Police News

BRIMBANK: Delivery driver assaulted

Friday, March 14, 2025

Police are investigating after a man was left with serious facial injuries following an assault in Sunshine North. It is believed a delivery driver was at a fast-food restaurant on Ballarat Rd when he was pushed by an unknown offender about 1.45am on February 1. The pair got into a physical altercation where the offender…

MELBOURNE: CBD criminal damage follow-up

Melbourne West Tasking Team officers have arrested and charged a man after walls, doors and other items were tagged in Melbourne’s CBD. Investigators have been told two men exited a car on King St about 11.45pm on March 7. They attended a hotel on Collins St and allegedly tagged a wall in the hotel foyer…

CASEY: Trio charged after Cranbourne firearms seizure

Police from Operation Advance charged three men after two firearms were allegedly seized in Cranbourne on Thursday night (Mar. 13). Officers on patrol caught sight of a grey Volkswagen Golf travelling outbound on the Monash Fwy, at an alleged speed of 150-kmh, about 9.30pm. Investigators allege that the Volkswagen had been involved in failing to…

NORTH-WEST: ‘Perverted the course of justice’

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Detectives from the Criminal Proceeds Squad have charged two people as part of an investigation into the alleged destruction of evidence. A 38-year-old Maribyrnong woman and a 33-year-old Coburg man were arrested on Thursday morning (Mar. 13) and subsequently charged with pervert the course of justice and destruction of evidence. Both were bailed to appear…

GREATER BENDIGO: Teens to face Court

Detectives from the Bendigo Crime Investigation Unit have arrested two people following two alleged assaults in Bendigo’s CBD. The two teenagers were arrested yesterday after an investigation into an alleged affray involving a group of teenagers on Bull St on February 9, where three victims were injured in the early hours of the morning. In…

PORTLAND: Man charged over assaults

Portland Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following two alleged carjackings and assaults in Portland earlier this week. Officers have been told a 35-year-old Portland man threw a rock at a café on Bentnick St about 8.20am on Tuesday (Mar. 11). It is believed the man upturned a plate of food onto a…

GREATER SHEPPARTON: Merrigum $35m crop goes up in smoke

The Australian Taxation Office, with support from Victoria Police’s VIPER Taskforce and the Australian Border Force, has seized and destroyed over 16 tonnes of illicit tobacco, with an estimated excise value of nearly $35 million. Two search warrants were executed on Thursday, March 6, at a property in Merrigum. A search of the property revealed…

WODONGA: Fatal crash at Bonegilla

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in Bonegilla late Wednesday night (Mar. 12). Emergency services responded to reports of a vehicle crashing on Mahers Rd about 11.30pm. It is believed that the vehicle left the road and rolled. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene. Exact circumstances…

BASS COAST: Elderly Foster woman scammed – $130,000 taken

Bass Coast Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after a 91-year-old woman was scammed out of more than $130,000. The woman from Foster received a phone call from a person purporting to be from her bank on September 19. The scam caller advised the woman that fraudulent charges had been made on…

WHITEHORSE: Blood van stolen at Box Hill

Police have charged a man after a blood transportation van was alleged to have been stolen on Wednesday (Mar. 12). It is alleged the man stole the pathology vehicle, that was transporting blood donations, from Elgar Rd in Box Hill about 8pm. The vehicle allegedly fled the scene and was in the Richmond area. The…