Crime
Boys aged nine and 11 targeted during armed robbery in suburban park
Three youth offenders, all aged under 15, have been arrested over the robbery.
- by Simone Fox Koob
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Courts
Couple admit roles in Preston body in the bin murder case
An unsuspecting garbage truck driver found Ashley Phillips' body when he emptied a bin on a Preston street last year.
- by Tammy Mills
Crime
Teen heard voices in her head before knifing two strangers, court told
Anne-Marie Hart slashed a cyclist's face and stabbed a man in a car but she's still not getting the psychiatric treatment needed to keep the community safe.
- by Adam Cooper
Three teens asked to hand themselves in after home invasion arrests
Authorities are urging three teenagers to hand themselves in after police arrested two others. The five youths allegedly carried out a violent home invasion.
- by Simone Fox Koob
'We don't know what to do': Jewellery shop targeted twice in 18 months
The owner of a jewellery store in Melbourne's south-east says staff are "fearing for their lives" after the second robbery at the shop in 18 months.
- by Simone Fox Koob
Victoria Police
Two shootings in Melbourne's north
Police are investigating shootings in Glenroy and Coburg on Saturday night.
- by Nicole Precel
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Crime
Trolley Man banned from CBD under strict bail conditions
Michael Rogers, the man who faced down a murderous terrorist armed only with a shopping trolley in Bourke Street last Friday, has appeared in court on burglary charges.
- by Goya Dmytryshchak & Joe Hinchliffe
Crime
'Trolley Man' hands himself in to police to face charges of burglary
He faced down a murderous terrorist, now Melbourne's homeless hero will face his own day in court.
- by Joe Hinchliffe & Melissa Cunningham
Crime
Killer ineligible to inherit Stuart Rattle's $1m estate, court rules
Convicted murderer Michael O'Neill forfeited his interest in the well-known interior designer's will by killing him.
- by Melissa Iaria
Crime
'Misogynistic' killer jailed for sex strangling of mum-of-four
Tony John Smith, 51, killed Karen Rae and dumped her body beside Frankston Freeway in April 2015, but didn't reveal the burial location for 20 months.
- by Karen Sweeney
Melbourne
Sexting officer steps down as Dutton intervenes over corruption claims
Peter Dutton last month privately wrote to the AFP and corruption commission asking them to examine allegations of misconduct in firearms licencing.
- by Richard Baker & Farrah Tomazin