Police News

STONNINGTON: Stabbing at South Yarra

Friday, February 7, 2025

Stonnington Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a man following a stabbing in South Yarra on Wednesday (Feb. 5). It is alleged a 37-year-old man was approached by an unknown man on Chapel St just before 8am and was stabbed. The offender then ran from the scene. The South Yarra man was transported to hospital…

PORT PHILLIP: Death at St Kilda

Thursday, February 6, 2025

Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in St Kilda on Wednesday night (Feb. 5).Emergency services were called to reports of a house fire on Chapel St about 8.40pm.Responding firefighters located a critically injured man inside the property. He was treated but died at the scene.Exact circumstances surrounding the…

WEST: 7 arrested after pursuit

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Police arrested seven teenagers after a pursuit in Melbourne’s West.Officers spotted an allegedly stolen white Skoda SUV driving at high speeds on Greens Rd in Wyndham Vale just after 11pm Tuesday (Feb. 4).The car was followed by Air Wing and police units on the ground through Werribee, Tarneit and Point Cook, then over the Westgate…

KINGSTON: Armed robberies at Bentleigh, Mentone

Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit have charged a man following alleged armed robberies in Melbourne’s south on Tuesday, February 4.It is alleged two males attended a tobacco shop on Centre Rd in Bentleigh armed with a knife and demanded cigarettes about 9.25am.A male staff member sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital.The two offenders fled…

FRANKSTON: Stolen cars seized at Baxter

Police arrested two people and seized three allegedly stolen vehicles as part of an ongoing investigation in Baxter.Frankton Crime Investigation Unit detectives attended a property on Harold Court about 9.30am on Sunday, February 2, in relation to an investigation targeting organised motor vehicle theft and high-risk driving.Detectives seized an allegedly stolen Holden VF Senator sedan,…

MELTON: Kurunjang murder charges

Homicide Squad detectives have charged two more people as part of their investigation into the death of a man in Kurunjang last year.A 21-year-old man of no fixed place of address and a 17-year-old boy from the Melton area were arrested and interviewed by police.Both have subsequently been charged with murder.The 21-year-old man was to…

MANNINGHAM: Stolen Renault at Doncaster

Nunawading Highway Patrol officers are appealing for public assistance following a collision involving a stolen vehicle and two motorcycles in Doncaster on Saturday, February 2.It is understood a stolen grey Renault Megane mounted a roundabout, and deliberately rammed a motorcycle, near the intersection of Council St and Roseville Avenue about 4pm.The rider, a 26-year-old Ringwood…

MURRINDINDI: Eildon boatie blows .134

An alleged drunken boatie was among 14 vessel operators caught flouting the law at Lake Eildon.The 38-year-old skipper had several passengers on board a 3.5 metre tinny when he was intercepted by the Water Police Squad about 5pm on Friday, January 31.He went positive on a preliminary breath test and allegedly blew 0.134 during an…

PORT PHILLIP: Prejudice graffiti

Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following reports of prejudice motivated graffiti on a property fence in Middle Park on January 31.It is alleged a passerby approached the male offender and was spat on and had a packet of bacon thrown at him.A 68-year-old man was arrested in Macedon on Tuesday…

HOBSONS BAY: Driver dies after Altona North collision

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Police are investigating after a man was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a collision in Altona North on January 31. It’ is believed that two vehicles collided on Millers Rd about 4.30pm subsequently one of the vehicles caught on fire. The driver of one of the vehicles, an 87-year-old man, was transported to…