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A man has died after being struck by a car in Deer Park early on Wednesday morning (Sep. 21). The man was parked in the emergency lane of the Western Ring Road changing his tyre when he was struck by a car about 1am. He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries however later died.
Driver distraction accounted for more than half of almost 200 fines issued by Prahran Highway Patrol during a week-long road safety blitz along Chapel St. Of the 189 fines issued between September 12 and 18, officers fined 97 drivers for using their phones and a further 47 drivers for disobeying road signs and signals. In
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Moonee Ponds man Kurt. The 30-year-old was last seen at his Elizabeth Street home early on Tuesday morning (Sep. 20). Police and family are concerned for Kurt’s welfare due to a medical condition and his disappearance is out of character. Kurt is believed to be
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision which claimed the life of a motorcyclist in Wantirna on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 20). Emergency services were called to the intersection of Mountain Hwy and Boronia Rd where a car and motorcyclist collided about 2.50pm. The rider of the motorcycle died at the scene. The driver
A man has been charged after a car was allegedly stolen in Malvern East then tracked via GPS. A 35-year-old St Kilda man was charged with theft of a motor vehicle and theft. It is alleged the keys for a vehicle were stolen from a business on Chadstone Rd in Malvern East about 1am on
Police are investigating a collision between a truck and school bus in Bacchus Marsh early this morning (Wed.). The collision occurred on the Western Hwy, near the intersection of Condons Lane, causing the bus to roll down an embankment about 3.15am. One teenage girl will be airlifted to hospital with serious injuries. The male truck
A man has been charged following a series of alleged sexual assaults across Melbourne’s inner suburbs over the past 18 months. The 58-year-old Airport West man is accused of picking up three female victims on three separate occasions in January 2021, June 2022 and September 2022 from outside licensed venues and an entertainment precinct in
Transit and Public Safety Command police and protective services officers are today (Wed.) conducting a safety blitz in Melbourne’s CBD as the city gears up for a jam-packed long weekend. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to travel into the city from Thursday to Sunday as major events return and the weather continues to
The September 21 Editions of The Local Paper are out now. Here is a sample online edition from this week. Other editions are being progressively uploaded. • Peninsula-Frankston-Greater Dandenong Edition: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lppp210922z
Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a 35-year-old man after a police officer was allegedly assaulted and police dog injured in Cranbourne South early Sunday morning (Sep. 18). Police responded to reports of people seen breaking into vehicles on Edgar Ave about 6.30am. As the Dog Squad officer approached the scene, he was allegedly
