Police News

NORTH-WEST: Police pursue car

Saturday, May 30, 2026

An alleged driver and passenger have been charged after a stolen vehicle was driven through St Albans, Cairnlea and Deer Park late Wednesday night (May 27).Officers patrolling St Albans caught sight of an allegedly stolen white Mercedes van on Gladstone St around 10.30pm.An attempt was made to intercept the van before it allegedly refused to…

MELBOURNE: Women blows . 176 at Flemington

A driver has had her licence suspended and vehicle impounded after allegedly blowing more three times the limit of a fully licensed driver in Flemington on Thursday (May 28).Officers were performing a roadside alcohol and drug testing site on Fisher Pde when a Mazda CX3 drove through the booze bus site about 12.30pm.The 57-year-old driver…

CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: Accident probe at Maryborough

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision between a car and bicycle in Maryborough on Thursday afternoon (May 28).Emergency services were called to the collision on Timor Rd about 4.30pm.The cyclist, a 67-year-old Mary-borough man, was treated at the scene and died.The driver of the car, a 20-year-old woman…

CAMPASPE: Raod fatality at Echuca

Police are investigating a single vehicle fatal crash in Echuca on Friday morning (May 29).Emergency services responded to reports of a car leaving the road and crashing into a drainage culvert on McKenzie Rd about 4am.The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene. The crash is being investigated.

MARIBYRNONG: Knifepoint at Highpoint

Detectives have charged a teenager following a stabbing at a shopping centre in Maribyrnong.A 16-year-old boy from the Wyndham area was arrested on Friday morning.He’s been charged with affray and recklessly cause injury and was to face a children’s court.The charges follow an incident where a group of teens were fighting outside a cinema in…

BALLARAT: Woman dies after collision

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision which occurred in Ballarat Central on Friday evening (may 29).Investigators were called to the intersection of Creswick Rd and MacArthur St about 6.30pm after reports of the two car collision.One of the drivers involved, believed to be a woman in her 60s, was treated at the…

MELBOURNE: ‘Hand yourself in’, say Police

Prahran Highway Patrol officers are appealing to the public to help identify a vehicle following a hit-run in Melbourne in the early hours of Satyrday morning (May 30).A vehicle described as a white Mercedes SUV was spotted driving erratically before it crashed into several cars near the intersection of Queens Rd and Leopold St around…

MELBOURNE: Threats by phone

Saturday, May 23, 2026

Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man in relation to a threat made via telephone on Thursday (may 21).It is alleged the man made a phone call to a media outlet in Sydney making a threat of an incident taking place on Bourke St.That outlet immediately contacted Crime Stoppers and as a result…

YARRA: Arson attack oin Richmond car dealership

Detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad are investigating following a suspicious fire at a Richmond car dealership.Police believe up to three people used a vehicle to smash their way into the Swan St premises, near the intersection of Burnley St, about 11.20pm on Thursday, (May 21).Once inside, the offenders spread accelerant throughout the premises…

CASEY: 6 charged over Cranbourne East car thefts

Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged six people after two allegedly stolen cars were located in Cranbourne East on Friday morning (May 22).The youths and the alleged stolen cars, a Mercedes hatchback and a Mazda 3 wagon, were spotted by patrolling police on Cortula Rd about 2.10pm.A 19-year-old Cranbourne East man was arrested nearby.The…