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YARRA: Police probe shots fired in Collingwood – boys wounded

Friday, January 24, 2025

Armed Crime Squad detectives are investigating after shots were fired in Collingwood on Friday morning (Jan. 24). Emergency services were called to Vere St, near Palmer St, where two boys were located with gunshot wounds about 1am. A 17-year-old boy was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. A 15-year-old boy was taken to hospital with…

HUME: Glenroy firearms incident arrest

Police arrested a man last night following an assault and two firearms incidents in the Glenroy area on Thursday (Jan. 23). Officers were told a woman was assaulted by a man known to her at a property in Essendon North about 7.50am. The victim, a 27-year-old Essendon North woman, was hospitalised with serious but non-life-threatening…

BOROONDARA: Arrests after North Balwyn aggravated burglary

Two people have been arrested following an alleged aggravated burglary and subsequent theft of a car in Balwyn North on Frioday morning (Jan. 24) Local police and police dedicated to Operation Trinity were called to a property on Musca St, Balwyn North about 4.30am. It is alleged three men entered the home before stealing keys…

MITCHELL: Man arrested after Kilmore crash

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a man after a woman was left with life-threatening injuries following a crash in Kilmore on Wednesday night (Jan. 22). It is believed the driver of a Mitsubishi SUV was travelling along Kilmore East Rd when they left the roadway and crashed into a tree about 8pm. The…

HINDMARSH: Traffic controller killed at Nhill

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after a fatal collision in Nhill on Thursday (Jan. 23). It is believed a truck was travelling on the Western Hwy just after 6pm when a male performing traffic control duties for road works in the area was struck. The man died at the scene. The truck driver…

STONNINGTON: Woman dies in Malvern collision

Thursday, January 23, 2025

A woman has died following a collision in Malvern on Sunday (Jan. 19). It is believed the driver of a Ford Fiesta was attempting an illegal U-turn on Tooronga Rd, between Viva and Young sTS, when they collided with an Audi travelling north just after 9.30am. The 84-year-old driver of the Ford was hospitalised with…

STRATHBOGIE: Truck rolls on Longwood-Mansfield Rd

Emergency services responded to a fatal crash in Creightons Creek on Thursday (Jan. 23). It is believed a tipper truck has rolled on Longwood-Mansfield Rd just before 11.30am and subsequently caught fire. The driver died at the scene. Exact circumstances surrounding the collision are yet to be determined at this stage. Anyone who witnessed the…

WANGARATTA: Arrests at Doreen, Mickelham, after alleged extortion

Detectives from Taskforce Lunar have charged two men following an alleged extortion and a subsequent arson at a tobacco store in Wangaratta in July 2023. Two search warrants were executed early onb Thursday morning (Jan. 23) at residential addresses in Doreen and Mickleham. A 23-year-old Doreen man, who police will allege was the man captured…

MITCHELL: Woman critical after Kilmore crash

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after a woman was left with life-threatening injuries following a crash in Kilmore on Wednesday night (Jan. 22). It is believed the driver in a Mitsubishi station wagon was travelling along Kilmore East Rd when they left the roadway and crashed into a tree about 8pm. The driver…

ECHUCA: 92-year-old man’s mobility scooter stolen

Echuca police are investigating after a 92-year-old man’s mobility scooter and car were stolen from a local property this week. Unknown offenders gained access to the victim’s shed at his property on Hare St, stealing his Merits motorised scooter between 4pm on Monday (Jan. 20) and 8.15am on Tuesday (Jan. 21). It is believed the…