Crime
Long queues at MCG amid increased security after gun scare slows entry to Tigers v Lions clash
Football fans were greeted by more thorough security – and long queues – at the MCG on Saturday after Thursday night’s scare when two men allegedly carried guns into the ground.
- Jon Pierik
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- Tony Mokbel
Shopping, a police check-in and walk in the park: What Tony Mokbel did on his first morning of freedom
Mokbel started his weekend by going for a morning walk with family and supporters in north-east Melbourne.
- Sherryn Groch
‘Tony started the underworld’: The original gangland crime boss who survived and, eventually, beat the system
Gone from the streets but clearly not forgotten, news of Tony Mokbel’s release spread like wildfire throughout Melbourne’s underworld. But the reaction might not be what you think.
- Chris Vedelago, Erin Pearson and Marta Pascual Juanola
Man appears in court over alleged murder of notorious bikie
Mohammed Akbar Keshtiar was gunned down outside his apartment building in South Yarra almost two years ago.
- Melissa Cunningham and Cassandra Morgan
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- Naked City
Mokbel: The last chapter is yet to be written
The judicial process around Tony Mokbel makes the Suburban Rail Loop look like a frugal investment and the CFMEU a benevolent organisation.
- John Silvester
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Body searches to be ramped up after MCG security ‘breakdown’
Loaded guns were allegedly found hidden down two men’s pants at Thursday night’s blockbuster between Collingwood and Carlton.
- Erin Pearson, Jon Pierik and Melissa Cunningham
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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
Last chance court: Balancing the scales of justice for teen criminals and the victims they traumatise
The weight of the new bail laws hangs heavy at Victoria’s Children’s Court, where young offenders – most of whom are victims of trauma themselves – face their final shot at reform.
- Melissa Cunningham
Breakthrough in tobacco war firebombing that killed Katie Tangey
Police have released an image of a suspect in the underworld-linked house fire that killed a 27-year-old burlesque performer in Melbourne earlier this year.
- Alexander Darling and Marta Pascual Juanola
‘Horrible, nasty, disgusting’: Pier attacker spared jail, conviction as victim struggles
A woman who took part in an “appalling” gang attack on an autistic teen at a Victorian beach successfully had her sentence overturned and has been spared jail.
- Caroline Schelle
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