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VICTORIA: Firearms, drugs seized in raids

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Police have charged two men and seized 11 firearms and a large quantity of drugs as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged syndicate linked to trafficking and the manufacturing of drugs and firearms.With assistance form the Special Operations Group, Bomb Response Unit, Clandestine Laboratory Squad, the Western Region Crime Squad and Mill Park…

KINGSTON: Two charged over Braeside arson

Saturday, May 9, 2026

Detectives from Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit have charged two men following an alleged arson in Braeside last year.It is alleged a car was deliberately driven into the front of an automotive business on Tarnard Drive just before 4am on July 13.No one was inside the building at the time.The offenders allegedly set the building alight,…

PORT PHILLIP: Arson probe at Port Melbourne

Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fire at a car dealership in Port Melbourne last Wednesday morning (may 6).Two male offenders arrived at the business on Plummer St in a vehicle about 4.40am.It is believed they got out of the car, jumped the fence and smashed the front of the business.Police were…

MELBOURNE: Stabbing at Carlton Gardens

Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following a stabbing in Carlton.It is believed a man was approached by an unknown offender on a footpath in Carlton Gardens near Carlton St about 11.35pm on Wednesday (May 6).Police were told the 24-year-old Canadian national was stabbed in the hand.He was taken to hospital…

NORTH-WEST: Two men on 170 charges

Melton Volume Crime Response Team detectives have charged two men with over 170 charges as part of an extensive investigation into a series of incidents between February and May.Detectives investigated 48 alleged aggravated burglaries, burglaries, and theft of motor vehicles in the Thornhill Park, Weir Views, Hillside, Point Cook, Footscray, Maribyrnong, Somerton, Diggers Rest, Yarraville,…

NORTH-EAST: Organised crime, gangs targeted

Victoria Police has arrested almost 30 people and seized firearms, drugs, weapons and cash following a joint-agency operation targeting outlaw motorcycle gangs and organised criminal entities.The operation focussed on the north-east of Victoria and southern New South Wales.During the multi-agency operation – which commenced at 6am on Monday (May 4) and concluded at 12 Noon…

MERRI-BEK: Hit-run at Brunswick

Fawkner Highway Patrol are appealing for public assistance following a hit-run collision that left a pedestrian with serious injuries in Brunswick on Thursday (May 7).Police have been told a woman was crossing Sydney Rd near Barkley St and had stopped in the middle of the road to wait for traffic to clear about 4.15pm.It is…

ALPINE: Motorcyclist dies at Bright

Police are investigating a fatal crash in Bright last Friday afternoon (May 8).Emergency services were called to reports a motorcyclist crashed into a tree on Back Germantown Road at the intersection of Harpers Lane just after 3pm. The rider died at the scene.Officers will investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash and prepare a report for…

MONASH: Death at Wheelers Hill

A man has died in hospital following a crash in Wheelers Hill last month.Emergency services responded to reports a car crashed into a fence and retaining wall before subsequently hitting a tree on Shiralee Court just before 7pm on April 26.The driver and sole occupant, an 81-year-old Wheelers Hill man, was taken to hospital with…

GREATER DANDENONG: Keysborough arson arrests

Friday, May 8, 2026

Detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad have arrested three males as part of their investigation into an arson at an alcohol storage facility in Keysborough.With assistance from Operation Eclipse and Crime Investigation Units from North West Metro, three search warrants were executed on Thursday morning (May 7) at addresses in Melbourne’s north.Three males have…