Murder suspect’s taunt: ‘Bring it on’
“I f**ked up a lot but I certainly never killed anyone,” says prime suspect in cold-case killing of 16-year-old Ricky Balcombe.
Crime
Twist in mystery death of dancer
THERE has been a breakthrough in the mysterious case of a British exotic dancer who was found dead in a Melbourne strip club.
Man dead after daylong siege
A MAN wanted over an aggravated burglary has died at the end of a daylong siege in Melbourne’s southwest.
Taxi driver’s grim and shocking discovery
WHEN Melbourne cabbie Muktar Hussan went to pick up the taxi he shared with his son he made a grim discovery.
Man hospitalised after attacking cop dog
INDY, a-four-year-old German Shepherd, chased got revenge on a 19-year-old Victorian man who allegedly tried to drown him.
Bourke Street mystery man named
THE man who openly strolled Melbourne’s Bourke St with a gun has been named as a former security guard who was sacked by his company.
‘Monster of depravity’ locked up
A MAN labelled a “monster of depravity” by a Victorian judge will spend a minimum of 10 years in jail after admitting 62 child abuse charges.
Dad fights off armed home invaders
A FATHER bashed and shot at while looking after his teenage daughter said he had to fight off a gang from pushing their way into his Melbourne home.
Woman begged for help on tram
A TERRIFIED woman pleaded for help from fellow tram passengers but was ignored just minutes before she was allegedly raped by a man free on bail, a court has heard.
Murdered as her ex-husband listened
IT WAS a crime so chilling that decades later, it still haunts one of Australia’s top detectives. Even now, the details are utterly horrific.
‘Make no mistake, people will die’
BOTTLES are being hurled at police and fireworks set off from moving cars as illegal hoon events become increasingly out of control.
‘We thought they were being shot’
WESTFIELD shoppers left terrified as crew of balaclava-clad bandits launch brazen smash-and-grab heist on Melbourne jewellery store.
Police in pre-dawn raids on bikie gang
TWENTY people have been arrested in raids at properties across Melbourne targeting the Comancheros bikie gang over shootings and arson attacks.
Cops say 100 youths ‘came to fight’
YOUNG men swarmed Melbourne’s CBD looking to start trouble as violence mared the family festival for the second year in a row.
Scammers hit Bendigo Bank ATM
PEOPLE using a Bendigo Bank ATM in Melbourne’s outer east have been targeted by scammers after a card skimmer was found on it.
Ristevski case makes no sense
AS THE family of Karen Ristevski prepares to lay her to rest on Monday, some burning questions remain about her unsolved murder.
Gunman ‘better pray they don’t get caught’
LATEST: THE husband of a mum-of-five shot in the chest last night in Glenroy has issued an emotional warning to the gunman responsible as she fights for life in hospital.
‘I’ve never been that scared’
A TERRIFIED woman claims her ex-boyfriend kidnapped and attacked her, holding her against her will for 12 hours.
Sons’ shock after mum shot in chest
A WOMAN is fighting for her life after she was shot in the chest in a Melbourne suburb. Her sons are still in shock.
THE mother of a man on the run after a fatal stabbing has begged him to come home and has told him she still “loves him”.
New CCTV of murder suspect emerges
NEW footage has emerged of the man who police believe slashed his brother to death in a brutal public-execution style killing.
Siege suspect hands himself in
AN armed man allegedly on the run after a drug raid in Melbourne’s west sparked a five-hour “siege” at an empty house has handed himself in, police have confirmed.
Police search for man after siege
A FIVE-HOUR siege in Melbourne has come to an end. Police gained access to a house after shots were fired this morning, but nobody was inside and police are on the hunt for this man.
Shots fired at police in Melbourne siege
BREAKING: A siege is under way in Melbourne’s northwest after police were fired at during a drug raid this morning.
Good samaritan stabbed in Melbourne
A MAN has been stabbed when he came to the aid of a woman being assaulted in Melbourne’s Southbank last night.
Borce Ristevski’s mum defends son
THE mother-in-law of slain Melbourne woman, Karen Ristevski, has spoken out, saying her son is a “good family man” and did not kill his wife.
Man ‘played dead’ to survive shooting
A MELBOURNE grandfather who was out cycling has survived being gunned down by a random shooter by playing dead.
Man ‘shot in the back by masked men’
A WITNESS who saw a drive-by shooting outside an Airport West gym says the victim was shot in the back by masked men who fled the scene in a black Mercedes.
‘They looked like they had a death wish’
A DRAMATIC police chase through Melbourne’s southeast suburbs allegedly saw innocent drivers rammed this morning.
Karen’s husband is ‘number one suspect’
BORCE Ristevski is the chief suspect in the murder of his wife Karen, the Melbourne man’s own lawyer has conceded.
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