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.
Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said the rise of right-wing extremism was a significant concern,but religious radicalism remains the greatest public security threat.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A 26-year-old man faces several charges,including one count of murder,and three counts of attempted murder over Friday night’s incident.
Victoria Police has interviewed seven male officers accused of identifying as non-binary to exploit a $1300 force clothing allowance for women.