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MELTON: Detectives investigate arson

Friday, February 28, 2025

Melton Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following an arson in Melton. It is understood two unknown male offenders gained access to a shopping centre on McKenzie St about 3am on Monday, December 30. Once inside the shopping centre, officers believe the pair made their way to a barber shop where they…

FRANKSTON: Man in Court over assaults, carjackings

Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following alleged assaults and attempted carjackings in Frankston on Thursday morning (Feb. 27). Officers responded to reports of a woman being assaulted near the intersection of Cranbourne and Lindrum Rds about 11am. It is alleged a man threatened several people in a car park. He allegedly…

DAREBIN: Meth raid at Preston

Detectives have arrested a man and a woman and seized a large quantity of drugs following a warrant in Preston on Thursday (Feb. 27). Officers attended an address on High St, Preston, to execute a drugs warrant with an arrested 45-year-old man. Once at the address, a 40-year-old woman was taken into custody and a…

MOONEE VALLEY: Fatal collision at Niddrie

Thursday, February 27, 2025

Police are investigating a fatal collision in Niddrie on Thursday morning (Feb. 27) It is believed a Toyota Corolla and a Mazda 3 collided on Keilor Rd about 10am. The driver and sole occupant of the Toyota, a 79-year-old Preston man, died at the scene. The driver of the Mazda, a 62-year-old man and his…

MOONEE VALLEY: Madison Miller wanted on warrants

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Madison Miller. Warrants have been issued for the 29-year-old in relation to a breach of bail conditions and theft-related offences targeting elderly victims. Miller was last seen in the Ascot Vale area on Tuesday (Feb. 25). She is described as Caucasian in appearance, with shoulder-length red…

MOIRA: Fatal collision at Bundalong

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Bundalong on Thursday afternoon (feb. 27). Investigators have been told a ute and truck collided near the intersection of Boomahnoomoonah Rd and Carmichaels Rd about 2.30pm. The male driver of the truck was treated at the scene but could not be revived. The female driver…

GREATER DANDENONG: Drugs found in factory raid

Police have charged a man after locating a traffickable quantity of various drugs of dependence, a significant quantity of cash and approximately 2000 vapes in Dandenong. A warrant was executed on Wednesday (Feb. 26) at a factory on Federation Rd in Dandenong. Police seized approximately 500g of ice, 500g of cocaine and quantities of ketamine…

BOROONDARA: Fatality at North Balwyn

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in North Balwyn on Thursday afternoon (Feb. 27) It is understood a cement truck was traveling towards the off-ramp near Bulleen Rd on the Eastern Freeway when it crashed into a concrete barrier and rolled about 2.30pm. The driver and sole occupant of the truck died…

GREATER SHEPPARTON: Man dies after Toolamba hit-run

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man after he was struck by a vehicle in Toolamba on Wednesday (Feb. 26). The 53-year-old Invermay Park man and a friend attended a bush track near Pyke Rd to collect his Ford sedan, which had broken down, about 2.20pm. Upon arrival they noticed several…

BRIMBANK: Teen charged after 2023 hit-run

UPDATEDetectives from the Homicide Squad have harged an 18-year-old man following the death of a teenage boy who was struck by a car in Taylors Lakes in November 2023. The 18-year-old was arrested at his Sydenham home about 6am Thursday (Feb. 27) He has since been charged with murder, two counts of reckless conduct endanger…