Crime
Independent reporting on crime trends, organised offending, and major incidents across Victoria. We cover patterns and convictions on the public record — never naming a person who has been charged but not convicted.
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Pregnancy Privacy Breach: Woman Takes Victoria Police to VCAT
A Victorian woman alleges a detective unlawfully disclosed her pregnancy to a witness, triggering a VCAT complaint she says stems…
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The Christmas Day crocodile: Victoria Police’s strangest 2017 call-out
On Christmas Day 2017, Victoria Police found a crocodile in a Heidelberg Heights yard. The unusual case and the serious…
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Cashing In: How Victoria’s Container Scheme Attracts Opportunistic Crime
Victoria's container-deposit scheme puts real money in people's pockets — but it has also created new temptations for opportunistic theft.…
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Yoorrook’s 46 Recommendations: Where Things Stand Now
Two years on from Yoorrook's landmark findings, VCN tracks which of the 46 recommendations have moved, which are stalled, and…
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Outer-North Stations Cut Walk-In Hours, Police Cite Patrols Boost
Victoria Police has slashed public reception hours at several outer-northern Melbourne stations, saying the move will free officers for frontline…
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Avalon Airport Evacuated After Laser Device Mistaken for Bomb
A laser hair removal device sparked a partial lockdown and flight delays at Victoria's Avalon Airport on Thursday after security…
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Burglary and aggravated home invasion in Victoria: patterns, hotspots and prevention
Where burglary is happening in Victoria, what the offenders are stealing, and the home-security steps that actually reduce your risk.
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Organised crime in Victoria: who they are and how police push back
A guide to the OMCGs, syndicates and street-level networks operating in Victoria, the squads investigating them, and the legal toolkit…
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Knife crime and youth offending in Melbourne CBD: what the 2026 data is showing
The 2026 Crime Statistics Agency data on knife and youth offending in Melbourne CBD, and the policy response.
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Drive-in drive-out burglaries in Victoria: a pattern police are tracking
The Victorian drive-in drive-out burglary pattern police are tracking, and the chop-shop networks behind it.
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