Suspected bikie link to Love Machine brawl
Echo Taskforce detectives seized an outlaw motorcycle gang vest during a raid where a man was charged over the fight at the Prahran nightclub.
Police & Courts Victoria
Fake penis lawyer’s prolific drug use exposed
A Melbourne criminal barrister caught with a prosthetic penis during a police raid will remain locked up after a court heard details of his addiction to meth, GHB, ecstasy and ketamine.
Wild lengths Wantirna South PE teacher went to hide sex crimes
A former St Andrews Christian College teacher who sexually abused his female students went to “breathtaking” lengths to avoid being caught — including taking a ladder from the school gym.
Burnt alive: Ex-prisoner to sue over horrific revenge attack
Phil Payet was completely unaware his life was in danger when he left prison. He’s suing Victorian prison authorities over a decision which kept him in the dark — and almost cost his life.
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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.
Teen allegedly involved in cyclist hit-runs on four sets of bail
A teenager allegedly involved in two hit-runs of cyclists along Beach Rd has applied for bail, telling police he planned to continue offending because he was ‘bored’.
Which of these spectacular professional liars can be trusted?
Much of Tony Mokbel’s bid for freedom will depend on who the Supreme Court justice believes — a drug baron or a double-agent lawyer whose main survival skill was deception.
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.
Security chief checkmates boss after Christmas party scandal
If you’re going to sack someone over bad behaviour at a Christmas party, you need to make sure your own record is squeaky clean — as one prominent Melbourne CEO recently learnt.
Benbrika’s son‘s criminal charges revealed
The son of Abdul Nacer Benbrika, who served almost two decades behind bars for plotting acts of terror, has failed in an attempt to keep criminal charges against him secret.
Homicide detectives called in to search for missing mum
Investigators from the specialised unit will join the high-profile inquiry into Ballarat jogger Samantha Murphy’s disappearance.
Missing mum’s friends say there’s ‘no way’ one theory is possible
Close friends of Samantha Murphy have spoken out after the “bubbly” and “vibrant” mother-of-three seemingly vanished without a trace.
Missing Melbourne student allegedly murdered by Queenslanders
Two Queensland men charged with the murder of missing Colombian student Sergio Cuesta are accused of flying into Melbourne the day they allegedly killed him.
‘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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