The Latest Breaking News from Victoria Police

Former cop jailed years after sexually abusing teen

A former Victorian police officer who sexually abused a teenager and tried to get her to move to France with him has been jailed for up to three years.

AAP · Jun 16, 2023

Victoria crime surge as offences by youths spike

Youth crime continues to rise across Victoria, with burglaries committed by children aged 10 to 14 almost doubling in the past year.

AAP · Jun 15, 2023

Police launch appeal after vulnerable man conned out of $1,700 in fortune-telling scam

Police say they are looking for two men who allegedly tricked a vulnerable passer-by into giving them his rent and pension money by pretending to tell his fortune.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

Family Of Centrelink Worker Who Was Stabbed Are Considering Legal Action Against Services Aus

Joeanne Cassar allegedly laid in a pool of blood for 25 minutes.

Pedestrian.tv · May 23, 2023

Public drunkenness is soon to be decriminalised in Victoria, but stakeholders say they are still waiting for clarity

Key unions and Aboriginal legal advocates fear tragic outcomes after the decriminalisation of public drunkenness, amid confusion over aspects of the new health-led response, due to be rolled out in just five months.

ABC News · May 19, 2023

Copper thieves target telcos, transport, power infrastructure causing $400,000 damage

Powercor and Telstra say their infrastructure has been targeted by copper thieves several times, causing significant damage and a risk to public safety.

ABC News · May 19, 2023

Former Victoria Police officer sentenced to six months' jail for misconduct involving nine women

On the day former police officer Brett Johnson is sentenced for abusing his position of power to pursue vulnerable women, one of his victims speaks exclusively to the ABC about the devastating impact his offending had on her life.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

Reward of $1 million to solve case of mum found dead in chair

Marea Yann was found dead in an armchair in her loungeroom in September 2003, and had suffered extensive head and upper body injuries, Victoria Police say.

The New Daily · May 15, 2023

Police revisit 2003 death of Healesville woman Marea Yann

Homicide detectives have revisited the investigation into the death of Healesville woman Marea Yann in 2003. A $1 million reward for information is being offered.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Neo-Nazis clash with anti-racism campaigners in heart of Melbourne

Neo-Nazis have clashed with police and counter-protesters at an anti-immigration rally on the streets of Melbourne's CBD

The New Daily · May 13, 2023