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Charges laid over armed robberies
Police have charged six males in relation to two armed robberies at a Werribee convenience store earlier this year. Police said the Derwent Road business…
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Trio jailed for crop house burglary
Three men have been sentenced to jail over an aggravated burglary at a cannabis crop house in Truganina last year. Zdravko Rajic, 38, Tyson Folino,…
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Man who ‘bashed eight women over 20 years’ faces court
by Nino Bucci, The Age A man alleged to be one of the most prolific family violence offenders in the state’s history has faced court,…
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Tyre spikes help police to catch offender
A police helicopter was used to help catch a man who allegedly tried to evade police in Hoppers Crossing on Tuesday. The 29-year-old, of no…
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‘Crop sitter’ faces deportation
A man who has been sentenced to two years in jail for serving as a cannabis “crop sitter” could be deported to Vietnam. On June…
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Truganina man arrested
A Truganina man has been charged with procuring a child to engage in sexual activity outside Australia and possessing child exploitation material. Police arrested the…
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Sentence cut over crop house
A man convicted of cultivating a commercial quantity of cannabis at a Tarneit house has had his sentence reduced. The Supreme Court of Victoria’s Court…
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Porn habit lands burglar in jail
An ice addict who used a stolen credit card to access internet pornography unwittingly helped police to identify him as a burglar. The man, 21,…
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Man who murdered his friend’s mother jailed for 22 years
The man who murdered the mother of an old school friend has been jailed for 22 years, after a judge found he killed partly through…
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Court cuts teen’s prison time following appeal
A St Albans teen, who was sentenced to four years’ prison for attempted armed robbery and recklessly causing injury, has had his sentence reduced on…
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Man jailed for crash that killed girlfriend
A drunken, drug-fuelled man who killed his girlfriend in a car crash at Laverton North may serve less than five years of his seven-year prison…