Archives for October 2024

Police are investigating after the driver of a stolen car refused to pull over and dumped the vehicle in Sunshine.The white Nissan Navara was spotted travelling towards Greensborough on the Ring Road near Ballarat Rd just before midnight.The stolen vehicle exited the Ring Road at Ballarat Rd and headed east.Officers activated lights and sirens before

VIPER Taskforce detectives have charged a man following an investigation into major retail theft.Detectives travelled to New South Wales on October 11 to further investigate a large shop steal syndicate.Police will allege the syndicate is responsible for thefts of grocery products between 2023 and 2024.It is alleged the group were conducting large scale thefts of

Detectives from Taskforce Lunar will investigate the circumstances surrounding an arson at a cycling store underneath a gym in Brunswick East in the early hours of Tuesday morning last week (Oct. 15).Emergency services were called to the Lygon St scene following reports a black BMW was seen ramming the garage door of the ground floor

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a woman following the death of a man in Brunswick East earlier this year.A 43-year-old Niddrie woman was arrested and has subsequently been charged with manslaughter.The charge follows the death of a 51-year-old Brunswick East man on January 23.Emergency services were called to an Edward St property about 3.30am, where

Police have arrested three people and seized over $12,000 of 1,4-Butanediol in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.The arrests follow a 14-month investigation led by the Croydon Divisional Response Unit into an alleged drug trafficking ring operating across Lilydale and Mordialloc.Croydon DRU with support from Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit, Special Operations Group, and Dog Squad executed two search

A woman has died in hospital after she was hit by a tram in St Kilda earlier this month.It is believed the woman was struck by a tram on St Kilda Rd between Inkerman and Carlisle Sts about 8am on October 5.The 58-year-old Richmond woman has died in hospital.Officers from Transit Safety Division are investigating

Missing Persons Squad detectives have located what appear to be human remains as part of their ongoing investigation into the suspicious disappearance of Rosebud man Jake Bradford.The remains were found about 10.30am on Tuesday (Oct. 15) in remote bushland off Dollar-Woorarra West Rd in Dollar.Detectives from the Missing Persons Squad, Major Crime Scene Unit and

Goldfield Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested seven people after allegedly seizing drugs, cash and weapons in Castlemaine.Officers executed search warrants at three residential properties in Castlemaine and Campbells Creek on Monday last week (Oct. 14).It is alleged drugs, cash and weapons including a sword and gel blaster were seized.A 51-year-old Castlemaine man has been charged

A man has had his licence immediately suspended after allegedly driving at more than five times the legal limit in Maidstone on Tuesday night (Oct. 15).Officers from Footscray observed a white Toyota van travelling along Jackson St about 7.30pm.It is believed the van had been involved in a collision before police located it.They intercepted the

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash which occurred in Paraparap on Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 16).Officers have been told a car left the road and crashed into a tree near the intersection of Forest Rd and Larcombes Rd about 3.20pm.Emergency services were quickly on scene but could not revive the female driver.The investigation