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STONNINGTON: $20 mil. extortion, police lay charges

Friday, March 20, 2026

Detectives from the Financial Crime Squad have charged a man as part of an investigation into a $20M extortion linked to the property development industry and organised crime, which included an arson attack on a Glen Iris property.A search warrant was executed at a residential address in Caulfield.A 50-year-old Caulfield man has since been charged…

BANYULE: House fire death at Greensborough

Arson and Explosives Squad detectives are investigating after a body was located following a house fire in Greensborough.Emergency services were called to reports of a house on fire on Jessop St on Monday (Mar. 16) about 1.30pm.Fire crews extinguished the blaze which completely destroyed the property.Investigators located the body of a deceased person inside the…

YARRA: Erratic driving at Richmond

Police have charged a man following a pursuit and several crashes in Melbourne’s inner suburbs on Tuesday evening (Mar. 17).Officers spotted a grey Ford Ranger allegedly overtake them on Highett St in Richmond about 6.50pm.The vehicle is alleged to have been travelling on three wheels into oncoming traffic, forcing motorists to take evasive action.A short…

HOBSONS BAY: Non-fatal shooting at Altona North

Detectives from the Gang Crime Squad will investigate a non-fatal shooting which occurred in Altona North.Police believe the incident may be connected to the illicit tobacco trade.Emergency services were called to reports a man had been shot outside a premises on Borrack Square about 11.30pm on Tuesday (Mar. 17).A large gathering of people was sitting…

WELLINGTON: Sexually related offences at Sale

Sale Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team have charged a man following an investigation into a series of sexually related offences.A 36-year-old has been charged with stalking, offensive behaviour, sexual activity directed at another person, involve child in production of child abuse material and possess child abuse material.It is alleged the incidents involved a…

GREATER GEELONG: Machine gun found at Lara

A man has been charged with 12 firearms and drugs offences after a machine gun, drugs and 3D-printed firearms parts were seized at a Lara property on Wednesday (Mar. 18).Following a thorough and ongoing investigation into the alleged manufacturing of illicit firearms, detectives from the Illicit Firearms Squad and the Geelong Crime Investigation Unit executed…

FRANKSTON: Weapons seized at Skue

Carrum Downs uniform officers have charged two men following a search warrant at a property in Skye which allegedly uncovered drugs, gel blaster handguns, stolen mopeds and a jet ski.Police executed a search warrant at a property on McCormicks Rd on Tuesday (Mar. 17) about 10am.Five people were present inside the property and two men…

CASEY: Drugs, cars seized at Cranbourne

Police have charged a man and seized an array of drugs, several vehicles and ammunition in Cranbourne on Wednesday afternoon (Mar. 18).Officers were called to reports of a man and woman behaving suspiciously at an unoccupied property on Lochview Green about 7.30pm.Police located the pair and they were taken into custody.The property was searched and…

MONASH: Stolen Lamborghini charges

Westgate Divisional Response Unit officers have arrested three teenagers after an allegedly stolen Lamborghini crashed in Glen Waverley on March 12.It is then alleged a group of offenders gained entry into a property on The Esplanade in Maribyrnong about 1.15am.They allegedly stole a black 2020 Lamborghini Urus wagon and fled the scene.Officers responded to multiple…

MONASH: Stabbing at Clayton, boy charged

Monash Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a teenage boy following a stabbing in Clayton on Thursday morning (Mar. 19).Police were called to a shopping centre on Blackburn Rd to reports a woman had been stabbed about 7.50am.It is alleged the woman was inside the centre on her way to work when she was stabbed…