Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Detectives from the Cybercrime Squad have arrested a man as part of their investigation into a report of a data breach involving a former CFMEU member and subsequent sharing of personal information and photographs.A 39-year-old Taylors Lakes man was arrested and interviewed by police.He has subsequently been released pending further enquiries and the investigation remains…
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Detectives from the Homicide Squad have charged two men following a fatal shooting in Thomastown on Sunday night, September 6.A 20-year-old man and a 19-year-old man, both from Donnybrook, along with a 19-year-old Lalor woman were arrested in Deer Park.The trio were interviewed by police and the two men have subsequently been charged with murder.They…
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Police have arrested five males as part of an ongoing investigation into a tobacco burglary in Clayton South and an aggravated home invasion in Box Hill earlier this year.It is understood the aggravated home invasion occurred on Station St on July 31, while the burglary occurred at a storage facility on Centre Rd on August…
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Geelong Crime Investigation Unit detectives charged a man following a suspicious fire in Corio.Investigators allege a man was seen lighting a rubbish pile on fire outside a property on Sharland Rd about 6.10pm on Tuesday, August 11.The fire spread to the house, which sustained extensive damage.Three occupants inside the property were evacuated safely and there…
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Armed Crime Squad detectives charged five people following an armed robbery at a licensed gaming venue in Hawthorn East on Thursday morning (Sep. 10).It is alleged four offenders attended the commercial premises on Burwood Rd about 1.20am.Invesigators will allege they were armed with knives and confronted the victim, making demands for money. They allegedly stole…
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A woman has died following a crash in Navarre on Thursday night (Sep. 10).Emergency services were called to reports a car crashed into a tree on Stawell-Avoca Rd about 8.30pm.The 23-year-old driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was airlifted to hospital where she later died.Horsham Highway Patrol officers will investigate the circumstances surrounding the…
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Police have interviewed two men following altercations in Noble Park and Keysborough.Officers responded to reports of a dispute in a shopping centre carpark on Cheltenham Rd about 5.30pm Wednesday (Sep. 9).During the dispute, it is alleged a 48-year-old Keysborough man clung onto the boot of a moving Mercedes Benz for a short distance.The man was…
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Nine people connected to the Finks Outlaw Motorcycle Gang have been arrested as part of a Taskforce Echo investigation into an assault at a licensed premises in Sale.Ten warrants were executed on Tuesday (Sept. 9) with assistance from Southern Metro Regional Crime Squad, Eastern Region Crime Squad, Frankston Crime Investigation Unit, Manningham Crime Investigation Unit,…
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Prahran Divisional Response Unit officers have charged a man and woman and seized more than $32,000 of drugs, cash and weapons including a flame thrower in Malvern East on Wednesday (Sep. 9).Investigators executed a search warrant at a property on Batesford Rd about 9am.A 62-year-old man and 49-year-old woman were arrested inside.Officers searched the property,…
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Detectives from Hume Crime Investigation Unit have dismantled a large crop house in Tullamarine as part of an ongoing northern suburbs drug investigation.Investigators executed a search warrant at an unoccupied address on Lambek Drive at 8.15am on Tuesday (Sept. 8).It will be alleged the sophisticated set up spanned the entirety of the property, with investigators…
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