Tammy Mills

Pasquale "Percy" Lanciana with police following his arrest for the 1994 Richmond "road gang" heist.

Man won't spend Christmas with his mum after $1.29m bail deal knocked back

A former kickboxing champ charged with a slick cold case stick-up in Richmond that netted a cool $2.3 million lost his sixth attempt for bail.

Police at the scene after the discovery of Dean McGrath's body in May.

Plumber accused of murdering ex-elite cop claims self-defence

A plumber accused of murdering a former elite policeman in Melbourne's south-east claimed he acted in self-defence when he thought he was going to be killed, a court has heard.

Of the 7000 young perpetrators of family violence in Victoria, a quarter were boys who'd bashed their mother.

Quarter of all youths committing family violence are boys bashing their mums

Family violence perpetrators will be treated as seriously as those who commit crimes such as terrorism and murder under a new Victoria Police strategy.

Westgate Family Violence Unit Sergeant Fiona Waters and Senior Sergeant Brad Lawrence.

New support stream for family violence victims

The woman sitting across the table at the cafe doesn't hesitate when she's asked if she's out of danger.

The 13-year-old girl's bike was left warped after the hit-run in Coburg.

Police tracking down hundreds of BMWs in hunt for hit-run driver

Detectives are in the process of tracking down the owners of hundreds of BMWs similar to one that struck a 13-year-old girl and left her life hanging in the balance in Melbourne's north.

Kathy Clubb, centre, outside the Melbourne Magistrates Court in August.

Pro-life groups are drawing inspiration from Bob Brown

Pro-life groups say they could make a similar argument to former Greens leader Bob Brown to overthrow new safe access zone laws in Tasmania and Victoria banning protests within 150 metres of an abortion clinic.

Crowded tram stop at the Bourke Street mall. 24th November 2016, The Age, Fairfaxmedia Picture by Joe Armao

Campaign aims to track down public transport pervs

Sexual assaults on Victoria's public transport system have gone up by 40 per cent in a year, a spike that's lead Crime Stoppers to launch a campaign to identify perpetrators and urge victims to report the crime.

Anwar Teriaki was shot dead in Roxburgh Park.

Teriaki execution 'organised from prison'

The shooting execution of a young man on a suburban Melbourne street was organised by an underworld figure from behind bars, police suspect.

Robert Penny, with his wife Margaret, was charged in 2015 with the murder of his wife and her hairdresser in 1991.

Portland hairdresser murder mystery persists

Why is the investigation into the infamous Portland hairdressing salon murders still active when police charged Robert Penny two years ago? Was the wrong man charged?

Missing mum Elisa Curry is a keen marathon runner and law and economics graduate.

Six days without a clue, police scale back Elisa search

Police say says public interest in the missing Victorian mother is because her case is so unusual.