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MELBOURNE: Man on the hop, arrested with mop, brought to a stop

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Police arrested a man armed with a metal pole and a mop in Carlton. Officers responded to reports of a man wielding a pole, a mop and smashing windows on Lygon St about midnight Tuesday, January 14. When police arrived the man flat out refused to speak to officers and continued to wield the pole…

CASEY: Pedestrian dies at Narre Warren North

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating following a fatal collision in Narre Warren North on Wednesday afternoon, January 15. It is understood a dark grey Ford ute collided with a Mazda 3 on Belgrave-Hallam Road about 2.45pm. The ute subsequently collided with a pedestrian. The male pedestrian died at the scene. The male driver…

STONNINGTON: Arson in Prahran’s Chapel St

Detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad are investigating following a fire at a Chapel St tobacco store on Wednesday, January 15. Emergency services were called after witnesses observed a number of males pouring accelerant inside the premises, before it was set alight around 4.15am. The group then fled the address in a waiting vehicle,…

PORT PHILLIP: 4 men face Court after St Kilda drug raid

Four men werecharged in relation to allegedly trafficking 1,4 Butanediol via domestic mail. Officers from the Prahran Divisional Response Unit were supported by the Stonnington Neighbourhood Policing Team in arresting four alleged offenders and seizing drugs, cash and a weapon on Tuesday night, January 14. The men were arrested at a domestic mail delivery centre…

NILLUMBIK: Eltham siege resolved

A man was arrested following a siege and successful police negotiations in Eltham into Thursday morning, January 16. Police swiftly responded to reports of a man making threats towards another man on Napolean St about 9pm Wednesday. Officers arrived at an address and the man making threats refused to leave the property. Police established that…

MELBOURNE: Cash, drugs seized seized in CBD intercept

Members from the Public Order Response Team have seized cash and drugs after they pulled over a motorcycle with alleged false plates in the CBD on Saturday morning (Jan. 18). Officers were patrolling the city when they noticed the 2014 Harley Davidson on Elizabeth St about 2am. A check of the motorcycle and rider revealed…

MOONEE VALLEY: Obscene wilful exposure at Kensington

Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after a man exposed himself in Kensington last year. It is believed a 29-year-old woman was standing on a train platform on Macauley Road when the man exposed himself to her about 11.45am on Wednesday, October 23. The offender fled the scene on foot, last spotted leaving the…

PORT PHILLIP: Police ask for help over St Kilda assault

Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance to help identify two offenders for the serious injury assault of two men in St Kilda on 22 April, 2023. It is understood the victims walked past the men on Chapel Street, who were standing next to a white Holden Commodore sedan, parked on…

WYNDHAM: Probe continues into Truganina fire

Detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad are appealing for information following a fatal house fire in Truganina on Thursday morning (Jan. 16). Emergency services were initially called to reports of a fire at a residential property on Dover Street about 2.30am. A 27-year-old Hoppers Crossing woman was inside the property at the time, which…

KINGSTON: Hit-run at Carrum

Moorabbin Highway Patrol are appealing for information following a hit-run collision in Carrum on Saturday morning (Jan. 18). Police have been told two cyclists were riding south bound on Nepean Hwy, between McLeod and Eel Race Rdds, when they were struck by a car from behind about 6.30am. The car involved, which is believed to…