Man dies in tragic school accidentWorksafe A PRIVATE school staff member has died after tragically falling while cutting trees this afternoon.
premium_iconCharge against Cardinal Pell may be struck outCourt hearing A CHARGE against George Pell relating to a key complainant is likely to be withdrawn, a court has heard.
Young boy hit by car at YarramDeveloping PARAMEDICS are responding to an incident following reports a young boy has been hit by a car in the Gippsland region.
premium_iconHome-raid thug ‘sorry’ after terrifying robberyExclusive A TEEN thug, who “terrorised” a Hoppers Crossing family in an early morning raid with five other young African hoods, is one of the first prosecuted under tougher home invasion laws.
premium_iconMitchell’s outfits catch magistrate’s eyeEye-catching TOUGH-guy court regular Toby Mitchell’s cutting-edge fashion sense is now so legendary, even magistrates are cracking gags about it.
premium_iconUnion official could personally pay finesCourt THE HIGH Court has made a ruling that would force union officials to pay court penalties out of their own pocket.
Brazen robber ambushed armed guardsUpdate A LONE offender armed with a gun ambushed two security guards moments after they made a cash pick-up at a Mulgrave shopping centre, terrifying onlookers who witnessed the brazen daylight robbery. nav_large_duration3h
Mystery surrounds body found in water at Olivers HillGruesome find A MAN’S body has been found partially submerged in the water near Frankston this morning. Combined Shape0
Cyclist’s attack on hotel carpark A MAN has thrown a molotov cocktail into a St Kilda hotel carpark before fleeing on a mountain bike. Combined Shape0
Woman punched in violent church robbery A WOMAN spent the night in hospital after she was punched, pushed to the ground and had her handbag stolen by a thug who accosted her inside a South Melbourne church. Combined Shape0
Smoky bandit rollies through roof TALK about being smoked out — literally. A bungling burglar plunged through the ceiling of a Frankston cigarette shop after his rooftop break-in set off an alarm and triggered a smoke bomb. Combined Shape0
Police hunt man over Lucknow sex assault Police are appealing for information after a 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Lucknow last month.
premium_iconThe shocking moment king-hit cowards attack young dadExclusive HARROWING footage has captured the moment a young father out celebrating his birthday was coward-punched during an unprovoked wild brawl outside a Wantirna South pub. A judge labelled the attack “savage and cowardly” with the attackers facing deportation on their release. Combined Shape0
premium_iconFormer North Melbourne star Shannon Grant faces chargesCourt NORTH Melbourne premiership star Shannon Grant is facing a long list of charges, including assault and criminal damage, following an alleged incident in Highett in December last year.
premium_iconHollow win for Dusty’s dad in visa stoushExclusive SHANE Martin is desperate to return to Australia, but his court victory today was bittersweet.
Arrest made over Krystal Fraser cold caseDisappearance A MAN has been arrested as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Pyramid Hill woman Krystal Fraser in 2009, an intellectually disabled woman who vanished from her home three days before she was due to give birth.
premium_iconEvil cop killer linked to earlier police shootingNew probe SERIAL killer Bandali Debs is a “live’’ suspect for the attempted murder of two police officers in Melbourne’s southeast almost four years before he gunned down two undercover officers in cold blood.
premium_iconThe astounding life of Captain MoonliteSecret side A PREACHER turned gentlemanly bank robber, hanged as a murderous bushranger, Captain Moonlite had another side — his love for a young male gang member. Combined Shape0
premium_iconKylie Maybury’s killer a serial sex offenderExclusive KYLIE Maybury killer Gregory Keith Davies, who is due to be sentenced in the Supreme Court on Thursday, sexually attacked many other children in the years before and after the 1984 murder. Combined Shape0
premium_iconTo catch a mum’s killer 20 years onNew video JANE Thurgood-Dove was murdered in her driveway in November 1997. This video was taken on Easter Sunday before she died but her family still wants answers.
premium_iconMafia men weren’t invincibleDead Fellas THEY may have been made men in the mafia, but that didn’t make them invincible. Retribution is always served, writes Keith Moor.
premium_iconHeavy hitters in the crime worldHard men 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.
premium_iconDossier reveals seven Mr Cruel suspectsExclusive feature NEW evidence about the crimes of murdering child abductor Mr Cruel has emerged 25 years after he kidnapped his last known victim.
premium_iconWell-drilled gang’s $1.7m getawayBank heist 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.
premium_iconPolice close in on 40-year mysteryEasey St murders POLICE are closing in on a 40-year murder mystery using DNA to cut the number of suspects in the infamous Easey St murders to a small field. Combined Shape0
premium_iconMystery driver still haunts family tragedy20 year pain TWENTY years on from the horror crash that saw two young lovers die in front of scores of onlookers, the driver of a mystery four wheel drive remains a ghost haunting two families splintered by a holiday tragedy.
premium_iconBikie linked to brutal cold case murderCold case 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.
Cold case reopened 30 years laterSunshine attacks 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.
premium_iconWhat happened to Bendigo teens? THE sister of a Bendigo girl missing for nearly 50 years says a $1 million reward for information about her disappearance is fantastic news.
premium_icon$50k gift to find lost boy’s body THE grim search for the body of murdered schoolboy Terry Floyd will resume this week thanks to a financial windfall from the State Government.
premium_iconPolice hope to solve gangland murder cases POLICE are holding out hope of cracking the unsolved mobster murders of Frank Benvenuto, Mario Condello, and Nik “The Russian” Radev.
premium_iconAustralia’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. Combined Shape0
premium_iconBikie gangs refuse to break feudEcho taskforce OUTLAW bikies from the feuding Comancheros and Rebels have refused to hold peace talks to ease tensions between the clubs.
premium_iconHow we’re smashing outlaw bikie powerCrime fight 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.
premium_iconOutlaw bikie gangs feel heatOperation Morpheus A LIGHT plane, almost 300kg of drugs and $3.6 million in cash have been seized from members of Australia’s outlaw bikie gangs in just one year.
Senior Mongol arrested in bikie raidsPolice swoop UPDATE: A MONGOL bikie has been arrested during a raid in Melbourne’s west this morning, after he was last month bailed by a magistrate with conditions the “strictest she’s ever set”.