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Mother’s anguish at son’s desecrated grave
By Casey Neill Muddy boot prints and the lid of someone else’s grave were the last things Maria Sampey thought she’d find on her son’s…
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Feeling the strain
By Casey Neill Dandenong police station is “stretched to the limit”, according to Police Association secretary Ron Iddles. “Supervisors are having to make tough decisions…
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Bail for drug-clear trafficker
A NOBLE Park man charged with trafficking more than an estimated $100,000 of drugs seized from his family home has been assessed as suitable for…
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Man injured in police shooting
A man has been shot by police after allegedly confronting them with a firearm in Dandenong. The 30-year-old victim is still to be formally identified…
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Charges after shots fired at police
A Keysborough woman will answer attempted murder charges after allegedly shooting at police. Armed Crime Squad detectives charged a man and a woman after shots…
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Missing man makes contact
Missing 20-year-old man Vitolio ‘Vito’ Lato has been found safe and well. Vito approached PSOs at Yarraville Railway Station on Wednesday 26 October and they…
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Teen still missing
Police are appealing for help to find 14-year-old boy Flynn Kirkwood. He was last seen in the Carrum Downs area on Tuesday 18 October and…
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Shooting in Dandenong
A man in his thirties is in Dandenong Hospital following a firearms incident in Stud Road, Dandenong. An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman said paramedics were called…
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Steven tells how he struggled through
With his aunt’s kitchen floor as his bed and study desk, finishing Year 12 seemed an impossible task to a teenage Steven Tu. But with…
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Vandals on tree felling spree
Axe-wielding tree vandals are plaguing Greater Dandenong Council. Engineering services director Julie Reid said more than 30 trees had been illegally removed or vandalised across…
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Hit-run leaves woman critical
By Casey Neill A HIT-RUN in Dandenong left a 37-year-old woman in a critical condition. Detectives appealed for public help following the incident, which occurred…
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Psychic hope for missing man’s family
By Casey Neill Two psychics have given Vitolio Lato’s family hope that the missing 20-year-old hasn’t met with foul play. Police joined Vito’s father Toma…