Ex-AFL umpire Troy Pannell set to face jail time
There has been a major update in the case of disgraced ex-AFL umpire Troy Pannell after he fronted court for the first time after vanishing for months.
Police & Courts Victoria
Melbourne home sprayed with bullets as kids slept inside
A gunman is on the run after a Greenvale home with children sleeping in the front rooms was peppered with bullets in a horror drive-by shooting.
Pay the ‘Kaz tax’, have your tobacco rivals torched before they open
Fear isn’t the only reason tobacco store owners pay protection money to exiled crime kingpin Kazem Hamad, with some requesting firebombings of rival stores.
Families to sue childcare giant that hired alleged sex offender Joshua Brown
Three Melbourne families whose babies and toddlers were allegedly sexually abused by accused pedophile Joshua Brown are preparing to take legal action against the operator of the centre where he worked.
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‘Watch out for that guy’: Staff member’s warning over childcare worker
A Victorian childcare worker accused of grooming children was free to work for more than a year while under investigation. An industry expert says similar cases will keep happening due to a “massive flaw” placing children at serious risk.
Melbourne mum’s fight for justice over daughter’s unsolved murder
A grief-stricken mother has faced off with the state’s top coroner as she calls for answers over what happened to her daughter who disappeared from her Ringwood home 31 years ago.
Father’s elevator company fined following son’s fatal electrocution
The tragic electrocution of Adam Pasek, an apprentice working on an elevator, has led to an almost $1m fine for his father’s companies.
Mum of alleged childcare monster linked to jail death controversy
The childcare worker accused of sickening sexual offences is the son of a prison officer who was embroiled in controversy after the death of a woman in custody it can be revealed, as more details come to light on Joshua’s Brown’s history.
Analysis: Rare move by police justified in sickening childcare case
The force is usually more conservative and bound by only revealing an accused person’s age and the suburb they live in. In this case police took the extra step of having Joshua Brown’s suppression order lifted.
Similarities between childcare accused and Australia’s worst pedophile
Disturbing parallels have emerged between Joshua Brown’s alleged crimes and a Queensland childcare rapist who abused 73 victims.
Wild moment police officers dragged by stolen ute in car wash
Dramatic footage has captured the moment two police officers were dragged through a Ballarat car wash by the driver of an allegedly stolen ute.
E-bike rider granted bail by ‘thinnest of margins’ after pedestrian death
An e-bike rider charged over a Hastings crash that left a 69-year-old man dead has been given a stern warning by a magistrate after a court heard he was hooning at 80km/h and had meth in his system at the time of the smash.
Parents at Point Cook childcare angry at silence over charges
Parents dropping children at Creative Gardens on Tuesday say they were left in the dark over rape and sex abuse charges against a former staff member who worked at the childcare centre.
Privacy screens appear at Erin Patterson’s Leongatha home
As the jury retires to deliberate, privacy screening has appeared at Erin Patterson’s Leongatha home, shielding it from prying eyes.
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