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HOBSONS BAY: Fatal collision at Laverton North

Friday, February 14, 2025

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision in Laverton North on Thursday night (Feb. 13).Emergency services responded to reports of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Dohertys and Fitzgerald Rds about 10.10pm.A passenger from the first vehicle died at the scene.The driver of that vehicle was taken to hospital.The…

CASEY: 16-year-old’s reckless drive

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Police have charged a 16-year-old boy after a stolen vehicle was tracked by police in the south-east.Officers spotted the allegedly stolen grey Mercedes sedan travelling on the Princes Hwy in Narre Warren about 3.35am.The Air Wing followed the vehicle from overhead as it was seen allegedly travelling at speeds of up to 200-kmh.Police kept eyes…

MONASH: Hit-run crash at Mulgrave

Southern Metro Crime Squad are appealing for public assistance following a hit-run car crash in Mulgrave.It is believed a white Volkswagen Polo crashed into a pole on Monash Freeway at the intersection of Springvale Rd about 11.45pm on Saturday, February 8.The crash caused the pole to fall across three laneways of southbound traffic, and no…

GLEN EIRA: 21 months jail over Caulfield sale

A 72-year-old man has received a 21-month suspended imprisonment sentence after pleading guilty to false accounting over three properties at Caulfield East.He admittefd creating false accounts to disguise payments made to Malaysian public officials and their associates to facilitate the purchase of his property developments in 2013.The man pleaded guilty on October 29, and was…

MELBOURNE: Stabbing in CBD

Detectives are investigating after a man was left with serious injuries following a stabbing in the CBD.Emergency services were called to reports of a man found injured in the vicinity of Queen and Franklin Sts about 10.30pm Wednesday (Feb. 12).Officers arrived to find a man with injuries consistent with a stabbing.The 19-year-old man was taken…

MAROONDAH: Police spat on

A man has been charged after allegedly assaulting police in Ringwood.Officers responded to reports of a man seen running through traffic and allegedly assaulting passersby in a car park on Bond St about 8pm on Wednesday (Feb. 12).Police arrived swiftly and arrested a man before he allegedly spat on one of the officers. No one…

EAST: Teens charged after burglaries, carjacking

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Police have charged five teenagers after a series of alleged burglaries and a carjacking in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.Officers will allege a white Range Rover Discovery, stolen from Elwood, near the intersection of Mitford St and Glen Huntly Rd on February 8 was involved in the following incidents on February 10 –n An attempted aggravated burglary…

MELBOURNE: Struck by tram

Police are investigating after a pedestrian was hit and killed by a tram in Melbourne’s CBD.It is believed the man was crossing the road at the corner of Elizabeth and Bourke Sts when he was struck about 11am on January 30.The 77-year-old Murrumbeena man was taken to hospital, where he died on February 7.

MILDURA: Six times over the limit

Mildura police nabbed a man and impounded his car after he allegedly blew six times over the limit in Mildura on Sunday, February 9. A 48-year-old Mildura man was allegedly seen by passers-by driving erratically on Magnolia Avenue about 4.30pm. He was spoken to by officers and taken to a police station for an evidentiary…

MOONEE VALLEY: Narrow escape for Essendon theft victim

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man stole a vehicle with the owner on board in Essendon.It is believed the victim left his Ford sedan unattended in a carport on Fitzgerald Rd, when an unknown offender got into the vehicle and sped off about 11am on December 27.In an attempt to stop the driver,…