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Melbourne gang responsible for 4,500 crimes targeted
Published 2 days, 16 hours ago
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A specialist police taskforce has targeted a single youth gang in Melbourne responsible for 4,500 criminal offences over two years, including murder and home invasions. Forty-one gang members have been issued firearm prohibition orders, allowing police to conduct unannounced searches at their homes across suburbs including Craigieburn, Sunshine West, Melton, Sunbury, Tarneit and Footscray. Victoria currently has more than 600 youth gang members across 30 gangs, with 200 arrested at least three times and 47 arrested more than 10 times.
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