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New Victorian Police Commissioner Mike Bush speaks to the media after being announced as the new leader of Victoria Police by Premier Jacinta Allan.

‘Fundamental change’: New police chief plans prevention strategy to curb crime

The new chief commissioner of Victoria Police faces a stern test when he begins next month, with crime rates soaring and a slump in morale among frontline officers.

  • Cameron Houston and Sherryn Groch

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Abdifatah Ahmed died in the shooting after police said he lunged at them with a knife.

‘How many more people need to be killed?’ Simmering tensions on the streets of Footscray

Two police officers shot a rough sleeper dead on the eve of Easter on a busy Footscray street. Was the tragedy unavoidable?

  • Melissa Cunningham
Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Neil Paterson, pictured in 2019.

Police receive IBAC report into deputy commissioner’s road rage complaint

It is uncertain whether Deputy Commissioner Neil Paterson will face an internal disciplinary process as a result of the document, given his contract is due to end in July.

  • Kieran Rooney
The end of a protest in Footscray over the police shooting death of a rough sleeper has been marred by violence.

Police-shooting protest in Footscray turns ugly, with batons drawn

The end of a protest in Footscray over the death of rough sleeper Abdifatah Ahmed has been marred by a confrontation between a protester and police.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Emergency services at the scene of the shooting.

Police who shot rough sleeper in Footscray did not have Tasers, union says

Police Association secretary Wayne Gatt said the officers had access to capsicum spray but were yet to be fitted with the conducted energy device.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola
Photo from a witness at the scene of last night’s police shooting in Footscray.

Vigil for man shot dead by police after witness questions why Taser, pepper spray weren’t used

Thursday night’s shooting in Footscray has dismayed residents and community leaders, who say the area desperately needs more support services for people living on the edge.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola, Cassandra Morgan and Alexander Darling
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Former Purana taskforce chief detective Jim O’Brien (centre) outside court in 2012.

Police officers involved in ‘criminal enterprise’ in Lawyer X scandal unmasked

Two police officers found by a court to be part of a “joint criminal enterprise” with Lawyer X to manipulate the justice system and put drug kingpin Tony Mokbel behind bars have lost a legal battle to keep their identities secret.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin Pearson
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Woman allegedly waving gun from stolen car shot by police in Mulgrave

Police said witnesses had reported seeing a gun pointed out the window of the stolen car, which had reached speeds of up to 110km/h during the overnight pursuit.

  • Alexander Darling and Brittany Busch
A sketch of Tony Mokbel in court on Tuesday.

As Tony Mokbel fights for freedom, the court has three options

There is this sense that the courts may be tempted to acquit the drug kingpin, to punish police for sneakily using barrister turned informer Nicola Gobbo as a spy.

  • John Silvester
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Victims lash Victoria Police over CFMEU investigation failures

The police’s Operation Hawk has deeply disappointed some of those who have sought help.

  • Nick McKenzie and Sarah Danckert

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