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CASEY: Charges follow Lyndhurst stabbing

Saturday, March 22, 2025

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,…

DAREBIN: Boat stolen from Uni

Marine Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the theft of a boat in Bundoora.It is believed unknown offenders have attended a university campus on Plenty Rd at 11.45pm on March 3.The unknown offender used a vehicle, described as a dark-coloured Toyota Prado, to steal the boat and trailer worth a combined total of $177,000.Detectives have released…

MELBOURNE: Armed robbery attempt in CBD

Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery in Melbourne.Investigators have been told the victim was walking north along Anthony St from Abeckett St when he was approached by the offender walking the opposite direction about 4.45pm on February 15.The offender threatened the victim with a knife before demanding he hand over his mobile phone.The victim…

HOBSONS BAY: Death at Spotswood

Westgate Highway Patrol are investigating after a man died following a two-vehicle collision in Spotswood.It is believed a motorbike rider was travelling along the Westgate Freeway when they collided with another rider about 12.15pm on Wednesday, 5 March.The first rider, a 48-year-old Vietnamese national, sustained critical injuries and was taken to hospital where he later…

YARRA RANGES: 4 interviewed over Montrose fire

Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit detectives have interviewed four boys following a fire in Montrose on Saturday, March 15.Emergency services were called to reports of a fire at Dr Ken Leversha Reserve about 2pm.The fire quickly spread and caused damage to nearby properties.Four boys from the Yarra Ranges have since been interviewed by detectives.They were…