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GREATER GEELONG: Burglary at Anakie poultry farm

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Geelong Divisional Response officers arrested two people on Thursday (Nov. 27) following an alleged burglary at a poultry farm in Anakie on November 8 .It is alleged offenders gained entry to the property on Carrs Rd and stole a number of baby chicks about 11pm.A 34-year-old Southbank man and a 31-year-old St Kilda woman were…

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MERRI-BEK: Bowman busted

Merri-Bek Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested and charged a man following a warrant in Glenroy.Detectives received a report that on a number of occasions since August, arrows had been fired into the grounds of a school on Hilton St, Glenroy.No one was injured by any of the sporadic volleys and it is alleged they…

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MELBOURNE: Charges over sexual assaults

Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives have charged a man after two women were sexually assaulted and raped in Melbourne this year.The 36-year-old Melbourne man has been charged with five counts of rape and two counts of sexual assault.He was remanded to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on January 2026.The charges relate…

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METRO: Thieves target medical centres

Police have busted an alleged serial thief who targeted medical facilities across Melbourne to steal payment terminals.Detectives from the North West Meto Regional Crime Squad have been investigating a series of burglaries at medical facilities, occurring between August 30 and September 14.The thefts occurred at medical facilities right across Melbourne, including Bruns-wick, Camberwell, Mordialloc, Seabrook…

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NORTH-WEST: Air Wing in chase across suburbs

Police arrested a man following an extended follow in Melbourne’s north-western suburbs last Tuesday morning (Nov. 25).Officers spotted a Toyota Camry allegedly driving at a fast rate of speed on York St in Moonee Ponds about 1.20am.The Air Wing followed the vehicle through the suburbs of Aberfeldie, Essendon West, Avondale Heights, Essendon, Brunswick West, Brunswick,…

Emergency Services

MARIBYRNONG: Suspicious fire at Yarraville

Fire Rescue Victoria firefighters responded to a fire in Yarraville on Wednesday morning (Nov. 26).Callers to Triple Zero reported that two cars were alight and threatening a house.Crews arrived at the Stephen St scene at 2.39am, within seven minutes.Wearing breathing apparatus, firefighters quickly attacked the car fires.Neighbours in nearby properties were evacuated as a precaution.Firefighters…

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BRIMBANK: Stolen car in St Albans drive thru

Police arrested a man and woman in an allegedly stolen car at a St Albans drive- Officers were patrolling Paringa Drive when they observed the allegedly stolen Subaru about 1.50am.They continued to follow the vehicle into a drive-thru bottle shop on Sunshine Avenue and attempted to intercept the car.The Subaru came to a dead-end and…

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MELBOURNE: Cig butt starts apartment fire

Fire Recue Victoria responded to multiple triple zero calls for an apartment fire in North Melbourne shortly before 5am on Wednesday morning (Nov. 26).Firefighters arrived within five minutes to find flames issuing from the second-floor balcony of a seven-storey apartment building.Firefighters conducted an external attack on the fire from the ground level while additional crews…

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MELBOURNE: $11,000 scooter taken in CBD burglary

Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a burglary and theft in Melbourne West.It is understood an unknown male offender gained access to an underground carpark on Spencer St between 3.30am and 3.45am on Thursday, November 20.Officers believe that once inside the carpark, the male stole a mobility scooter worth more than $11,000.The scooter is…