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Sandon report ‘sobering’: Duff
An IBAC anti-corruption report had exposed a “litany of governance failures” at Casey Council, says the council’s chair of administrators Noelene Duff. Speaking at an…
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Dandenong home ‘targeted’ in shooting
Two adult occupants were uninjured after shots were fired at their unit in Dandenong on Sunday 10 September. Several rounds hit the unit in Burrows…
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Boy ‘unintended’ victim of Endeavour Hills shooting
A sleeping teenage boy is believed to be the unintended victim of a targeted shooting into a home in Endeavour Hills, according to police. The…
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‘Citizens arrest’ after hunt for robbers
Residents performed a dramatic ‘citizens arrest’ after four masked robbers ambushed two boys walking in Narre Warren North. Police say the four males approached in…
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Boy injured after shots fired into Endeavour Hills home
A teenage boy has been injured after several shots were fired into a home in Endeavour Hills. The 17-year-old was sleeping when he was shot…
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Young trafficker on CCO
A drug trafficker has been jailed and released on a CCO after large amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine were seized from his bedroom in Clyde.…
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Pharma overdoses ‘preventable’
Prescription drugs are a common factor in accidental fatal overdoses despite being “largely preventable”, a Monash University expert says. Both illicit and pharmaceutical opioids are…
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Trio wanted over alleged Springvale frauds
Three men are wanted by police over an alleged fraudulent spending spree in Springvale and Doncaster. Police believe the trio spent around $14,000 in three…
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‘Save my son’
A Dandenong mother is pleading for a “compassionate” Australian Government to stop its planned deportation of her only son. Supporters are rallying behind refugee Reeta…
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Driver takes a U-turn to court
A Hampton Park man has been charged with unlicensed driving and firearm, drug and car theft offences after a police intercept in Dandenong. Police say…
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Mistaken riches lead to jail-time
After a mistaken $10 million windfall, a disability support worker has been sentenced upon trying to flee the country with some of the proceeds. Thevamanogari…
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Itch for the thin blue line
The best part of working the Dandenong beat isn’t locking up the “bad guys” but helping people, says police officer Adam Tate. Seven years ago,…
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