#EXCLUSIVE: A woman has bravely fought off a man who tried to force her into his car during an attempted abduction at Whittlesea. The stranger is also accused of trying to coax a 15-year-old girl and her cousin into his ute moments earlier. Gillian Lantouris #9News

A Hurstbridge milk bar worker has told how she bravely fought off a would-be robber who used a super-soaker to spray her with white paint. The young woman was viciously punched before the crook fled on an electric scooter. Julia Passarelli #9News

#EXCLUSIVE: A Caroline Springs mother has told how she and her family are living in fear, in the wake of the gangland execution of crime figure Hawre Sherwani. Julia Passarelli #9News

#EXCLUSIVE: Melbourne's knife crime epidemic has continued with an elderly man and a woman at a car wash slashed during machete attacks in Melbourne's south east. A pair of offenders is believed responsible for both attacks. Julia Passarelli #9News

#EXCLUSIVE: Two young thugs are on the run after crashing a stolen car in a Roxburgh Park court. Julia Passarelli #9News

A 24-year-old man has been brutally stabbed to death by a group of thugs in Melbourne's south-east. The death has sparked fears of retaliation, with police investigating whether it was gang related. Gillian Lantouris Julia Passarelli #9News

#EXCLUSIVE: A shop owner’s mum has bravely attempted to stop a group of offenders in their tracks when they stormed a Rowville store. Julia Passarelli #9News

#EXCLUSIVE The man shot by police was an immigration detainee released into the community in 2024 following a High Court ruling. He is currently on at least 5 counts of bail and is applying for bail again following yesterday’s shooting. 9News Melbourne

A man has been hospitalised after he was shot in a targeted CBD attack. Police were responding to another incident in the area, when they were approached by the wounded man. Julia Passarelli #9News

Two people have died after a motorbike crash in Thomastown, police say the bike was stolen. #9News

#EXCLUSIVE: A brave Bendigo father has tackled a would-be thief to the ground during a dramatic citizen's arrest at a jewellery store. The alleged offender smashed open cabinets with a hammer, in front of terrified staff and shoppers. Julia Passarelli #9News

Dashcam has emerged of the moment a bus, with around 20 university students onboard, crashed with a truck and then a power pole on Dandenong Road. Several people were injured in the frightening chain reaction. Julia Passarelli #9News

#EXCLUSIVE: A Corio grandfather's been slashed with a machete, while trying to help teens who crashed a car into his neighbour's home. Four of the thugs were arrested, but have already been released back into the community. Julia Passarelli #9News

#EXCLUSIVE: The distraught mother of one of Joshua Brown's alleged victims has broken her silence. It comes as extra steps are being taken to protect the accused paedophile behind bars. Isabel Quinlan #9News

A woman who lost three loved ones in a crash in the Macedon Ranges is bravely sharing her story, to make drivers think twice. It comes as 14 lives were lost on Victoria's roads since Friday. Julia Passarelli #9News

A Western suburbs high school has been locked down, after a gang of thieves armed with machetes went on a wild rampage. Terrified students cowered in classrooms as police rounded up most of the intruders, after they crashed a stolen Porsche onto an oval. Julia Passarelli #9News

A car belonging to troubled Bulldogs star Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has been involved in a second violent crime spree. The vehicle was driven to several service stations in Melbourne's south-east, where a gang armed with machetes assaulted a worker who tried to fight back. #9News

Two young boys aged just 15 and 12 have been chased and hacked to death in what's believed to be a gang-related machete attack in Melbourne's north-west. Julia Passarelli #9News

#EXCLUSIVE: A Balwyn North family is living in fear, after masked thieves crept through their home as they slept. Julia Passarelli #9News

#EXCLUSIVE: An eight-year-old Labrador has earned himself a big, juicy bone, after proving himself to be the ultimate guard dog. #9News Julia Passarelli