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WHITTLESEA: Epping man in Court over stabbing

Friday, March 28, 2025

Darebin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an alleged stabbing in Eppingon Wednesday night (Mar. 26).Emergency services were called to reports of a 49-year-old man located with stab wounds near a skate park on McDonalds Rd shortly before 11pm.The Reservoir man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries but has since been…

HUME: Police probe standover tactics

Detectives from Taskforce Lunar have released CCTV footage and are appealing for public information following two extortions of the same shop in the Hume area in 2024.The first incident occurred at 4.20pm on Sunday, April 28, when three unknown males approached the business.One male enters the shop, asking a male member of staff if he…

NORTH: Extortion, criminal damage charges

Detectives from Taskforce Lunar have charged five men following an investigation into the alleged extortion of a victim who was told he had inherited a debt, and a subsequent arson.A 24-year-old South Morang man was charged with extortion, criminal damage by fire and criminal damage.He was to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Thursday afternoon…

MAROONDAH: Fatality at Croydon

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Croydon last Thursday morning (Mar. 27).It is understood a white utility and a motorcyclist collided at the intersection of Vinter Avenue and Bayswater Rd about 11.40am.The rider, a 28-year-old Bayswater woman died at the scene.The driver of the utility, a 39-year-old…

WYNDHAM: Werribee woman murdered, man charged

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man with murder after a woman was located deceased in Werribee on Thursday morning (Mar. 27).Emergency services were called to an address on Retford Close about 9.05am.A 42-year-old Werribee woman was located in the backyard , deceased, with stab wounds.Officers arrested a 32-year-old Werribee man at the scene.He was…

KNOX: Arrest after stabbings at Rowville

Detectives were investigating after two people were stabbed in Rowville early on Friday morning (Mar. 28).Emergency services were called to reports of an argument involving two men and a woman on a Wantirna South-bound bus shortly after midnight.Police will allege one of the men pulled out a knife and slashed both a 59-year-old Scoresby man…

MELBOURNE: Woman charged with money laundering

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Australian Federal Police have charged a Melbourne woman as part of a money laundering investigation that resulted in the 2023 seizure of luxury watches, gold bullion and cash valued at almost $400,000. The woman, 43, wasexpected to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court after she was arrested at her Braybrook home. The AFP will allege the…

MELBOURNE: Online child abuse charges

A Melbourne man has been sentenced to two years and two months’ imprisonment, to be released after four months on a Commonwealth Recognisance Release Order, after a match on a dating app referred him to police.   The Hamlyn Heights man, 45, was sentenced in the County Court on Tuesday (Mar. 25) after pleading guilty…

FRANKSTON: Stolen car crashes at Langwarrin

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a collision involving a stolen car in Langwarrin on Tuesday night (Mar. 25). The allegedly stolen Nissan Pulsar collided with a second vehicle on North Rd, at the intersection of McClelland Drive, about 10.15pm. The unidentified male driver of the stolen vehicle was taken to hospital with serious but…

CASEY: 3 charged after Lyndhurst death

Homicide Squad detectives have today charged a further three males following a fatal stabbing in Lyndhurst. An 18-year-old Seaford man and an 18-year-old Cranbourne North man were arrested at a hotel in Box Hill. A 17-year-old boy from the southeastern suburbs was then arrested in the Dandenong area. All three were interviewed by police and…