A veteran celebrity reporter has revealed he is leaving Melbourne following numerous attempted break-ins at his home.

Peter Ford, who has resided in Melbourne the majority of his adult life, has vowed to pack his bags after being fed up with continuous crime in the city.

Ford, who appears on 3AW and Channel 7, is “heading north” after feeling “disgust” in living in crime-riddled Melbourne.

“I just don’t want to live here anymore,” Ford told the Neil Mitchell Asks Why podcast.

“I am just disgusted with what is happening here.

“I have had security issues at my own home this year … five break-ins this year. (They) only got into the house once, but five attempts.

“Every day you pick up the paper and there are stories about machetes and I just can’t live here anymore.

“I had a homeless p

See Full Page