Crime
‘A kick in the pants’: Voters in fed-up Werribee send a message
Crime and roads, roads and crime. These are the issues Werribee voters say matter, and they say no one has done anything about either of them.
- Liam Mannix
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- Analysis
- Naked City
Ten underworld hits that shook Melbourne
The slaying of Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim is the latest in a long list of killings that are as Melbourne as laneway graffiti.
- John Silvester
- Exclusive
- Justice
High-tech bail service had head office at door-handle factory
The warning signs that BailSafe might not be the professional operation it claimed to be came just a year after it began operations.
- Chris Vedelago, Rachel Eddie and Hannah Hammoud
- Exclusive
- Courts
Police identify eight accused criminals left untracked by bail firm collapse
The alleged offenders will be individually assessed by police after BailSafe Australia shut down more than a week ago, leaving their whereabouts unknown.
- Chris Vedelago
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- Victoria Police
Homicide squad arrests man over house fire death
Fire crews were called to the blaze at St Kilda after locals reported flames coming from a home next to a police station.
- Cassandra Morgan and Alexander Darling
- Exclusive
- Courts
Collapse of private bail-monitoring firm leaves accused criminals unaccounted for
Alleged drug traffickers, gunmen, arsonists and money launderers have been granted bail under the supervision of a private provider.
- Chris Vedelago
Man accused of hurling antisemitic comments at political organisation
A 64-year-old Victorian man has been arrested after he allegedly levelled antisemitic and abusive statements at a political organisation.
- Cassandra Morgan
- Exclusive
- Victoria
Teen bailed dozens of times is arrested after police chase through Melbourne’s west
Seven teens, including six already on bail, have been arrested after speeding in stolen cars at more than 200km/h before smashing into a tree.
- Lachlan Abbott and Erin Pearson
- Opinion
- Victorian Parliament
Jacinta Allan was getting tough on crime. Then her review of bail laws went missing
There is a point where a government review becomes so broad, it ceases to be about anything at all. As it turns out, this one never was.
- Chip Le Grand
‘Inherently risky’: Pam the Bird accused refused bail
Jack Gibson-Burrell, the man allegedly behind the prolific Melbourne tag, will remain behind bars after a magistrate found his behaviour was a risk to public safety.
- Erin Pearson
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