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Hunt for man after Werribee sexual assault
August 12, 2020
A woman with an intellectual disability was sexually assaulted when she went missing in Melbourne's west. Police have released footage of a man they wish to speak with.
From the Archives, 1977: Three Melbourne banks robbed in a single day
August 11, 2020
On August 13, 1977, three armed bank holdups netted about $33,000 in Melbourne. By August, armed holdups in Victoria had reached serious proportions, with 339 armed incidents in the state so far that year.
Police on hunt for man after 'up-skirting' incident at shopping centre
August 11, 2020
The incident took place in a public toilet at a shopping centre in Melbourne's north.
Man charged with rape after terrifying attack on woman in state's north
August 10, 2020
The woman was asleep in a private residence in Shepparton when she woken by a man in her bed.
Man under police guard after woman's body found on rural property
August 10, 2020
A 43-year-old man is under police guard in hospital after a woman's body was found on a rural property in South Gippsland overnight.
Protesters arrested at an anti-lockdown Melbourne Freedom March
August 9, 2020
Six protesters have been arrested at an anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne's CBD on Sunday.
Police hunt for man who spat at shop worker in Doncaster
August 7, 2020
Police are ramping up the hunt for a man who spat at a woman taking out the rubbish during a shift at a shopping centre in Doncaster last month.
Outreach worker bought and sold drugs near injecting room, court told
August 6, 2020
An outreach worker at the Richmond safe injecting room was allegedly involved in almost a hundred drug-related transactions near the facility, court has heard.
'Sinister and frightening': Judge praises victim's bravery as she jails rapist
August 5, 2020
A man who was sleeping rough when he raped a woman at knifepoint in a northern suburbs park has been jailed for 10 years.
Former mining company CEO set to fight insider trading charges
August 4, 2020
A former mining company CEO allegedly tried to acquire almost 4 million shares in the business he ran.
