It’s not only teens with machetes causing strife in shopping centres
The violence and chaos in our shopping centres comes in all shapes and sizes. In true Victorian style, it’s an equal opportunity pursuit.
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Before Olarenshaw did Bali, ‘Greedy’ flew the flag in Manilla
Ricky Olarenshaw is by no means the first colourful “entrepreneur” with footy connections to ply his trade in south east Asia.
‘Arrest that barber’: Magistrate calls out crime of fashion
The average magistrate comes face to face with some of Victoria’s ugliest crimes, but nothing could prepare this one for the work of a jailhouse barber.
One final link to Melbourne’s great Picasso scandal shuffles off
Almost four decades on, one of the main players in Melbourne’s great art scandal — the theft of Picasso’s Weeping Woman from NGV — has been laid to rest.
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Commo’s last shot at freedom misfires
Bikie and one-time execution target Robert Ale is going to have to swallow his hefty 19-year prison term after a court rejected his shot at freedom.
Sunbury burglar all arse, no class
Anyone who thinks a life in crime is a glamorous one has clearly never met the two dropkicks who went on a recent robbery spree through Sunbury.
The very niche skill Melbourne’s newest sex club is looking for
Eager patrons ready to be first through the door at South Melbourne’s “purpose built” swingers club can expect a literal shock — among a range of other unique sensations.
He did hard time over his dog … and he has no regrets
This underworld hard man did eight years of hard time for fatally bashing a bloke in an argument over his dog. Years on, his social media tribute to his beloved hound shows no remorse for his victim.
An arrest, but probe into gangster’s murder seems far from over
No one in the police or underworld spheres seriously believes the slaying of someone of Mohammed “Afghan Ali” Keshtiar’s standing could allegedly be done by one young bloke all on his own initiative.
Does big-spending mafia punter have one last ace up sleeve?
Jailed mafia boss Rocco Arico was a high-roller not afraid to plonk six-figure sums on a hand of cards at Crown Casino. Does he have one final legal ace up his sleeve?
It’s not just the owner who pays when a luxury car is stolen
Just like a butterfly flapping its wings and causing a tornado on the other side of the world, here’s how a machete-wielding teenager in Brighton can affect the price of car insurance in Dandenong.
Another perfectly legal drug is shaking up Vic’s black market
Victoria seems to be the type of state where legal substances can become even more valuable than illegal ones on the black market.
Could this must-have in crime-ridden Johannesburg be coming to Melb’s leafy east?
As Melbourne’s avalanche of aggravated burglaries turns the city into a version of Johannesburg, residents in some affluent suburbs are considering shock tactics to zap the bad guys into rethinking their intentions.
Social posts drag Leskie-saga character back into Valley spotlight
It’s been a while since we’ve heard much from Latrobe Valley identity Kenny Penfold, but social media posts doing the rounds have brought him back to mind for some locals.
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