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MARIBYRNONG: Knifepoint at Highpoint

Saturday, May 30, 2026

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…

EAST: Meth, firearms, golf bullion seized

Seven people are facing serious drugs charges over their alleged involvement in a meth trafficking syndicate in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.The alleged syndicate was busted after a series of raids, where police seized methylamphetamine, firearms, gold bullion and large amounts of cash.Detectives from the Croydon Divisional Response Unit have been investigating alleged methylamphetamine trafficking across the…

HUME: Death at Meadow Heights

Police are investigating the death of a man following a collision in Meadow Heights.Emergency services were called to a collision between a pedestrian and a car at the intersection of Shankland Boulevard and Nicholson Crescent about 5.50pm on May 12.The pedestrian, a 78-year-old man, sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital, where he died…

WEST: Constable charged

Saturday, May 16, 2026

A First Constable from the Western region has been charged following an internal investigation.The 24-year-old man has been charged with one count of pervert the course of justice and traffic offences.The charges relate to an alleged collision on August 18 last year while the officer was off duty.He was charged on summons to appear before…

GREATER DANDENONG: Murder charge

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man with murder following the death of a man in Dandenong in March last year.A 50-year-old Dandenong man was arrested on Thursday, and he has since been charged with one count of murder.The man appeared at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on friday where he was further remanded to August 21.The…