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Police divers search for clues in Melb boat blast

Police divers are hoping to recover the hull of a boat that exploded and killed two people at Port Melbourne....

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Cabbie's lift helps police nab handbag thief

Melbourne police are praising the actions of a taxi driver who offered them a lift while they were chasing a man on foot....

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New OPI boss sworn in

The Victorian Government has appointed a new director for the Office of Police Integrity....

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Report-a-hoon hotline launched

Victoria Police have started a new campaign urging people to report hoon drivers....

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Police welcome tax increase on alcopops

The Victoria Police Commissioner, Christine Nixon, has welcomed increased taxes on pre-mixed spirits....

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Youths arrested after rocks thrown at cars

Three teenagers and a 12-year-old have been arrested after rocks were thrown at cars in Melbourne's south-west....

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Police angry at holiday directive

The Victoria Police Association is concerned about a new directive from force command about when members can take holidays....

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Officer in hot water over K D Lang escort

A Victoria Police officer may be disciplined for providing a police escort for Canadian singer K D Lang on Sunday....

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'Underworld lawyer's BMW' set alight in public

Police have confirmed a car was set alight in front of of passers-by and diners on a South Melbourne street last night....

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Legionnaire's bacteria found in Vic Police office

The potentially deadly legionella bacteria has been detected in cooling towers at the St Kilda Road offices of Victoria Police in Melbourne....

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Police to get compensation over G20 protests

Ten people have been sentenced over violent protests at the G20 Summit in Melbourne in 2006....

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Vic Police step up industrial action threats

Victoria Police have moved a step closer to industrial action after the passing of a deadline set by the Police Association for the resignation of Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon and Police Minister Bob Cameron....

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