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Heavy rain has caused the two-day Whittlesea Show to be postponed from the Cup Weekend to January. Whittlesea Agricultual Show President Erica Hawje said: “The weather has been against us from every angle and the grounds and parking areas are so wet we sink when we walk on them – in some parts up to
Frankston Police have charged a man after he allegedly made more than 200 calls to Triple Zero (000) over seven days this month.The 73-year-old man has been charged with multiple counts of using a telecommunications service to harass and improper use of an emergency service.The charges follow an investigation into 248 nuisance calls made to
A driver was found to be more than six times over the limit after he was intercepted by Police in Footscray on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 22). Police on patrol intercepted the 2014 Ford Focus sedan after it was allegedly seen driving erratically at the intersection of Moore and Byron Sts around 4.30pm. The driver, a
Police are appealing for public assistance to identify a driver after several attacks on cyclists in the early hours of Thursday morning (Oct. 20). Investigators have been told the driver of a red Mitsubishi SUV, with partially covered plates, physically assaulted and threw bottles at numerous cyclists on South Rd, Moorabbin and Beach Rd, Brighton.
Police have arrested a man in Rowville after a vehicle attempted to evade officers across the southern suburbs on Friday morning (Oct. 21). Officers located the silver Nissan Pulsar, believed to be connected to recent attempted armed robbery in the Dandenong North area, on the Westernport Hwy at Hastings about 10.25am. Police attempted to intercept
Altona Police are appealing for assistance from the public following two incidents at a bottle shop in Altona earlier this month. Investigators have been told a man attended the store on Civic Pde about 5.25pm on Wednesday, October 5. Once inside the store the man asked to exchange an e-cigarette before arguing with the female
Police have charged a man after he was allegedly armed with a firearm in the Melbourne CBD on Friday morning (Oct. 21) Police arrested the man in Elizabeth St about 10am. It is believed the man threatened two other people, who were unknown to him, with the firearm following an altercation in Spencer St. The
A man has been charged with assault related offences following the fatal shooting of a man in Noble Park. Emergency services were called following reports a man had been shot at a unit on Corrigan Road about 6am on Mondcay, July 11. A 36-year-old Noble Park North man died at the scene. Shortly after the
Police are appealing for assistance from the public after a traffic camera vehicle was egged in Reservoir. Officers were told four males approached a traffic camera vehicle parked on Hughes Pde around 9.50pm on Monday, July 18. The males then threw eggs at the vehicle, causing the operator to halt the operation and leave the
Police have laid charges following a burglary in Maribyrnong on Monday (Oct. 17). The charges relate to an alleged burglary at a home on Burton Crescent about 7am. It is alleged a man entered an unoccupied home and stole several personal items before fleeing in a waiting blue Ford Territory. It is understood two other
