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Two men have been sentenced to prison for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl at a party in Victoria’s Surf Coast Shire. ​ Jaiden Fidge, 24, from Toowoomba, and Riley Smith, 26, from Albury, both pleaded guilty to sexual penetration of a child under 16. The offences occurred in February 2024, after the men met the victim at a party. Court reports detail that the victim was repeatedly abused, and both men lied to police upon their arrest before admitting to the crimes. ​ The c

Detectives from the Casey Crime Investigation Unit have charged three men following a series of alleged incidents across Melbourne last month, including an armed robbery at a jewellery store in Berwick. Police allege that three masked male offenders, armed with hammers and bats, entered a jewellery store on High Street in Berwick at approximately 12:00pm. During the incident, the offenders allegedly assaulted the shopkeeper, smashed glass display cabinets and stole jewellery.

A 71-year-old man was hospitalised after being stabbed during a morning walk in Port Melbourne earlier this week. Police allege that the man was approached by an unknown offender in an unprovoked attack and stabbed multiple times before the offender fled the scene. Emergency services transported the victim to hospital where he received treatment for his injuries. Authorities have since launched a search for the offender as investigations continue. Random acts of violence su

Detectives from the Knox Crime Investigation Unit have arrested two men following an attempted carjacking in Scoresby in Melbourne’s outer east. Police allege the incident occurred at a service station near the EastLink Freeway around midday on 22 March. A truck driver had parked the vehicle while a colleague briefly went to collect food. During that time, a red Subaru sedan allegedly pulled up alongside the truck and two male occupants exited the vehicle. The men allegedly

Detectives from the Sale Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) have charged a man following an investigation into a series of alleged sexual offences in the Wellington area. The 36-year-old man has been charged with a range of offences including stalking, offensive behaviour, sexual activity directed at another person, involving a child in the production of child abuse material and possessing child abuse material. Sexual offences can have profound and

Police have charged a teenage boy following a stabbing at a shopping centre in Clayton in Melbourne’s south-east. According to investigators, the incident occurred at the M-City Shopping Centre on Blackburn Road when a 25-year-old woman from Mount Waverley was allegedly stabbed while walking through the centre on her way to work. Emergency services were called to the scene and the woman was transported to hospital in a serious but stable condition after receiving assistance