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Letter key to murder probe as police post $1m reward

Letter key to murder probe as police post $1m reward

Police have posted a $1 million reward for information leading them to the people responsible for the murder of 33-year-old Melbourne woman Penny Galanopoulos.

Second Burgertory blaze accused faces court

Second Burgertory blaze accused faces court

Second Burgertory blaze accused faces court

Second Burgertory blaze accused faces court

A man has faced court charged with arson over a fire at a Melbourne Burgertory restaurant, which led to a clash between Israel and Palestine supporters.

Accused a court no-show over burger shop blaze charge

Accused a court no-show over burger shop blaze charge

Accused a court no-show over burger shop blaze charge

Accused a court no-show over burger shop blaze charge

Police have charged two men with arson after a Melbourne burger shop was destroyed in a suspicious blaze that led to a violent clash last year.

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Accused burger shop arsonist 'refusing' to front court

Accused burger shop arsonist 'refusing' to front court

A man charged with a Melbourne burger shop arson, causing a violent clash between Israel and Palestine supporters, has refused to face court due to an injury.

Men face court after tobacco shop arson probe

Men face court after tobacco shop arson probe

Two men charged by detectives investigating arsons linked to an illicit tobacco conflict have faced court.

Arrest over series of arson attacks in Melbourne

Arrest over series of arson attacks in Melbourne

A 25-year-old man has been arrested over a string of arson attacks in Melbourne, with investigators believing he ordered the fires.

Investigation into $4 million suspicious school fire

Investigation into $4 million suspicious school fire

Investigators have stepped up the hunt for two men they believe can help with a probe into a suspicious school fire that caused $4 million worth of damage.

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Sixth man arrested over series of arson attacks

Sixth man arrested over series of arson attacks

Sixth man arrested over series of arson attacks

Sixth man arrested over series of arson attacks

Victorian detectives have arrested another man after more businesses were firebombed around Melbourne.

Arrests as tobacco shop goes up in smoke after attacks

Arrests as tobacco shop goes up in smoke after attacks

Arrests as tobacco shop goes up in smoke after attacks

Arrests as tobacco shop goes up in smoke after attacks

Police have arrested three men with alleged bikie links over arson attacks on tobacco shops in Melbourne.

Arson attack probe over suspicious tobacco shop fire

Arson attack probe over suspicious tobacco shop fire

Arson attack probe over suspicious tobacco shop fire

Arson attack probe over suspicious tobacco shop fire

An investigation is under way into whether a suspicious fire at a Melbourne tobacco shop is linked to a spate of arson attacks.

Man faces court over alleged house fire murder

Man faces court over alleged house fire murder

Man faces court over alleged house fire murder

Man faces court over alleged house fire murder

A man has briefly appeared in court after being charged with the murder of a woman whose body was discovered following a Hobart house fire.

Ice cream shop fire after arson attacks linked to gangs

Ice cream shop fire after arson attacks linked to gangs

Ice cream shop fire after arson attacks linked to gangs

Ice cream shop fire after arson attacks linked to gangs

An ice cream shop fire is the latest blaze considered suspicious by police who believe dozens of arson attacks are linked to conflict between rival gangs.

Cars torched days after suspected gang-linked shooting

Cars torched days after suspected gang-linked shooting

Cars torched days after suspected gang-linked shooting

Cars torched days after suspected gang-linked shooting

Police suspect two cars found torched in suburban Melbourne could be linked to an earlier shooting, which was reportedly connected to a gangland figure.

Crime-gang swoop expected after fire at YouTuber's home

Crime-gang swoop expected after fire at YouTuber's home

Crime-gang swoop expected after fire at YouTuber's home

Crime-gang swoop expected after fire at YouTuber's home

Police have arrested and charged one man with alleged links to a crime gang over a fire that damaged an internet personality's home.

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Police probe restaurant fire for links to arson attacks

Three offenders are believed to have smashed the windows of a Melbourne restaurant before using an accelerant to set it alight.

Hunt for crime gang after fire at YouTuber's home

Police have released footage of two cars seen near an internet personality's home when a fire broke out at the property.

Arson charges laid over bushfires targeting city park

A man has been charged with five counts of arson following a series of bushfires in Perth's Kings Park and in scrub near a nursing home.

Two million dollars in illegal tobacco products seized

Tobacco shops in regional Victoria have been searched and more than two million dollars in products seized as part of a probe into the illicit tobacco trade.

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Man cleared of boarding house deaths due to illness

A man who was led by a psychotic episode to start a fire that claimed three lives at a Sydney boarding house has been cleared of criminal responsibility.

Two syndicates targeted in gang war over illegal smokes

There have been 27 arson attacks on businesses across Victoria, almost all of them tobacco stores, in an ongoing feud between crime gangs.

Volunteer firefighter charged with lighting bushfires

A volunteer firefighter in NSW's Hunter region is accused of deliberately lighting bushfires then joining his crew to help put them out.

Car blaze likely linked to tobacco trade firebombings

A car fire in Melbourne's north is believed to be linked to a series of firebombings orchestrated by crime syndicates behind Victoria's illegal tobacco trade.

'Puppets' charged over tobacco trade firebombings

Police have arrested four people over a series of arson attacks on tobacconists, which are believed to have been orchestrated by the illegal tobacco trade.

Heat on fire bug wanted over 12 Queensland blazes

An image has been released of a man wanted over a dozen suspicious fires in Queensland's Western Downs region.

Police probe whether arson case linked to crime war

Victoria Police is probing whether an attack on a Melbourne tobacconist is the latest in a string of firebombings connected to warring crime gangs.

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