Police News

MELBOURNE: Serial car thefts – man arrested

Thursday, January 30, 2025

An alleged serial car thief who allegedly broke into almost 40 vehicles across multi-level CBD carparks over the past several months has been arrested. The 34-year-old Collingwood man was arrested by officers from the Melbourne Proactive Policing Unit and Neighbourhood Policing Team on Tuesday morning (Jan. 28) and is facing 70 charges. The arrest comes…

MONASH: Gang member charged after road rage

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Detectives from the Echo Taskforce charged a patched member of the Mongols Outlaw Motorcycle Gang overnight following two separate incidents, one where a firearm was produced. The first incident occurred around 12.15pm on Saturday, October 19, 2024, when a number of members of the Mongols OMCG were travelling inbound on the Monash Fwy near the…

BOROONDARA: Cyclist killed at Kew

Police are investigating a fatal crash in Kew last week. It is understood a cyclist was travelling along Yarra Boulevard when he crashed into an unoccupied parked car about 8.20am on Tuesday, January 21. The cyclist, a 70-year-old East Malvern man, was taken to hospital where he died the next day. An investigation into the…

MACEDON RANGES: Memorial plaques stolen from Gisborne cemetery

Police are investigating after heartless thieves stole memorial plaques from a cemetery in Gisborne earlier this week. Investigators believe eight plaques were stolen from the cemetery on Aitken St sometime between 10am on January 23 and 12 Noon on January 28. The plaques, worth approximately $250 each, are thought to be made out of cast…

BRIMBANK: Credit card deception at St Albans

Police are appealing for information following a theft and deception in St Albans. It is understood the offenders have scammed a woman via an online payment app. The offenders then attended the victim’s address in St Albans and stole the credit card on December 3. Ongoing enquiries revealed $41,000 was spent on the stolen credit…

DAREBIN: Gangland killing at Preston

Pictured: Sam Abdulrahim Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Preston on Tuesday morning (Jan. 28). Emergency services were called to reports a man had been shot in a car park on High S in Preston shortly after 10.30am. A man died at the scene. He is believed…

MACEDON RANGES: Fatal crash at Gisbonre

Police are investigating a fatal collision in Gisborne on Tuesday morning (Jan. 28). Emergency services were called to Bacchus Marsh Rd where a car and motorbike collided about 6.20am. The rider, a 35-year-old man from Corio, died at the scene. The male driver of the car stopped at the scene. He was taken to hospital…

WHITEHORSE: Carjacking bid at Forest Hill

Whitehorse Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after an attempted carjacking in a fast-food restaurant car park in Forest Hill on Sunday, January 5. Investigators have been told the two victims were sitting inside their vehicle in the car park on Canterbury Rd about 8.10pm. The victims noticed a black Mercedes pull into the park…

NORTH: Fraudulent local applications

Detectives from the Financial Crime Squad have charged five people and seized four luxury vehicles worth over $600,000 as part of an investigation into fraudulent loan applications allegedly submitted to obtain the vehicles. Investigators will allege those involved were using fraudulent identity documents to submit loan applications to financial institutions to purchase high end vehicle…

CORANGAMITE: Double fatal collision at Princetown

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Princetown on Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 28). Emergency services were called to the Great Ocean Road after two vehicles collided head on about 3.40pm. The the driver of the first vehicle was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Their passenger died at…