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Policing in Victoria
How Victoria Police uses numberplate recognition cameras
Fixed cameras on freeways, units bolted to divisional vans — automatic numberplate recognition is now routine policing. Here's what it…
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Crime
Arson arrest marks turning point in Melbourne’s hospitality wars
Victoria Police allege a high-ranking syndicate figure has been arrested over a wave of arson attacks on Melbourne licensed venues,…
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Crime
Teen arrested after girl’s body found in Donald bushland
Victoria Police is investigating the suspicious death of a 13-year-old girl whose remains were discovered in bushland near the western…
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Crime
Police close Deeming assault probe: Guy demands apology
Victoria Police has closed its investigation into a complaint made against Liberal MP Matthew Guy, finding 'no offence detected'. Guy…
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Public Safety
The 2017 Essendon DFO plane crash: what the investigation found
On the morning of 21 February 2017, a light aircraft came down at the rear of the Direct Factory Outlets…
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Policing in Victoria
Inside Victoria’s Counter-Terrorism Coordination Machine
Victoria operates one of Australia's most complex counter-terrorism architectures. Here is how the agencies, intelligence streams and emergency planners actually…
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Community Safety
Inside Victoria’s School-Based Gang Intervention Push
From embedded youth outreach workers to council partnership pilots, Victoria is trialling a new model to steer young people away…
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Policing in Victoria
Five Years of PCOs: How Victoria’s Custody Officers Changed Policing
Victoria's Police Custody Officer program turns five. Jack Renton examines station coverage, detainee welfare and whether sworn officers are feeling…
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Policing in Victoria
Victoria’s Public Order Response Team: What PORT Actually Does
Victoria Police's Public Order Response Team is trained for crowds, protests and riots — but who are they, how are…
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Crime
Guns handed in, guns still hidden: what Victoria’s amnesties achieve
Victoria runs both permanent and one-off firearms amnesties. We look at the surrender figures, what happens to the weapons collected,…
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