34 h. ago Families ‘shattered’ and community ‘terrified’ as police hunt alleged Melbourne machete murderers

Premier says government stands with South Sudanese community in ‘fight against the cancer of youth gang crime’ after Cobblebank killingsThe families of two children allegedly murdered in Melbourne’s outer west on the weekend are “shattered” and the community “terrified” as police continue to hunt the perpetrators responsible for the machete killings.It comes as the Victorian premier promised the government would stand with the South Sudanese community “in their fight against the cancer of youth gang crime that is breaking their community’s heart”, announcing she would convene an existing working group. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago New Zealand fugitive father shot dead by police amid desperate hunt for children

A police office was shot and seriously injured in the attempt to arrest fugitive Tom Phillips

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3 d. ago Police announce $1m reward for information on Dezi Freeman and warn public not to go looking for ‘high

Victoria’s largest reward ever offered for arrest as alpine hunt for alleged killer of two police enters 12th dayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria police have announced a million-dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of fugitive Dezi Freeman but given strict warnings to the public not to go searching, after the alleged murder of two police officers in Porepunkah last month.The reward of “up to $1m” is the largest ever offered in Victoria for an arrest, said Det Insp Dean Thomas from the homicide squad. Thomas told media on Saturday morning that a number of “heavily armed” specialist police continued to search bushland in the Porepunkah area. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Victoria police announce $1m reward for information on Porepunkah fugitive Dezi Freeman

State’s largest reward ever offered for arrest as alpine hunt for alleged killer of two police enters 12th dayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria police have announced a million-dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of fugitive Dezi Freeman, after the alleged murder of two police officers in Porepunkah last month.The reward of “up to $1m” is the largest ever offered in Victoria for an arrest, said Det Insp Dean Thomas from the homicide squad. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Burning Man death victim identified as Russian Vadim Kruglov with police launching criminal hunt

Vadim Kruglov, 37, was identified by his fingerprints by the Washoe Medical Examiner's Office and his family has been notified of his death, according to the Pershing County Sheriff's Office in Nevada.

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5 d. ago Burning Man homicide victim found lying in a pool of blood is identified as police hunt suspect

Officials have identified the man who was found dead at the Burning Man festival last week as a Russian national Vadim Kruglov.

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6 d. ago Police hunt supermarket chocolate thieves who filled up a bag and walked out

CCTV images have been released

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7 d. ago Police Scotland stop over 300 vehicles as hunt for missing Glasgow busker continues

Specialist search teams, air support unit drones and officers on quad bikes have assisted in efforts to trace the missing man.

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7 d. ago Police tape off beauty spot after man stabbed as hunt for knifeman continues

An investigation is underway

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7 d. ago Daughter of Nazi who 'stole' missing painting is put under house arrest in Argentina as police hunt for work continues

Patricia Kadgien, the daughter of Nazi Friedrich Kadgien, has been put under house arrest after police searched her home last week in the hunt for a painting allegedly stolen from a Jewish collector.

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7 d. ago Urgent police hunt for three children feared to be camping after vanishing on Sunday

South Wales Police have issued an urgent appeal to find three missing children who are believed to be together. Emily, Logan and Talisha have not been seen since Sunday

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8 d. ago Police hunt woman, 40, after £32k worth of fake Mounjaro and Ozempic pills sold online

City of London Police are appealing for help to trace Christina Parfitt, 40, as part of a probe into an organised crime group accused of selling fake and unlicensed drugs online.

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8 d. ago Pensioner left injured after horrific home invasion as police hunt suspects

A woman in her 80s was attacked after three suspects broke into the house

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9 d. ago Police hunt knifeman after two 'connected' stabbings on separate days at one of London's busiest Tube stations

Emergency services rushed to the first horrifying attack at 3.40am on Saturday and to the second just after 1.30am on Sunday. Pictured: File photo

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9 d. ago Oxford Circus horror: Police hunt suspects after two stabbings in 24 hours

Both men’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing

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1 week ago London police hunt woman over £32,000 haul of fake weight loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro

Detectives are appealing for information on the whereabouts of 40-year-old Christina Parfitt

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1 week ago London police hunt woman over £32,000 haul of fake Ozempic and Mounjaro

Detectives are appealing for information on the whereabouts of 40-year-old Christina Parfitt

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1 week ago Man, 61, arrested in alpine hunt for suspected Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman

Asked whether man, 61, was associated with Freeman, a Victoria Police spokesperson said that line of inquiry would form part of interview by detectivesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 61-year-old man has been arrested and interviewed by detectives investigating the whereabouts of a man accused of killing two police officers.The hunt for alleged gunman Dezi Freeman is in its fifth day with hundreds of police continuing to scour Victoria’s high country wilderness amid strong winds and chilly conditions. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Young people being ‘overdiagnosed’ with mental ill health – Hunt

The former health secretary argued that society has ‘lost sight of the fundamental reality that child development is a messy and uneven process’.

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2 w. ago Police hunt vandals who scratched graffiti onto legendary Robert the Bruce cave

Historic King's Cave at Blackwaterfoot on the Isle of Arran has been targeted by vandals in recent days.

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