Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested two men in Port Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon (Mar. 11) as part of an ongoing investigation into a series of offending in Melbourne’s southern and eastern suburbs between December last year and March. Officers intercepted an allegedly stolen Lexus on Salmon St about 12.35pm. Three police cars were used…
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Detectives from across Crime Command arrested 13 people on Tuesday morning (Mar. 11) as part of the Homicide Squad investigation into the death of Lino Atem in Wyndham Vale. Fifteen warrants were executed from 5.30am in Aintree, Deer Park (2), Manor Lakes, Sunshine West, Albanvale, Mornington, Werribee (2), Deanside, Hoppers Crossing (2), Melton South, Keilor…
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Police were left a little constricted when they found a python during an arrest in Strathmore.It is alleged a woman attended a property on Milton Court in Heidelberg Heights on February 23 where she allegedly damaged property.A 34-year-old Essendon woman was located and arrested by Transit Police at Strathmore Railway Station about 9.20pm on Wednesday…
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Rosebud Police have charged a man after a pedestrian was allegedly hit by a car in Dromana on Sunday night (Mar. 9).It is alleged that a woman and her dog were struck by a white 4WD when they were crossing Pier St about 9.30pm.Investigators allege that the woman ended up on the bonnet of the…
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Police are investigating a fatal bicycle crash which occurred in Falls Creek on Sunday (Mar. 9). Officers were called to Bogong High Plains Road after reports a bicycle had left the road about 7pm. A male rider was located and treated at the scene but could not be revived. Exact circumstances surrounding the crash are…
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Police are investigating a bogus letter sent to Nillumbik Council in which it was claimed a local philanthropist would donate $100,000 towards a bronze statute of the late Sigmund Jorgensen.The letter, falsely mailed in the name of an Eltham man, called on Councillors to spend local government funds on a statue at Diamond Hills Reserve…
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Police will prepare a report for the Coroner following the death of a man in Willow Grove on Sunday afternoon (Mar. 9). A man was found unresponsive in Blue Rock Lake near Old Tanjil Road about 1.30pm. Passersby performed CPR but the man died at the scene. Exact circumstances surrounding the death are yet to…
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A man has died in hospital following a suspected medical episode in Glenroy on Saturday afternoon (Mar. 8).Police attended Chapman Avenue to reports of a man lying on the road about 2.40pm.Officers located the man, who appeared to be acting erratically, and he was taken into custody by police so appropriate medical treatment could be…
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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Buangor on Saturday afternoon (Mar. 8). It is understood two vehicles collided on the Western Hwy about 5.10pm. The driver of the first vehicle died at the scene. The driver of the second vehicle was extracted and airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Exact circumstances…
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A senior constable from Eastern Region has been charged following an internal investigation. The 34-year-old woman has been charged with one count of shop steal. The charge relates to an alleged theft from a Chirnside Park supermarket while off-duty on July 18 last year. She will appear before a Magistrates’ Court at a later date.
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