Archives for January 2023

A 20-year-old man’s dreams of a hunger-crushing burger left Police to wonder, “would you like fines with that?” as they woke a man in a fast-food drive-through in Preston early on Sunday morning (Jan. 22). Officers were called to the restaurant on Bell St after a man driving a Ford Ranger fell asleep at the

Detectives from the Mill Park Divisional Response Unit have dismantled an alleged organised crime syndicate that police believe were responsible for trafficking large quantities of methylamphetamine and heroin. A six-month long investigation culminated across Sunday (Jan. 15) and Monday (Jan. 16), when members from the Mill Park Divisional Response Unit, VIPER Taskforce, North West Metro

Police are investigating a fatal collision in Seville on Tuesday morning (Jan. 17). It is believed three cars collided at the intersection of Queens Rd and Beenak Rd just before 8am. A female driver of one vehicle died at the scene. She is yet to be formally identified. The male driver of another vehicle was

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an alleged hit-run collision in Mount Waverley on January 17. It is alleged a woman was hit by a red Subaru in a motel car-park on Blackburn Rd just after 6am. The driver of the Subaru allegedly fled the scene, and the 35-year-old woman was

Homicide Squad detectives are today announcing a $1M reward for information as part of their investigation into the suspicious death of Jeanette Moss in her Middle Park home nine years ago. The 69-year-old was found by a neighbour in her Beaconsfield Pde apartment about 10.45am on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. There was no sign of

A St Kilda man and woman have been arrested and are now facing the prospect of time behind bars after being found in possession of a traffickable quantity of methylamphetamine. Prahran Divisional Response detectives executed search warrant at a residential address in Argyle St, St Kilda. Following a dynamic entry to the property, officers observed

Stonnington Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an assault and robbery in South Yarra. Detectives have been told a male victim had been out at a licenced premises on Chapel St in Prahran. The man was befriended by an unknown female at the licenced venue, and both left together about 3.20am on November 25. They

Detectives from the Western Region Crime Squad have arrested eight people after uncovering a cache of stolen firearms and a treasure trove of stolen goods, including a steamroller, $50,000 of power tools, and jumping castle, in Melbourne’s outer north-west. Four of those arrested have been charged with possessing a traffickable quantity of firearms, which can