The race is on to find Victoria’s next top cop after Rick Nugent announced he was dropping out, but surging crime, rampant youth offending and recruitment issues are tipped to weigh heavily on those tempted to throw their hat in the ring.
A former youth corrections officer has won a payout from the Allan government over a litany of “horrendous” ordeals he endured while working at Parkville, demanding more protection for staff as prisons prepare for an influx of detainees.
Tony Mokbel has checked in at Heidelberg Police Station hours after being granted bail almost 18 years on from his notorious arrest as a fugitive in Greece.
Police have charged a man over the alleged murder of powerful gangland figure Mohammed “Afghan Ali” Keshtiar, who was gunned down in South Yarra two years ago.
Cash-strapped university students have become prime targets for organised crime networks needing their dirty cash washed. Here’s how they lure innocent students into their major illegal operations.
Comanchero bikie Richard Ene has appeared in court after allegedly launching a vicious attack on a group of guards at a maximum security prison and sending two to hospital.
Masked youths have been captured on CCTV storming a milk bar in Melbourne’s southeast to rob the till before a worker disrupted their plans by running to lock them inside the store.
Law firm Slater + Gordon has referred a former employee to police who it suspects is behind “malicious emails” sent to more than 900 staff in a “premeditated and carefully planned attack”.
Two teenagers have been arrested over a fire at a Lygon St gym where murdered Melbourne underworld figure Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim used to train — they are also accused of torching a Fawkner tobacco store.
Champion jockey Danny Nikolic and former lawyer Patrick Lennon have fronted court after allegedly becoming trapped inside a Carlton home while attempting to steal $177,000 worth of luxury items.
A man once charged with murdering his tenant over a rent dispute, only to have the charges dropped, has been rearrested and charged again.
A nine-year-old boy was lucky to escape with only minor injuries when a grey SUV hit him in Point Cook. Now police are hunting the driver who failed to stop and help.
Convicted killer Alicia Schiller said “yes” to her jailbird lover in a maximum security prison proposal before she was given the green light to undergo IVF treatment.
A top detective wrote a scathing report into Victoria Police’s handling of domestic violence cases involving officers. At the same time, he was accused of abusing his own wife. She says his colleagues should never have been the ones to investigate him.
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