Record 15,000 knives seized in bloody year on Melbourne streets
Dodgy businesses have been busted selling knives to young criminals after police seized a record number of weapons in huge stings across the state.
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13yo on bail before allegedly carjacking women at knifepoint
A young boy accused of threatening two women with a knife in a Cranbourne car park had only been out on bail for 12 days before he snuck out of home and allegedly terrorised the pair.
Hunt for ‘criminals’ who targeted Captain Cook statue
Police say vandals who used an angle grinder in an attempt to cut the head off a statue of Captain Cook in Fitzroy Gardens will be treated “as criminals” instead of protesters.
‘My house, my rules’: Grandma’s stern words for alleged Pam the Bird artist as he seeks bail
Jack Gibson-Burrell has remained behind bars for more than three weeks since his arrest over the infamous Pam the Bird tags. But his grandma warns that he won’t have it easy if he’s bailed to live with her.
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Teen accused of Bunnings carpark stabbing attack on bail at time
At least one of four teens accused of the stabbing attack of two men in a Bunnings carpark in Melbourne’s north was on bail at the time of the violent incident which flared over a pair of allegedly stolen AirPods.
First it was bail laws, now Allan hints at knife crime review
Premier Jacinta Allan has given her strongest indication yet that tougher laws may be introduced to tackle Victoria’s knife violence epidemic, conceding a review of the state’s bail law must look at the issue.
How the business of crime can flourish from the big house
For the system’s apex inmates prison walls are no barrier to the accumulation of money and power, with some well-connected prisoners able to make the best of a bad situation.
‘I was just screaming’: Kew couple’s horror as teen thugs in balaclavas break in
Kew homeowners woke to find an intruder standing over their bed as a group of teenagers burst in with their sights set on the two Porsches in the driveway.
Black Rock cafe hit with $28k fine after ignoring order to backpay cook
The Colonel’s Son in Melbourne’s southeast has been slapped with almost $30,000 in fines by the workplace watchdog after it ignored a compliance notice to properly payout a cook who had stopped working there.
Mongols bikie allegedly tried to flee $200K debt owed to ‘violent’ crime figure
A Mongols bikie charged with importing large volumes of methamphetamine allegedly relied on “trusted insiders” at Melbourne Airport when he was arrested trying to flee the country.
A floating nightclub went up in flames. Police believe it was a paid hit
Dramatic CCTV footage from inside the controversial floating nightclub ATET at the Docklands has captured the moment a man set it alight in what police believe was a paid arson attack.
Wife killer confesses to brutal murder three years on
Roland Griffiths has pleaded guilty to murdering wife Kylie after dousing her in petrol and setting her alight in their Albanvale home, allegedly enraged at his stepdaughter using his iPad.
Mapped: Every illicit smoke shop in Melbourne revealed
A Herald Sun investigation can reveal the location of 1044 shops caught selling illicit tobacco since the Victorian turf war began in March 2023. See all the vendors near you.
Police pay dispute back on table after turmoil of top brass shake-up
Victoria Police is looking to put recent extreme instability and leadership changes in the past, as voting on a crucial enterprise bargaining deal begins tomorrow.
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