Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Police News
Melbourne Divisional Response Unit officers have charged a man following an alleged carjacking and collision in a stolen taxi in the CBD on Sunday night, October 25.It is alleged a passenger travelling in a taxi threatened the driver on Flinders Lane, near the intersection of Queen St, about 9.20pm.The taxi driver managed to get out…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded at 12.53am Monday (Oct. 27) to an incident on Carmody Drive, Cairnlea, after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a shed fire in the grounds of Cairnlea Park Primary school.The fire was contained to what is believed to be a machinery shed measuring 6m x 10m, with minor extension and structural…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded to several Triple Zero (000) calls reporting a house fire in St Albans.Crews arrived on scene within five minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from the roof of a single storey brick house, so the response was escalated.Firefighters in breathing apparatus searched the property and confirmed no one was inside.The…
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Police News
Eastern Region Crime Squad detectives are investigating a home invasion in Camberwell on Wed-nesday (Oct. 29).It is understood three male offenders, armed with a hammer and baseball bat, attended the property on Kirkwood Drive about 2.55am.The offenders smashed their way through a glass window panel, before one offender entered the premises.One of the occupants, a…
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Police News
Altona Highway Patrol officers are investigating a hit and run collision which occurred in Werribee on Tuesday (Oct. 28).Investigators have been told a man and a woman were crossing Wattson St, near the intersection of Duncans Rd, about 9pm on October 28.As they were crossing they were struck by a blue sedan which was travelling…
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Police News
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a fatal collision in Lyndhurst last year.Emergency services were called to the Westernport Hwy to reports of a collision involving two cars and a truck about 4.40pm on Wednesday, December 11.It is understood a grey Mercedes Benz, a silver Kia Rio and a white Isuzu…
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Police News
Police are appealing for public assistance after a man stole two wedding rings from a jewellery store in Airport West.The man entered the store inside a shopping centre on Louis St.It is believed the man spoke to staff and was assisted in trying on wedding rings.Police have been told the man put the rings on…
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Police News
Two police officers were injured and a police vehicle rammed numerous times in Sandhurst on Thursday morning (Oct. 30).The officers were conducting patrols when they observed two males running from a residence on Ethereal Way about 1am.The pair were seen getting into a white Ford Ranger and police followed the vehicle into Toporoa Ct.The Ranger…
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Police News
Melbourne Highway Patrol are appealing for a fleeing driver to come forward following a serious collision in Carlton on Thursday morning (Oct. 30).It is understood a 2012 brown Honda Civic sedan struck a woman on Canning St about 10.20am.Officers have been told the woman, who was riding an e-bike, was crossing at the intersection of…
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Police News
Detectives have arrested a man and seized approximately $350,000 of hidden and buried cash, more than 72,000 illicit cigarettes, 6kg of loose-leaf tobacco and over 450 vapes as part of an investigation into money laundering linked to the illicit tobacco industry.With the assistance of Shepparton Crime Investigation Unit, two search warrants were executed at a…
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