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Retail owner shattered after $100K of designer wear stolen

September 20th, 2023 - Brendan Rees

The owner of a high-end clothing shop in the CBD has been left devastated after intruders smashed their way in, making off with an estimated $100,000 worth of stock.

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Woman arrested after cash, drugs, and luxury cars seized in raids

July 26th, 2023 - Brendan Rees

A CBD woman is among nine people to be charged after $750,000 in cash, drugs, and swords were seized in a wave of suburban raids including at Southbank properties, conducted by Victoria Police.

Man hands himself in after alleged sexual assault

July 26th, 2023 - Brendan Rees

A man has come forward to Victoria Police after a sexual assault occurred at a shopping centre in the CBD on July 2.

Fifteen arrested as police swarm city in safety operation

July 26th, 2023 - Brendan Rees

A woman wielding a knife is among 15 people to be arrested following a three-day police safety blitz in the city.

CBD trader launches petition calling for stronger police presence

June 21st, 2023 - Violet Li

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.

Police hunt two men after pensioner fleeced of $1700 in fortune teller scam

June 21st, 2023 - Brendan Rees

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.

Tobacconists raided in CBD, Carlton for selling illegal items

April 26th, 2023 - Brendan Rees

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.