Shane Patton
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- Antisemitism
‘Huge rise in antisemitism’: Top cop says thousands of officers deployed to hotspots in Melbourne suburbs
Chief Commissioner Shane Patton says the incidents being reported to police are “abhorrent and disgusting”.
- Melissa Cunningham
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‘Perry was a problem boy’: Accused Easey Street killer had appetite for trouble, cousin says
Perry Kouroumblis is in custody at Rome’s crammed Regina Coeli prison awaiting an extradition hearing, but it could be months before he faces court in Victoria.
- Hannah Sinclair, Marta Pascual Juanola and Rob Harris
Religious extremism still main security concern, warns Victoria’s top cop
Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said the rise of right-wing extremism was a significant concern, but religious radicalism remains the greatest public security threat.
- Chris Vedelago
High Court threat over ‘outrageous’ move to block Lawyer X compensation
Legislation designed to protect the state government from payouts connected with barrister-turned-police informer Nicola Gobbo would derail several multimillion-dollar claims for damages.
- Cameron Houston, Chris Vedelago and Broede Carmody
Police union wins battle for nine-day fortnight, endorses new pay deal
Police will get average annual pay rises of 4 per cent over the next four years and better working conditions in a new industrial agreement struck on Friday.
- Kieran Rooney
Specialist dogs called in to hunt for Samantha Murphy’s phone, watch
Police will move their search for the missing Ballarat mother to a targeted area outside Ballarat on Thursday, with help from Australian Federal Police dogs.
- Lachlan Abbott
Lull in Ballarat after Samantha Murphy’s accused murderer charged
As temperatures soared across the state, there was a stillness in Ballarat after Patrick Stephenson’s arrest for the alleged murder of the 51-year-old mother of three.
- Ashleigh McMillan
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- Detention Secrets
‘Black box’: Police secretly lobby Canberra to bypass criminal justice system
Confidential correspondence released under FOI shows police officers are using deportation as an alternative to the courts, in what experts say undermines the presumption of innocence for non-citizens.
- Charlotte Grieve
‘Ridiculous’: Police chief dismisses 30km/h trial as an answer to soaring road toll
Yarra council is dropping speed limits for safety, but the chief commissioner says the move won’t make a difference to road trauma and no one will obey it.
- Melissa Cunningham and Patrick Hatch
Road deaths in Victoria have hit a 15-year high. This is what’s behind most of them
As of Wednesday, 207 people have been killed in crashes across Victoria – 37 more than the same time last year and the highest since 2008.
- Patrick Hatch
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