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Crime
Mother stabbed shielding son in alleged CBD attack, man held
A woman was allegedly stabbed multiple times while shielding her 10-year-old son during what police describe as a random attack…
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Crime
Teens allegedly used dating apps to lure and rob men in Melbourne
Five teenage boys have been charged after Victoria Police alleged a dating-app scheme was used to lure men to meetings…
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Crime
Victoria Police hunt offenders after alleged assault at Camp Sovereignty
Victoria Police is investigating after a 37-year-old man was treated for facial injuries following an alleged assault at Camp Sovereignty…
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Policing in Victoria
Inside Crime Command: how Victoria Police builds a taskforce
How Victoria Police's Crime Command decides when to stand up a taskforce, how intelligence-led policing works, and what happens when…
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Missing Persons
Inside the system that tracks Victoria’s missing
How the National Missing Persons Coordination Centre works with Victoria Police on long-term cases, DNA matching and the annual awareness…
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Public Safety
How Victoria’s Firearms Licensing System Actually Works
An explainer on firearms licence categories, the genuine reason test, storage laws and the registration system Victoria Police administers across…
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Crime
Retired officers rejoin the ranks as Victoria Police plugs gaps
Hundreds of former officers have applied to return to Victoria Police under a scheme aimed at freeing up desk-bound officers…
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Public Safety
Inside the PSO Program: Who Patrols Victoria’s Train Stations at Night
A decade after their rollout, Protective Services Officers remain a fixture of Victoria's rail network after dark. We explain their…
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Crime
Deeming drops Supreme Court bid, makes final pitch to Liberals
Victorian MP Moira Deeming has abandoned her Supreme Court challenge against the Liberal Party, leaving her preselection fate to internal…
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Policing in Victoria
Inside Victoria Police’s Air Wing: what the choppers do
From pursuits to bushland searches, we look at what Victoria Police's Air Wing actually does, how it's tasked and the…
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