Police probing how they issued licence to security guard with convictions

Victoria Police blame an administrative error for issuing a new licence to a security guard with previous convictions, potentially allowing him access to firearms and the ability to transport hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.

How a brickie with an ice habit became Nost

It is impossible to know how many times the tag of Melbourne's most prolific graffiti artist has been painted.

Police release image of suspected Andrew Bolt attacker

Images released by police on Wednesday show a man in a hooded jumper with a blue and white beanie.

Alleged sex-worker attacker denied bail

A "gutter crawler" accused of attacking eight sex workers has uncontrollable urges to lash out at women, a court has heard.

Brighton: Connection between ice, Islamic extremism 'should be investigated'

Brighton gunman Yacqub Khayre just the latest terrorist with history of substance abuse.

Notorious tagger Nost carrying the can for graffiti spree

Prolific tagger Nost, real name Shane Newman, has been charged with more than 30 criminal offences.

Kylie's killer bludgeoned teenage girl 14 years earlier

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Fourteen years before he murdered Kylie Maybury, Gregory Davies used a hammer to bludgeon a girl on a train.

Armed men bash ally of crime boss outside mosque

Associate of drug kingpin Mohammed Oueida has been bashed by armed men outside a Melbourne mosque.

Rise in reported Indigenous family violence victims

Carol told her abusive partner she was not going to pick him up from the pub. He told her he was going to come home and smash her. That was the first time she called police. The second time she called police, Carol had agreed to pick her partner up from the pub, after he had finished another drinking session. When she did, he slammed her in the face with a can of beer, splitting her forehead open.