to return to the golf course after he was bashed by three men as he enjoyed a twilight round at Oakleigh Public Golf Course. Picture: Josie Hayden

Golfer bashed in shock attack at popular course

An amateur golfer has been left bloodied and bruised after he was bashed by an angry trio at a golf course in Melbourne’s southeast.

Police & Courts

BALLARAT, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos - 7 FEBRUARY 2024: SES personnel search for clues in a forest near Samantha MurphyÃs house in Ballarat. A large-scale search is underway for a Ballarat East woman who has been missing since early Sunday morning. Police are appealing for help finding 51-year-old Samantha Murphy, last seen leaving her Eureka St for a run in Canadian State Forest at about 7am on Sunday. On Monday, Officers and SES volunteers searched the state forest behind Buninyong Golf Club. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Diego Fedele

Fear police have ‘got nothing’ in Ballarat missing mum mystery

A former top cop says a call by police for any CCTV or dashcam footage that could help them find Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy “probably means they’ve got nothing to work with”.

Police & Courts

A small group of protesters clash with police who were marching in the Midsumma Pride Parade along Fitzroy Street St Kilda. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

Cops vow to keep marching at Midsumma

Police say they have not been spooked by protesters at the Midsumma Pride March and are determined to keep participating in future marches.

Police & Courts

Friends and family of 20-year-old Jona Kinivuwai started a GoFundMe page on Wednesday after he went missing from a Rye Beach on Sunday night. Picture: supplied.

Family of man missing at sea not giving up hope

Jona Kinivuwai’s family has not given up hope in finding the swimmer feared to have drowned after he was swept out at a Rye beach.

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The is believed to have tried this home on Mount View Rd in Highett too. Picture: Nicole King

‘Absolutely terrified’: Woman details horrifying ordeal

A woman has described the terrifying moment she woke up in the middle of the night and realised five men were inside her Highett home. Read how police recovered her stolen items.

Police & Courts

Suspected fire bombing of a tobacco shop in Caulfield South. Friday, February 9. 2024. Picture: David Crosling

Caulfield tobacco shop goes up in flames

A Caulfield South tobacco shop went up in flames overnight, threatening nearby premises and causing neighbours to be evacuated in the middle of the night.

Police & Courts

Generic picture of a Victoria Police car. Picture: Liam Beatty

Man charged with murder of baby at Werribee home

A man has been charged with murder after an infant died in hospital after being found with “assault-related injuries” at a property in Melbourne’s west.

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Police are appealing for help finding 51-year-old Samantha Murphy, last seen leaving her Eureka St for a run in Canadian State ForestPicture: Supplied

‘People don’t just vanish’: Family’s plea over missing Ballarat mum

Five days into the search for missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy, her husband says “someone must know something” while her distraught daughter begged her “strong, determined” mum to come home.

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