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Gabriel Messo was turned away from hospital the day before brutal assault on his mother, coroner hears

Gabriel Messo was shot dead by Victoria Police as he brutally attacked his mother in July 2020, a day after being turned away from mental health services.

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Not guilty pleas in cop-killing crash case

A transport company and two executives have pleaded not guilty to charges brought over the Melbourne Eastern Freeway crash that killed four police officers.

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Protest charges should be dropped: lawyer

Black Lives Matter protesters Meriki Onus and Crystal McKinnon are accused of breaching public health directions by planning a June 2020 rally.

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Vic organised crime task force arrests 14

Victoria's new organised crime-tackling task force has made an immediate impact, with more than 270 people checked and more than 30 charges doled out.

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Manhunt after shooting death in Melbourne

Police are hunting for a gunman after a man was shot dead in inner Melbourne following an altercation.

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Coronial inquest told potential father of Krystal Fraser's unborn child the main suspect in her disappearance and suspected death

Krystal Fraser disappeared from Pyramid Hill in 2009. The yet-to-be-determined father of her unborn child has been considered a suspect.

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His murder conviction overturned, Jason Roberts still faces armed robbery charges after release

Monday's acquittal on charges of murdering two police officers has brought an end to 22 years of imprisonment for Jason Roberts, but there are further court appearances to come in his future.

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Tobacco syndicate dealt $400 million blow

An illicit tobacco syndicate in Victoria has been dealt a $400 million blow after authorities thwarted their operations.

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Roberts cleared over 1998 police murders

Jason Roberts will walk free from prison after a fresh jury found him not guilty of the 1998 murders of Victoria Police officers Gary Silk and Rodney Miller.

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Victoria Police launches service for reporting harassment on public transport

Victims and witnesses of sexual harassment or offensive behaviour on public transport can now report incidents in real time by texting a Victoria Police number. They can even send photos of perpetrators.

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Vic Police Drops Charges Against Indigenous BLM Protesters, Instead Forced To Pay Legal Fees

“We would like to emphasise that the fight is not over. One death in custody, one death by the state is one too many,” activist Meriki Onus said outside the courtroom.

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Accused cop killer's trial winds down

Closing remarks have begun in the trial of Jason Roberts, accused of murdering Victoria Police officers Gary Silk and Rodney Miller in Melbourne in 1998.

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Supreme Court jury discharged after failing to reach verdict in Biannca Edmunds murder trial

A jury was unable to unanimously find whether Biannca Edmunds was guilty over the murder of her former partner.

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Police still hopeful of solving the disappearance of Pyramid Hill woman Krystal Fraser

Detectives have issued a fresh plea for information on the 13th anniversary of the disappearance in regional Victoria of Krystal Fraser, who was due to give birth just days after she vanished.

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Independent Kooyong MP Monique Ryan contacts police over 'threatening' letters to supporters

Dr Ryan says the "misogynistic, racist and threatening" letters began arriving in the mailboxes of some of her campaign supporters three weeks ago.

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Victoria Police rejects Auditor-General's call for closer scrutiny of body-worn camera footage

The state's Auditor-General says more oversight is needed to uphold trust in the 10,000 body-worn cameras used by Victoria Police officers since the technology's introduction in 2018.

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Vic Police 'failing to activate body cams'

Victoria Police is not consistently monitoring officers' use of body-worn cameras and the sensitive footage was protected by a "weak" password system.

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Police fail Indigenous employment target

Victoria Police has failed to meet its Indigenous employment target of one per cent by June 2021.

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Victoria police fails to hit its own 1% Indigenous employment target

Police say identification of staff’s background voluntary, as legal service calls for review

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Victorian police stations battling workforce shortages due to stress, sickness

This regional Victorian police district has serious staff shortages, and the state's police union says it's not just because of COVID. They're urging Victoria Police to investigate.

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East Gippsland officer acquitted of assaulting man during police interview

Sergeant Andrew Scott has been acquitted of two counts of injuring a man in his custody at the Mallacoota police station in a police interview room in 2017.

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Reward in Shannon McCormack one-punch death investigation raised to $1 million

Detectives hope a fresh plea for information and raising the reward to $1 million will help them find the person responsible for a one-punch death 15 years ago.

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Malaysian drug gang arrests in Victoria

Victoria Police officers have arrested 10 Malaysian nationals over the trafficking of commercial quantities of heroin.

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Cold case reward to solve Vic sex assaults

Police are hoping the reward for information will help officers track down a serial predator responsible for sexual assaults in Melbourne during the 1980s.

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Tributes flow for Ambulance Victoria paramedic Pauline Smith who died in Western Victoria crash

A small Victorian town is united in grief after beloved local paramedic Pauline Smith was killed in a two-car collision on the Western Highway.

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