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HOBSONS BAY: Erratic riding at Newport

Friday, June 26, 2026

Hobsons Bay Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested and charged two teenage boys after a Hyundai i30 was damaged by a group on motorcycles in Melbourne’s western suburbs.Police will allege the pair were riding in convoy with around 50 others in Fawkner about 4pm on Sunday, June 21.It is understood the group then made their…

MORNINGTON PENINSULA: Driver blew .269 – Police

A man has allegedly blown more than five times the legal alcohol limit following a collision in Mount Martha on Wednesday night (June 24).Police were called to the intersection of Moorooduc Hwy and Males Rd following reports of a minor two-car collision just before 5pm.Police located the driver of a Nissan Navara and the 41-year-old…

GREATER DANDENONG: Death on Highway

A man died following a crash in Dandenong South on Friday morning (June 26).It is believed a Toyota Camry lost control and crashed on the South Gipps-land Hwy about 1.50am.Emergency services worked on a male passenger however he died at the scene.The male driver was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.A third male…

MELBOURNE: Jerry cans, baseball bats, in stolen vehicle

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Monash Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two men after an alleged stolen car containing jerry cans and baseball bats was tracked across Melbourne on Friday morning (June 19).The police Air Wing spotted the black Chrysler allegedly speeding along Ferntree Gully Rd in Oakleigh East about 3.50am.The car was followed by the chopper across the…

MONASH: 11 charged after Oakleigh affray

Friday, June 19, 2026

Eastern Region Crime Squad detectives have now completed their investigation into an affray in Oakleigh in April.In the last wave of arrests, a further five teenagers were arrested – taking the total number of teenagers now arrested and charged to eleven.Overall, six teenagers, two 14-year-olds, three 17-year-olds and an 18-year-old have all been charged with…

WHITTLESEA: Fatality at Lalor

Police are investigating a fatal collision in Lalor on Friday morning (June 19).Emergency services were called to reports that two cars had collided at the intersection of Dalton Rd and Burton St just after 6am.The female passenger of the first vehicle, a 49-year-old Lalor woman, was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.The male…

SOUTH-EAST: Dandenong, Cranbourne carjackings

Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following two alleged attempted carjackings and one carjacking.Officers were called after a 30-year-old man approached a Hyundai Sante Fe on High St, Cranbourne, about 4pm on Thursday (June 18).Police will allege the man opened the rear passenger door before making demands for the keys.It is…

MORNINGTON PENINSULA: Crash at Merricks North

A woman has died following a three-vehicle collision in Merricks North on Monday, June 15.Emergency services were called to reports a Nissan C12, Jeep Wrangler and Toyota Landcruiser had collided at the intersection of Balnarring and Myers Rds about 11.50am.The driver of the Nissan, a 22-year-old woman from Hastings, was transported to hospital with critical…

WHITEHORSE: Death probe at Forest Hill

Police arrested a 23-year-old woman on Wednesday (June 17) following the death of a man in Forest Hill.Officers were called to a property in Ranfurlie Court about 2am.They located a 29-year-old Forest Hill man at the property with injuries and commenced CPR but he could not be revived.The Forest Hill woman was taken into custody….

MITCHELL: Death at Wallan

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision which occurred in Wallan last Wednesday morning (June 17).Investigators have been told a man was seen near a vehicle parked on the side of the Hume Fwy in the early hours of Wednesday.Police were called to the location about 2.15am after the…