Police News

MITCHELL: Glenburn man dies at Clonbinane

Saturday, February 1, 2025

A man has died in hospital following a collision in Clonbinane on Thursday (Jan. 30).It is understood that a Nissan Patrol and a motorcycle collided head on while travelling on Main Mountain Road about 12.20pm.The solo rider, an 82-year-old Glenburn man, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and has since died.The occupants of the…

MOONEE VALLEY: Police probe Ascot Vale death

Friday, January 31, 2025

Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman in Ascot Vale on Friday (Jan. 31). Police were called to an address on Ormond Rd just after 4pm after the deceased was located inside the property. Exact circumstances surrounding the incident are yet to be established and the investigation is in…

FRANKSTON: Local assault investigated

Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an attempted robbery and assault in Frankston on January 21. Investigators have been told a man was sitting out the front of his workplace outside a shopping centre on Cranbourne Rd around 5am when a Mercedes pulled up beside him. Two males got out of the back seat…

KNOX: Woman arrested for motorycycle stunts

An alleged hoon motorcyclist has been arrested after performing dangerous stunts, including hitting speeds of close to 190-kmh and touching trucks and other riders while in traffic. The Knox Road Crime Tasking Team have been investigating after a series of videos were posted online depicting a female motorcyclist allegedly riding dangerously. It is alleged the…

PORT PHILLIP: Fire at Port Melb. – woman wanted

Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fire at a business in Port Melbourne.Emergency services were called to Salmon St about 8.40pm on January 4after reports of a fire.Fire crews extinguished the blaze which is being treated as suspicious. No one was injured during the incident.A woman was seen walking towards the fire…

MELBOURNE: ‘Pam The Bird’ graffiti – man charged

Members of Victoria Police’s Transit Divisional Response Unit have charged a man over a series of ‘Pam the Bird’ images graffitied on city landmarks.The 21-year-old man, from Yarraville, was arrested on Thursday (Jan. 30), and due to face Melbourne Magiostrates’ Court on Friday.He was due to more than 50 charges including criminal damage, burglary, shop…

WYNDHAM: $½-mil Ferrari stolen from Truganina

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after four cars, including a $500,000 Ferrari, were stolen in Truganina this week. It is understood three unknown offenders attended the first property on Cottee Rd about 1.40am on Wednesday (Jan. 29). The offenders entered the victim’s home through an open garage and stole the…

BALLARAT: Fatal smash at Wendouree

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating following a fatal collision in Wendouree on Thursday morning (Jan. 30). Emergency services were called to Creswick Rd where a ute and motorbike collided about 6am. The rider, a 50-year-old Brown Hill man, died at the scene. The driver of the ute, a 38-year-old Miners Rest man, was…

MELTON: Burnside Heights shooting probe

Homicide Squad detectives have released CCTV of a vehicle as part of their investigation into a fatal shooting in Burnside Heights last year. Emergency services were initially called to reports of a man with a gunshot wound outside a property on Tenterfield Drive about 9.10pm on August 2. A member of the public was flagged…

HOBSONS BAY: Police investigate Altona Wetlands fire

Hobsons Bay Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a large grassfire at a wetlands reserve in Altona on Wednesday morning (Jan. 29). Emergency services were called to reports of a fire at the reserve near Bell Avenue about 2am. Several hectares of grassland were burnt and the fire took over two hours to be deemed…