Law & Order
The Edge Vlahos charged with $129m punting fraud
FALLEN Melbourne racing identity Bill Vlahos has been charged with illegally obtaining $129m through his secretive punters club called The Edge.
Dangerous Driver Accused barred from leaving Australia
A WOMAN accused of dangerous driving that killed a baby born after a crash has had her bail conditions tightened in a Melbourne court.
Dramatic chase Woman carjacked after stolen car hits truck
A WOMAN has been carjacked after a stolen car smashed into a truck in a pursuit drama in Melbourne’s west that ended in the arrest of a 27-year-old man.
Home invaders Dad hurt saving family from Apex thugs
A SUSPECTED Apex thug has been locked up for almost three years after a man was injured protecting his wife and sleeping children during a terrifying home invasion.
Melbourne to Geelong Driver nabbed after dramatic police chase
POLICE have arrested a man seen driving at high speeds down the wrong side of the Geelong Freeway after a dramatic chase.
Bunnings worker Last seconds before manager killed
A MAN who killed an innocent motorist in an horrific head-on crash had his foot to the floor half-a-second before impact, a court has heard.
Blackmail charges Union heads ordered to front hearing
THE heads of the construction union will take their challenge over blackmail charges to the Supreme Court after being ordered to front a pre-trial committal hearing.
Right to know Court secrecy to be put under microscope
SUPPRESSION orders will be put under the microscope after an increasing number of criminal cases before Victorian courts have been kept secret.
Police hunt man over approach to boy
A 10-year-old boy approached by a man in Melbourne’s outer east who made lewd gestures at him managed to run away before calling police.
Notorious jail becomes shopping escape
MELBOURNE’S newest shopping precinct is set to be located within the grounds of one of the state’s most notorious prisons.
Joe Acquaro Mafia lawyer hit and the Italian connection
EXCLUSIVE: AN Italian man with links to the Mafia — and who flew to his homeland in the days after a brazen inner-city hit — has been investigated over the murder of gangland lawyer Joe Acquaro.
War fears Bikie feud always only chance meeting away
THERE has been an uneasy ceasefire between the bikie gangs that call Dandenong their patch, but the fuse to reignite the feud was always only a chance meeting away.
Specials
Heavy hitters in the crime world
QUICK to solve problems with their fists, these are the Aussie hard men and global gangsters who started in the ring — before stepping into the world of crime.
Exclusive feature Dossier reveals seven Mr Cruel suspects
NEW evidence about the crimes of murdering child abductor Mr Cruel has emerged 25 years after he kidnapped his last known victim.
Bank heist Well-drilled gang’s $1.7m getaway
IN a sleepy country town in 1978, a well-drilled gang pulled of what was then Australia’s biggest bank heist, escaping with $1.7 million in untraceable bills. They were never caught.
Bikie linked to brutal cold case murder
A BIKIE with international links is a suspect in one of Victoria’s most brutal murders - the cold case killing of Spirit of Tasmania security guard Earl Mooring.
Sunshine attacks Cold case reopened 30 years later
A DISTINCTIVE face scar could be the key to catching a man responsible for twice sexually assaulting a teen girl in Melbourne’s west in 1986.
50 years on Australia’s greatest murder mystery
THE Beaumonts have waited 18,259 agonising days to find out what really happened to their children. Andrew Rule takes a hard look at a crime that grabbed the nation.
Crime fight How we’re smashing outlaw bikie power
IT is Australia’s largest bikie gang, behind murders, drug rings and extortion. So how do we stop bikie gangs like the Rebels? Immigration Minister Peter Dutton reveals the strategy.
Books
Smoke & mirrors Designer’s killer played an evil charade
STUART Rattle’s clients believed his partner’s claims that the interior designer was unwell when he hadn’t been seen for days. But a fire exposed the sinister truth.
