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Man performs sexual act in CBD
Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives are appealing for public assistance after a man performed an explicit sexual act towards a woman in the CBD last month.
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Residents fed up with skateboarders
Irate CBD residents are considering packing up and moving elsewhere due to the perceived danger and noise created by unruly skateboarders at Chinatown and Her Majesty’s Theatre.
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Calls to decriminalise begging rejected by police
Calls from legal groups to decriminalise begging have been opposed by Victoria Police, who warned it could not regulate “professional beggars” in the CBD without the law.
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Owners’ corporation changes shut down
A bid to make it easier for owners’ corporations (OCs) to take legal action against corrupt developers has been shut down in the Victorian upper house.
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Armed robbery
Melbourne Embona Robbery Taskforce detectives are appealing for witnesses after a watch worth more than $100,000 was stolen during an armed robbery in Melbourne in February.
Read MoreCity arsonist
Police charged a 27-year-old man after several allegedly suspicious fires in Melbourne’s CBD on January 6.
Read MoreSeven charged following thieving in CBD
Police have charged seven people following a series of pickpocketing and theft offences on train and tram networks and at popular shopping precincts across the CBD over the past two months.
Read MoreCity assault
Police are investigating an assault at a licensed premises in the CBD on October 26.
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Police seek mail thieves
Local police are investigating a series of mail thefts from a Collins St building.
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Murder of a neighbour
It’s 8 am and Pellegrinis on the corner of Bourke and Crossley has just re-opened. There’s soon a queue for coffee and a blanket of media waiting outside. Cameras are clicking and footage is being recorded.
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Pollies in the spotlight
Affordable housing to be pursued as part of A’Beckett St sale
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