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Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an assault and attempted theft of a dog in Dandenong last year.It is understood the victim was walking his dog west along the Princes Hwy about 6pm on November 27.The 25-year-old Dandenong man was approached by two unknown men who asked to pat his Husky. The men
Detectives are investigating a theft from a car and use of stolen bank cards in Narre Warren and Hallam.Investigators have been told an unknown man entered a vehicle parked on Walker Rd, Mount Waverley between 11pm on January 8 and 5.30am on January 9.The man rummaged through the glove box and the centre console before
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for witnesses after a man was left fighting for his life following a crash in Cranbourne on Sunday morning, Jan. 28.Investigators believe the driver of a Holden sedan was travelling south on Lesdon Avenue when the vehicle left the road and crashed into a tree just after 6am.The
Detectives from the Sexual Crimes Squad have released images of two men they are looking to identify as part of their investigation into a reported sexual assault in Ivanhoe. Police have been told a man was walking through Ivanhoe Park, which is bordered by The Boulevard and Lower Heidelberg Rd, about 10pm on December 23.
Homicide Squad detectives have arrested three people following the death of a man in Hampton East. Emergency services were called to an address on Wickham Rd about 3.45pm on January 21, after a 33-year-old Ashburton man was located unresponsive. The man was then transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries where he later died. Three people
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Carmello ‘Charlie’ Zerafa (pictured. The 58-year-old is wanted on warrants in relation to breach of bail and traffic offences. He is known to frequent the Kyabram area, as well as the north-western suburbs of Melbourne. Investigators have released an image of Zerafa in the hope someone
Arden Station – the first of five new stations making up the Metro Tunnel – is now complete and ready for testing before the underground rail line opens in 2025. Premier Jacinta Allan and Acting Minister for Transport Infrastructure Steve Dimopoulos announced the end of construction at Arden Station, which forms the heart of a
The State Government has delivered a new world class renal dialysis service in Melbourne’s south-east, giving patients with kidney disease the lifesaving care they need, closer to home. Mary-Anne Thomas (pictured), Minister for Health Infrastructure, announced the opening of the $4 million purpose-built dialysis service at Monash Health’s Kingston Centre, featuring 12 new treatment spaces
Murrindindi Council organised tree works in the Yea Recreation Reserve early this week (Mon.-Tues., Jan. 22-23). “During the recent rain event a large limb fell from an English Oak Tree at the Yea Recreation Reserve,” said a Council representative. “Council’s Arborist has inspected the tree and other English Oaks at the reserve and identified a
A pedestrian has died in hospital following a collision in Rowville. It is believed the pedestrian was struck by a car at the intersection of Dandelion Drive and Silkwood Way about 9am on January 18. The pedestrian, a 69-year-old Rowville woman, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The driver, a 79-year-old man from Rowville,
