Archives for July 2023

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal collision in Werribee.Emergency services were called to Shaws Rd where it is understood a child was stuck by a car about 9.15pm on Tuesday last week (July 4).Paramedics worked on the child, but she was pronounced deceased at the scene.The female driver of the car stopped

Police are appealing for public assistance after an eight-year-old miniature Pomeranian, Marbles, was stolen in Brunswick East.Officers believe that an unknown offender has removed and stolen Marbles from an unlocked grey Kia Sportage, parked on O’Connor St near the intersection of Lygon St, sometime between 12 Noon and 12.30pm last Wednesday (July 5).Marbles was secured

Hobsons Bay Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a burglary in Altona.It is understood an unknown man entered a residential address on Railway St North between 9.45am-11.45am on Monday, June 26.Police believe the man has forced entry to the address, before stealing items of sentimental value, including earrings, pearls, and watches.He is described as being

Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested two teenagers after a car ashed into a house in Highett after an extended follow this morning.Police say they spotted a vehicle running red lights in Dandenong CBD about 1.35am.With assistance from the Air Wing, the car was followed down Cheltenham Rd into Braeside, then through Dingley Village, Moorabbin

Police have arrested seven people after an extended follow through south-eastern suburbon Thursday morning (July 6).Officers spotted a white Ford Falcon sedan with seven people inside on the Princes Fwy in Officer about 4.25am.The vehicle was sporting allegedly cloned plates.With assistance from the Air Wing, the car was followed on the Monash Fwy though Dandenong

Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad have charged a man following an alleged armed robbery at a gaming venue in Dandenong.A 43-year-old Ferntree Gully man, already in custody for unrelated offending, was charged with one count of armed robbery with a firearm.He will appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on July 12.The charge follows an incident

Detectives from the Echo Taskforce have charged four men following the alleged extortion of an Eltham business owner last week.It is alleged the owner of a convenience store on Main Rd, Eltham was threatened by a number of men before 12 Noon on Monday, June 26.Early morning searches were conducted with the assistance of VIPER

Emergency services responded to a collision between a car and a pedestrian in St Kilda East on Friday night (July 7).It is believed a man was crossing at the intersection of Dandenong Rd and Chapel St just before 6pm when he was struck.The driver of the silver Toyota Corolla wagon was not injured and stopped

Cardinia Crime Investigation Unit detectives say a man stole $5000 worth of frozen food from a Berwick butcherpn Thursday (July 6).Police have been told an unknown man forced entry into a cold storage room at the back of a butcher on High St about 2am.The man stole a number of boxes containing meat before fleeing

Bayside Police have arrested a man after more than 120 cars were allegedly keyed in the south-eastern suburbs over the last two months.It is alleged that the vehicles, located in the Bayside and Kingston areas, were keyed or scratched at various times throughout the days and evenings between May and July.Officers believe up to 120