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Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Police News
Portland Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following two alleged carjackings and assaults in Portland earlier this week. Officers have been told a 35-year-old Portland man threw a rock at a café on Bentnick St about 8.20am on Tuesday (Mar. 11). It is believed the man upturned a plate of food onto a…
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Politics
COMMENTby Local Paper Editor Ash Long A showdown looms when City of Whittlesea elected Mayor Cr Aidan McLindon is due to front Council CEO Craig Lloyd (pictured) at the scheduled municipal meeting at 6pm on Tuesday (March 18). Who will be in charge here: the elected Mayor or the paid employee? Mr Lloyd has banned…
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Whittlesea Mayor Cr Aidan McLindon has been banned by City CEO Craig Lloyd (pictured) from personally attending Council meetings. Mr Lloyd has also prohibited Cr McLindon from contacting all other Councillors, except by email in a restricted way. Cr McLindon’s Mayoral Assistant has been instructed by the Council office that their services are not currently…
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Police News
The Australian Taxation Office, with support from Victoria Police’s VIPER Taskforce and the Australian Border Force, has seized and destroyed over 16 tonnes of illicit tobacco, with an estimated excise value of nearly $35 million. Two search warrants were executed on Thursday, March 6, at a property in Merrigum. A search of the property revealed…
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Police News
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in Bonegilla late Wednesday night (Mar. 12). Emergency services responded to reports of a vehicle crashing on Mahers Rd about 11.30pm. It is believed that the vehicle left the road and rolled. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene. Exact circumstances…
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Police News
Bass Coast Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after a 91-year-old woman was scammed out of more than $130,000. The woman from Foster received a phone call from a person purporting to be from her bank on September 19. The scam caller advised the woman that fraudulent charges had been made on…
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Police News
Police have charged a man after a blood transportation van was alleged to have been stolen on Wednesday (Mar. 12). It is alleged the man stole the pathology vehicle, that was transporting blood donations, from Elgar Rd in Box Hill about 8pm. The vehicle allegedly fled the scene and was in the Richmond area. The…
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Police News
Maribyrnong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a burglary and theft of more than $1M worth of campervans in Braybrook. It is believed seven Mercedes Sprinter campervans were stolen from a business on Ashley St between February 23-26. Each van is estimated to be worth about $150,000. Four of the campervans were recovered in the…
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Police News
Melton Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged three youths following a series of alleged aggravated burglaries in Deanside on Tuesday (Mar. 11). Investigators have been told that properties in Italianate Avenue, Kalinda Avenue and Marlee Drive were broken into during the early hours. An orange 2016 Ford Mustang, registration GTM-496 and a white 2014 Porsche…
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