4+ week, 12+ hour ago   (244+ words) MELBOURNE, VIC. — Former CMFEU secretary, 61-year-old John Setka, was granted bail on Friday for a third time. Evidence presented to the court included screenshots of Steka sending messages to CMFEU administrators, which Setka also published on his social media feeds, telling…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (546+ words) GREATER DANDENONG, VIC. — Victoria Police has made five further arrests over a series of concerning attacks on men linked to the use of dating apps and social media – bringing the total number to almost 50. Police allege groups of offenders have been…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (546+ words) GREATER DANDENONG, VIC. — Victoria Police has made five further arrests over a series of concerning attacks on men linked to the use of dating apps and social media – bringing the total number to almost 50. Police allege groups of offenders have been…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (223+ words) MELBOURNE, VIC. — Two Melbourne men have been sentenced over their involvement in a drug trafficking ring linked to Italian organised crime. The AFP launched Operation Kraken-Kashyyyk in July 2024, targeting members of Italian organised crime who were using Ghost, an encrypted communications…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (120+ words) MERBEIN, VIC. — A 36-year-old male driver lost his license after being caught more than three times over the limit at the scene of a crash in Merbein last night. It is alleged a Mazda 3 sedan was driving erratically before it crashed…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (190+ words) ARMADALE, VIC. — Police are appealing for public assistance after a man was assaulted at a licensed premises. Police understand the victim, a 64-year-old man who is visually impaired and requires a cane, was seated inside when he was approached by an…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (428+ words) ELTHAM, VIC. — Richard Irving, Chief Executive of the Eltham Wildcats Basketball Club – one of the largest associations in Australia – was jailed after he was caught ‘red-handed’ in an undercover police sting. In an online statement, Eltham Wildcats President Peter Meehan states…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (253+ words) NEWPORT, VIC. — Crime Squad detectives have charged a fourth person after a Hyundai i30 was attacked by a group of motorcycle riders in Melbourne’s western suburbs last month. Police will allege the four riders were travelling in convoy with around 50 others along…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (102+ words) YARRAVILLE, VIC. — Homicide Squad detectives today charged a man following the death of a man in Footscray on Sunday evening. A man was located with serious injuries behind a licenced premises on Nicholson Street, near Irvine Street, about 7.45pm on Sunday, June…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (292+ words) FITZROY, VIC. — Detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad have charged a third person today as part of their investigation into a theft and arson on an ATM at the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne’s CBD last month. A 45-year-old Fitzroy…...