Driver admits to killing model at Kooyong rave
The young man who fatally struck Elise Hodder with his car after a late-night rave in Kooyong has admitted to killing the Melbourne model.
Police & Courts Victoria
Mum who murdered her two sons dies weeks after being freed from jail
Donna Fitchett, who drugged, smothered and strangled her young sons at their Balwyn home, has been found dead.
Gangland lawyer gets nod to jet overseas while on bail
A Melbourne gangland lawyer charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice has been given the green light by a court to jet overseas on a family trip while on bail.
After frank feedback there was a brutal meeting at Victoria Police headquarters
There had been squabbles for years between the Andrews-Allan governments and Shane Patton and Neil Paterson. In February, it all came to a head in dramatic fashion.
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Primary teacher says he was drunk when sending nudes to ex-students
Ex-Beaconsfield Primary School teacher Nicholas O’Shea has blamed his drinking for sending hundreds of nude pictures to former students.
Five billion cigarettes seized as tsunami of illegal smokes flows into Australia
As crime gangs fight to control the illegal tobacco trade on Melbourne’s streets and border force officers deal with unprecedented levels flowing into Australia, illegal cigarettes continue to be sold freely in stores across Melbourne.
Big money, long grudges, brutal fallout: Inside Melb’s crime gangs
Melbourne’s tobacco wars have shone a light on the ruthless, heavy-hitting crews who engage in fiery conflict. We take a look at some of the city’s most prominent crime gangs.
Hammer set to fall on former bureaucrat turned bodybuilder
It wasn’t his love of brothels or his penchant for topping up his testosterone that brought this former education department bureaucrat down, but a passion for “cooking”.
Crime kingpin’s associate charged in huge drugs, guns bust
Footage has captured a huge evidence haul being squeezed into detectives’ car as a Middle-Eastern organised crime figure was arrested in a major drugs and guns bust in Brunswick.
Tributes for talented basketballer slain in Derrimut park
Floral tributes and a lone basketball have been left at the park in Melbourne’s west where a dedicated young basketballer was stabbed to death.
Traders ‘too scared’ to work nights on trouble-plagued Elizabeth St
Fearful Elizabeth St traders are refusing to work after dark due to concerns for their safety amid an alarming spike in the number of crimes reported in the busy precinct.
Police set to wrap up CFMEU probe
A police investigation into allegations of criminal misconduct in the CFMEU is “in its final stages”, with detectives set to probe potential charges.
Drug charges dropped against Moonee Valley councillor Jacob Bettio
Prominent Melbourne councillor Jacob Bettio says he feels “vindicated” after drug charges against him were dropped saying he had upheld his “innocence” all along.
Vic inmate calls for choc mousse in fight for better prison food
A prisoner has launched a Supreme Court battle over claims of dodgy food behind bars and demanded an apology from Loddon Prison over a “lack of variety” in his meals.
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