‘Perry was a problem boy’:Accused Easey Street killer had appetite for trouble,cousin says

‘Perry was a problem boy’:Accused Easey Street killer had appetite for trouble,cousin says

Perry Kouroumblis is in custody at Rome’s crammed Regina Coeli prison awaiting an extradition hearing,but it could be months before he faces court in Victoria.

  • byHannah Sinclair,Marta Pascual Juanola andRob Harris

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Religious extremism still main security concern,warns Victoria’s top cop

Religious extremism still main security concern,warns Victoria’s top cop

Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said the rise of right-wing extremism was a significant concern,but religious radicalism remains the greatest public security threat.

  • byChris Vedelago
High Court threat over ‘outrageous’ move to block Lawyer X compensation

High Court threat over ‘outrageous’ move to block Lawyer X compensation

Legislation designed to protect the state government from payouts connected with barrister-turned-police informer Nicola Gobbo would derail several multimillion-dollar claims for damages.

  • byCameron Houston,Chris Vedelago andBroede Carmody
Police union wins battle for nine-day fortnight,endorses new pay deal

Police union wins battle for nine-day fortnight,endorses new pay deal

Police will get average annual pay rises of 4 per cent over the next four years and better working conditions in a new industrial agreement struck on Friday.

  • byKieran Rooney
Specialist dogs called in to hunt for Samantha Murphy’s phone,watch

Specialist dogs called in to hunt for Samantha Murphy’s phone,watch

Police will move their search for the missing Ballarat mother to a targeted area outside Ballarat on Thursday,with help from Australian Federal Police dogs.

  • byLachlan Abbott
Lull in Ballarat after Samantha Murphy’s accused murderer charged

Lull in Ballarat after Samantha Murphy’s accused murderer charged

As temperatures soared across the state,there was a stillness in Ballarat after Patrick Stephenson’s arrest for the alleged murder of the 51-year-old mother of three.

  • byAshleigh McMillan
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‘Black box’:Police secretly lobby Canberra to bypass criminal justice system

‘Black box’:Police secretly lobby Canberra to bypass criminal justice system

Confidential correspondence released under FOI shows police officers are using deportation as an alternative to the courts,in what experts say undermines the presumption of innocence for non-citizens.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
‘Ridiculous’:Police chief dismisses 30km/h trial as an answer to soaring road toll

‘Ridiculous’:Police chief dismisses 30km/h trial as an answer to soaring road toll

Yarra council is dropping speed limits for safety,but the chief commissioner says the move won’t make a difference to road trauma and no one will obey it.

  • byMelissa Cunningham andPatrick Hatch
Road deaths in Victoria have hit a 15-year high. This is what’s behind most of them

Road deaths in Victoria have hit a 15-year high. This is what’s behind most of them

As of Wednesday,207 people have been killed in crashes across Victoria – 37 more than the same time last year and the highest since 2008.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Man charged with murder over Bourke Street crash
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Man charged with murder over Bourke Street crash

A 26-year-old man faces several charges,including one count of murder,and three counts of attempted murder over Friday night’s incident.

  • byMelissa Meehan andSuzanne Simonot
Seven police interviewed,station raided over ‘false’ non-binary claims

Seven police interviewed,station raided over ‘false’ non-binary claims

Victoria Police has interviewed seven male officers accused of identifying as non-binary to exploit a $1300 force clothing allowance for women.

  • byCameron Houston