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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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Chief Commissioner Shane Patton will provide an update on the fire at a Ripponlea with Premier Jacinta Allan. Picture: David Caird

How it went so wrong for Victoria’s top cop

Shane Patton took charge of the police force in the midst of Victoria’s chaotic response to Covid, and things never got any easier for him. This is how it turned bad for our top cop.

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MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 21, 2024: Chief Commissioner Shane Patton gives a media conference in Melbourne. After over forty years, Victoria Police have made an arrest in the Easey Street murder case. The brutal killings of two young women left their families without answers for 47 years. Numerous officers from across the force have worked relentlessly on the case over the years, and we hope this arrest marks the first step toward providing long-awaited closurePicture: NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui

Ousted Patton to face music, call for minister to be sacked

Shane Patton is set to return to work on Monday despite an overwhelming no-confidence vote, while the opposition says Police Minister Anthony Carbines should be dumped.

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Chief Commissioner Shane Patton will provide an update on the fire at a Ripponlea with AFP Deputy Commissioner Krissy Barrett and Premier Jacinta Allan. Premier Jacinta Allan during the press conference. Picture: David Caird

‘Where is the Premier?’: Allan blasted after shock ousting of Victoria’s top cop

Opposition Leader Brad Battin has lashed Jacinta Allan for not fronting the media after a crushing vote of no confidence in Chief Commissioner Shane Patton — saying the top cop is a “fall guy” for the government’s failings on crime.

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A person has been injured after a house toppled over during an apparent landslide in regional Victoria. Emergency services were called to a property on View Point Rd in McCrae on the Mornington Peninsula - about 59km south of Melbourne - about 8.45am Tuesday after a landslide caused the building to topple over. Picture: ABC

‘Society at it’s lowest’: Looters strike after McCrae landslide

Looters have struck almost 10 homes that were evacuated after the chaotic landslide at McCrae on the Mornington Peninsula last month.

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Several passengers helped restrain the man.

Man who can’t remember bizarre mid-flight attack ‘very sorry’

A Melbourne man who cannot remember his bizarre mid-flight attack on Qantas staff and other passengers has apologised for his conduct after his charges were officially dropped.

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Shot were fired outside Hume Valley School in Broadmeadows Picture: Supplied,

‘I heard shots’: Bullets fired outside Dallas school

Police have rushed to Hume Valley School in Melbourne’s north, which was placed into lockdown after gunshots were fired from a car into another vehicle.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire 12th October 2024. Pictured: Chief Commissioner Shane Patton:A Sergeant from People Development Command has been suspended as part of a criminal investigation into allegations that she performed a Nazi salute on two occasions this week in front of colleagues at the Victoria Police Academy. Professional Standards Command are investigating the incidents which occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday this week while the female officer was on-duty. Picture: NewsWire / Nadir Kinani

Top cop says ‘making progress’ in hunt for synagogue firebombers

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton says every resource is being thrown at the investigation into the Adass Israel Synagogue firebombing but the probe can’t be rushed.

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Night Speeding. Motorist behind wheel of car.

Teen who allegedly hit 200km/h in stolen car released on bail

A 16-year-old accused of driving a stolen car at speeds of up to 200km/h on the Princes Highway in Melbourne’s southeast before almost taking out another vehicle has been granted bail.

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Shots have been fired into a house in Altona North. Wednesday, February 12. 2025. Picture: David Crosling

Tobacco war task force called in after Altona North home shot up

Victoria Police’s Lunar Taskforce, charged with ending the state’s tobacco war, are assisting the investigation into the shooting of a suburban home which was peppered with bullets on Wednesday.

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Police are keen to speak to this man following a bizarre car theft in Essendon. Source: Victoria Police

Man calls for help from car boot as thief hits 100km/h

A man screamed for help from his own boot as a thief sped up to 100km/h on the wrong side of an Essendon road in a farcical car robbery.

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