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Man hands himself in after alleged sexual assault
A man has come forward to Victoria Police after a sexual assault occurred at a shopping centre in the CBD on July 2.
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Fifteen arrested as police swarm city in safety operation
A woman wielding a knife is among 15 people to be arrested following a three-day police safety blitz in the city.
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Resident taken to court over burnt toast
A high-rise apartment tenant accused of “tampering” with their smoke alarm after burning toast is now facing legal action in what he says is “unnecessarily stressful”.
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Late library book returns 68 years later
A library book borrowed in 1955 has finally made its way back to the State Library of Victoria, in what senior librarian Tom Vasey described as a “big surprise”.
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Police pounce on stolen van, shocking retailers
Retail workers in Little Collins St have been left stunned after recounting the dramatic moment police swooped on an allegedly stolen van, dousing those inside with capsicum spray.
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Treasured icon becomes one for the record books
The State Library of Victoria has reached a visitation milestone of more than two million people in the past 12 months, an achievement the library’s CEO Paul Duldig has credited to pre-COVID renovations.
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CBD trader launches petition calling for stronger police presence
Popular restaurant chain David’s Hot Pot is petitioning the state government to increase police funding as well as strengthen police numbers after being hit by a series of break-ins.
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Police hunt two men after pensioner fleeced of $1700 in fortune teller scam
Police are searching for two men purporting to be fortune tellers in the CBD, after a man with a cognitive impairment was duped into handing over $1700 in cash.
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Lord Mayor honoured with prestigious award
City of Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp says she’s “surprised and humbled” to have been appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) in this year’s King’s Birthday honours.
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Jill Boehm appointed AM for her significant service to community health
CBD resident Jill Boehm, who has made a lifelong commitment to improving the health of those around her, has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).
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