Crime reporter
A woman had just completed a job interview at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre when more than a dozen youths rampaged through the car park, smashing several staff vehicles before stealing a ute and escaping.
Victorian police pursuits have increased from six to 60 per month, it has been revealed in the wake of the Bourke Street tragedy.
All escapees from the Malmsbury youth detention centre breakout have been arrested.
The Commodore allegedly used to kill pedestrians in Bourke Street sat in a Yarraville street for almost an hour beforehand with its driver ranting about 'comets, the state library bunker and government conspiracies', witnesses say.
Police believed they had chances to intercept a car before it was allegedly used to mow down pedestrians in Bourke St, but were directed not to, the Police Association secretary says.
Bail justices say they have been hung out to dry after being blamed for releasing alleged killer Dimistrious "James" Gargasoulas five days before the Bourke Street rampage.
Premier Daniel Andrews has stopped short of announcing changes to bail laws in the wake of the Bourke Street tragedy but promised to make changes where needed, with resources and cost not an issue.
Notorious priest Gerald Ridsdale has fronted a Melbourne court charged with historical sex offences against nine boys and two girls over a 20-year period.
A father-of-three who was rammed and shot at after confronting his children's bullies has been charged after investigators allegedly found a bulletproof vest in his room at his mother's house.
One of Melbourne's most wanted burglars doesn't scale heights or slip through sensors to slink away with high-end jewels and art. He's an average sort of thief, but the thing is, he's pretty darn good at it.
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