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Vic police rebuked over $2b staff program

Hiring 2700 extra police officers as part of a $2 billion package may not have had the desired effect of keeping Victorians safer, a watchdog has found.

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Suspected drink spiking in Ballarat prompts mother's call for action, as potential cases rise

A Victorian woman calls for stronger tactics to stop drink spiking, and more communication between police and hospitals, after her 23-year-old daughter became seriously ill.

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Criminal charges dropped against three Victoria Police officers accused of breaking man's neck

The alleged victim claimed to have been left a quadriplegic as a result of the 2017 incident, but on Friday the IBAC dropped all criminal charges against the trio.

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Charges dropped against three Vic police

Three Victoria Police officers accused of negligently causing serious injury have had their charges dropped.

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No jail for ex-policeman over gun threat

Former Victoria Police sergeant Michael Gaul has been fined $7500 after pleading guilty to pointing a loaded gun at a suspected drug smuggler while handcuffed.

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Mohinder Singh has prison sentence for Eastern Freeway crash reduced by three-and-a-half years

Mohinder Singh promised to testify against his former boss at an upcoming criminal trial in exchange for a reduced sentence.

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Victoria Police offer $1 million reward in Frankston cold case murder of Michele Brown

Michele Brown disappeared on March 1, 1992, after calling her mother from a phone booth in Melbourne's south-east. Her body was found in a nearby shed two weeks later.

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When a Malayali doctor won a legal battle against the police Down Under

Victoria Police in Australia apologises to Dr. Prasannan from Thrissur

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Family of Colleen South demands answers from police after body discovered by farmer

Police deployed the Air Wing, drones and horses in the search for 58-year-old Colleen South, but it was a member of the public who found what is believed to be her body less than 1.5km from her car.

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Jail pitch for police informants' exposure

New laws being introduced to Victorian parliament will make it a crime for people to expose police informants without a permitted purpose.

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Ex-top cop steps down from Vic board roles

The Victorian government is searching for new heads of its public ambulance and mental health boards after the resignation of ex-Victoria Police boss Ken Lay.

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Vic Police take on IBAC recommendations

An independent police oversight body has recommended Victoria Police set up a dedicated system to deal with complaints by Aboriginal people following an audit.

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Missing Adelaide woman Colleen South seen on CCTV at Victorian petrol station

A fresh CCTV photo has been uncovered of missing Adelaide woman Colleen South on the day she was last seen in rural Victoria.

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Man dies in police custody after crashing car through fence in Melbourne's north

Victoria Police says a man attempted to confront officers after crashing a car into a Preston front yard and "appeared to become unresponsive" while he was being restrained.

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Police mourn loss of popular colleague killed while attempting challenging skydiving manoeuvre

Paul Algie died while skydiving in the Latrobe Valley, attempting a challenging manoeuvre he had performed many times before.

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Neighbours finale records biggest ratings in more than a decade as fans flock to Ramsey St

The much-anticipated Neighbours finale saw television viewers flock back to Ramsey St on Thursday night with at least 900,000 fans tuning in. The soap,

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Victorian Ombudsman releases report on Labor Party's 'red shirts rorts', won't refer case to IBAC

The Victorian Ombudsman's report into the Labor Party’s red shirts rorts finds no evidence Premier Daniel Andrews facilitated the scheme and criticises the way staffers were treated by police.

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Truck driver who killed four police officers on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway appeals sentence

Mohinder Singh is appealing against the 22-year sentence he was handed over the deaths of four Victoria Police officers in 2020, arguing the penalty is too harsh.

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Krystal Fraser inquest hears phone records 'indicate movement' in hours after disappearance

On the final day of the coronial inquest into Krystal Fraser's disappearance, a phone expert tells the courtroom that her mobile remained connected to a network in the hours after her disappearance, but its activity was not necessarily from human input.

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Family find clues into missing grandmother who left final message on notepad

Her car was found abandoned having crashed into a ditch just two days after she was reported missing, but she was nowhere to be seen as her family launch a desperate search

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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.

AAP

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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