justice
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Police hub a step closer
The state-of-the-art Wyndham police hub is a step closer with construction starting on the new complex last week. Development officially began last week on the…
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Mum’s sentencing pain
The mother of a Brookfield teenager fatally struck by a car last year has vowed to have the case re-opened after an unlicensed driver was…
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Coburg hit-run accused faces court
The 41-year-old Sunshine North woman charged over a hit-run crash that critically injured a 13-year-old girl has had her bail extended. Thi Nguyen appeared at…
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Jail for St Albans liquor store bandit teen
An 18-year-old man has been jailed for four years for holding up a St Albans liquor store with a meat cleaver and baseball bat. Liah…
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Hillside man jailed for importing drugs in Chevy
A Hillside cleaner has been jailed for 15 years for importing more than 23 kilograms of pure methamphetamine stored inside a car. Besim Beqiri pleaded…
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$4 million to help jailed domestic-abuse survivors
Almost $4 million has been earmarked in next week’s state budget to women incarcerated at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre who have experienced “significant domestic abuse issues”.…
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Pair jailed over Sunshine West drug crop
Two people have been jailed for their role in the maintenance of a Sunshine West crop house where 134 marijuana plants were found growing. Tien…
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Braybrook sisters jailed for importing heroin
Two Braybrook sisters have been sent to jail for ferrying heroin into Melbourne on an overnight coach from Sydney. Thuy Trinh, 29, and Linh Trinh,…
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Cairnlea traders fined $130,000 for fake brands
Two owner-operators of a Cairnlea fashion store have been ordered to pay almost $130,000 in damages for their “flagrant” selling of counterfeit clothing. A sentence…
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A place for healing and growth in prison
Cultural programs for Indigenous Australians will be a feature of Ravenhall’s new medium- security prison. The Gathering Place, a Werribee-based health service for Aborigines, will…
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Young dad jailed for armed robberies
A young bricklayer has been jailed for his “limited” role in a series of armed robberies across the north-west. In the County Court, Ngalo Fosita,…
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Brimbank mum guilty of drugging jeweller lover
A Brimbank mother of two, who drugged her jewellery store lover during intercourse, then stole more than $260,000 in jewellery to pay off a gambling…
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Brooklyn firm fined $200,000 for ‘rotting carcass’ odour
UPDATE A Brooklyn meat rendering company that caused a ‘rotting carcass’ smell so bad it stopped nearby residents from inviting visitors to their homes has been…
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St Albans man jailed for Caroline Springs hold up
A St Albans man has been sentenced to almost four years’ jail for a “terrifying” knife hold-up outside a Caroline Springs shopping centre earlier this…
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Sentence reduction for St Albans drinking buddy assault
A 32-year-old man found guilty of causing “potentially fatal” chest injuries during an assault in St Albans has had his sentence reduced. Adam Baldwin was…
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