00:00In Melbourne's Bayside suburbs, dozens took to the streets, demanding more action after
00:11a surge in youth crime.
00:12I came to the rally because we've been burgled three times in the last five years.
00:17You know, when you go to bed each night, you do worry about what's going to happen.
00:21People shouldn't have to live like that.
00:22The march led by local Liberal MP James Newbury.
00:26We deserve safer streets.
00:28We must have safer streets.
00:30As uncertainty continues over the face of Victoria's top cop.
00:33How can any Victorian feel safe when we're not even sure whether we have a police commissioner
00:38on Monday morning?
00:39I think there'll be a tenuous relationship between the chief commissioner and his workforce.
00:43I mean, frankly, I don't know how that goes.
00:46On Friday, police officers overwhelmingly voted to say they'd lost faith in Chief Commissioner
00:51Shane Patton's leadership amid protracted pay negotiations, low recruitment and retention
00:56and rising crime rates.
00:58I haven't minced their words.
00:59I mean, and it's not a personal attack.
01:01It's just a reality.
01:02Two days later, the government has yet to address reports his contract would no longer
01:06be renewed when his current term ends in June.
01:09I'm not about to make a running commentary on assertions that are made through the media.
01:15But it did acknowledge discussions over the chief commissioner's immediate future were
01:20underway.
01:21The premier and the minister for police are receiving briefings from the department secretaries
01:27this weekend.
01:28There will be more to be said by them tomorrow, so let's wait and see.
01:33If the government's made this decision about Shane Patton, then front the media today and
01:38tell us why and what's going to happen tomorrow and who's taking over.
01:41Regardless of what comes next, it's clear the state's bail laws and youth crime remain
01:47a concern, at least for some residents.
01:50The question is, would changing the chief commissioner improve crime rates and police
01:55morale?
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