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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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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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Tobacconists raided in CBD, Carlton for selling illegal items
Ice pipes, nicotine vapes, and counterfeit cigarettes are among thousands of items seized by police after allegedly illegally being sold at tobacco shops in the CBD and Carlton.
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Police renew appeal on decades-long sexual assault
Victoria Police has appealed for new information to help crack a 40-year-long mystery surrounding a sexual assault that occurred in the CBD.
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Police appeal after alleged sexual assaults on CBD tram
Detectives are appealing for public assistance after two teenage girls were allegedly assaulted on a CBD tram on February 1.
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Police probe CBD sexual assault and theft
Melbourne police have launched a public appeal following an alleged sexual assault and theft that occurred in a Collins St CBD residence last year.
Read MoreTeens charged after CBD stabbing
Following the stabbing, police allege the teens committed further offences in Bendigo and Fitzroy between March 22 and 25.
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Police investigate “suspicious” death in CBD
Homicide Squad detectives have launched an investigation after a man’s body was found in an apartment in the CBD on March 11.
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Donation tin stolen from Melbourne East Police Station
Police are appealing to witnesses after a donation tin was stolen from a Bourke St police station on March 9.
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Harvey plays a wicked Willy Wonka
Last drinks called at goldrush era pub as fight continues to keep Melbourne’s slice of history
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