Police News

WYNDHAM: Hit run at Point Cook

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Police are appealing for information about a hit-run involving a child in Point Cook on Tuesday (Mar. 11).It is understood the child was crossing the road on Parkwood Drive when he was struck by a vehicle about 6.15pm.The car stopped for a moment, and then continued travelling on Parkwood Drive.Miraculously, the 9-year-old boy sustained minor…

MELTON: Arrest after pursuit

Sunday, March 23, 2025

Police harged a man following a pursuit in an allegedly stolen vehicle in Melton on Sunday morning (Mar. 23).Officers spotted a grey Toyota with alleged false registration plates on Mavi Avenue in Melton about 4.20am.A man was slumped over the steering wheel and appeared to be unresponsive.Police used tyre deflation devices and attempted to arrest…

MELBOURNE: 55kg of illicit drugs concealed in vehicles

Saturday, March 22, 2025

The Australian Federal Police have charged a fourth man over his alleged involvement in a drug trafficking syndicate, which often stored illicit drugs in hidden compartments in vehicles parked on suburban Melbourne streets. The NSW man, 21, was arrested at Melbourne Airport when he returned to Australia from overseas on Tuesday (Mar. 18). He faced…

GREATER DANDENONG: Arrest over sexual assault

Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a man following an alleged sexual assault in Dandenong. It is alleged a 37-year-old woman was sexually assaulted whilst was travelling on a Route 811 bus between Dandenong Railway Station and Brighton about 6.30am on February 17. A 25-year-old man from Springvale handed himself into police on Friday…

CASEY: Charges follow Lyndhurst stabbing

Homicide Squad detectives have charged an 18-year-old man from Narre Warren with murder following a fatal stabbing in Lyndhurst. Investigators have been told a group of males were seen fighting in the vicinity of Society Avenue about 8.30pm on March 14. Emergency services arrived to find a male with serious injuries consistent with a stabbing….

WEST: Attempted kidnapping

Westgate Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives are investigating an attempted kidnapping in Tarneit. It is understood a 20-year-old woman was walking along Thames Boulevard after exiting a bus near the intersection of Thames Boulevard and Melpomene Boulevard about 9.15pm on Wednesday (Mar. 19). The woman was approached by an unknown man, who…

GREATER SHEPPARTON: Man inside stolen caravan

Friday, March 21, 2025

Shepparton Crime Investigation detectives are investigating after a caravan was stolen while a man was sleeping inside at Shepparton .The 73-year-old victim woke to find he was being towed away from where he had parked outside his son’s house on Broken River Drive and promptly called police about 5.30am on Tuesday (Mar. 18).The unknown offenders…

CARDINIA: Firearms incident at Beaconsfield

Cardinia Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a firearms incident in Beaconsfield last month.Investigators have been told a group of males were involved in a physical altercation on Old Princes Hwy about 2.30pm on February 7.During the melee, one of the offenders produced a handgun and fired two shots.No one was struck by the shots…

BRIMBANK: St Albans scooter rider dies

Police are investigating a collision in St Albans earlier this month which has now turned fatal.Emergency services responded after a vehicle travelling along Main Road East struck the side of a mobility scooter.The impact caused the scooter rider to fall out onto the road, injuring his hip.The 85-year-old was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries…

CARDINIA: Charges over Pakenham death

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a teenager following a fatal collision in Pakenham.It is understood a silver Audi collided with a Subaru station wagon at the intersection of Princes Hwy and Windermere Ave just after 4pm on November 21 last year.Police will allege the Audi was stolen.The front seat passenger of the Audi,…