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Callum Godde and Maeve Bannister

Greater police presence to crack down on violent crime

Police will be out in force at major shopping centres and rail precincts over the holiday season. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

High-crime shopping centres, train carriages and station platforms will feature an increased police presence as a state government looks to fight back against "unacceptable" crime levels ahead of a busy holiday season. 

Protective service officers, or PSOs, will be deployed in numbers across greater Melbourne shopping centres in the lead-up to Christmas to patrol and prevent offences.  

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