An SUV and a ute were set alight in the early hours of Tuesday and driven into a multimillion-dollar Essendon property linked to ex-bankrupt Andrew Triantafyllos.
The troubled AFL player was sacked by the club earlier this year after an investigation revealed threatening behaviour towards a woman.
Melbourne actor Orpheus Pledger has been remanded in custody to face charges after he allegedly assaulted a woman.
A woman who was violently attacked for five hours by her former partner is suing the supplier of a personal safety device that failed to alert police.
Victoria Police told universities there is a strong likelihood of violence if they don’t break up pro-Palestine student encampments on their campuses,warning that agitators who are not students are inflaming tensions.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said police were having daily meetings with security staff,worried by a growing risk of violence.
Australia’s police ministers will discuss how they can improve their response to high-risk offenders – which could involve looking at their GPS data,online activity,mental health data or involvement in family law disputes.
Frontline police have complained they now have fewer options when alleged domestic violence offenders breach bail conditions.
Brendan Sokaluk,a former Country Fire Authority volunteer,was freed on Tuesday after serving 15 years for deliberately lighting a blaze in the Latrobe Valley.
Two people killed in a light plane crash at Mount Beauty Airport in Victoria’s northeast had intended to distribute the ashes of a loved one over the picturesque High Country.
The rapidly ageing driver population means there is a renewed push for mandatory licence checks. Crash victims such as Hugh Roberts say it’s a life-saving initiative,not ageist.