Police News

MAROONDAH: Chase ends in Croydon

Friday, October 30, 2026

Four people werearrested after an extended follow of a vehicle bearing stolen registration plates that ended in Croydon on Wednesday morning (Oct. 28).Patrolling officers observed the Nissan travelling on Dorset Rd about 12.30am.It is alleged two of the occupants ran from the Nissan in Fair Lane in Bayswater with officers swooping in and arresting the…

STATEWIDE: Police track down ‘handles’ used to organise criminal offending

Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad are appealing for further information on handles believed to be tasking criminal offending via online applications.As part of their enquiries into a series of incidents linked to the targeting of Melbourne’s licensed venues earlier this year, police have identified a number of handles believed to be tasking arsons, extortions…

MOONEE VALLEY: $20,000 meat theft at Essendon Fields

Moonee Valley Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after $20,000 worth of meat was stolen during a burglary in Essendon Fields on Wednesday morning (Oct. 28).Detectives believe multiple male offenders attended a locked cool room on Wirraway Rd o about 5.10am.The trio gained access to the cool room using bolt cutters before stealing assorted meat…

BALLARAT: 64 firearms seized by Police

Some 64 firearms have been seized during a targeted operation in Ballarat.As part of a national blitz, police targeted those in the community with active Firearm Prohibition Orders.Police from the Divisional Firearms Office, Ballarat Crime Investigation Unit, Ballarat Divisional Response Unit and Public Order Response Team targeted those with active Firearm Prohibition Orders also conducted…

SOUTH MELBOURNE: New local headquarters for Police

n Victoria Police has officially opened the new South Melbourne Police Station.Located in the heart of South Melbourne at 142 Dorcas St, the new station replaces the former Bank St site, which had served the community since 1928.While the former station was rich in history and character, the needs of both Victoria Police and the…

SOUTH-EAST: Extended follow, 4 arrested

Four males have been arrested after an extended follow throughout Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs on Friday moirning (Oct. 30).Police sighted an allegedly stolen Toyota Landcruiser Prado travelling at a fast rate of speed on Beach Rd near the intersection with Charman Rd in Beaumaris about 1.40am.With the assistance of the Police Air Wing, the vehicle was…

WYNDHAM: Fatal collsion at Werribee

A man has died following a collision in Werribee.It is understood a motorbike and a car collided on Shaws Rd about 8.40 p.m. on Monday, October 19.The two male occupants of the motorcycle were taken to hospital with serious injuries.One of the males, a 19 -year-old man later died in hospital. The driver of the…

BAYSIDE: Drugs seized at Highett

n Caulfield Divisional Response Unit detectives have charged two men following an investigation into drug trafficking.Police executed a warrant at an address on Peace St in Highett on Thursday (Oct. 29).A 48-year-old Highett man was charged with traffick commercial quantity of methyl amphetamine, possess cannabis, possess prohibited weapon and deal property suspected to be proceeds…

MANNINGHAM: Car abandoned in Templestowe

Sunday, October 25, 2026

Banyule-Nillumbik Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested four youths in a stolen car following an aggravated burglary in Diamond Creek on Friday morning (Oct. 23).It is alleged that entry was gained to a home on Penton Court and a Ford Ranger and Kia Sportage were stolen from a carport about 1.25am.A 50-year-old man, a 41-year-old…

HUME: Man with axe restrained at Campbellfield

A man has been charged following an alleged attempted carjacking in Campbellfield on Thursday (Oct. 22).It is alleged that a man armed with an axe, attempted to steal a car following a collision involving up to eight cars, at the intersection of Sydney and Bolinda Rds, about 7am.The man was struck by a vehicle before…