Police News

GREATER GEELONG: 200-kmh at Corio

Friday, March 13, 2026

A 19-year-old driver has lost his licence after allegedly being caught more than double the speed in Cori.State Highway Patrol officers conducting speed detection on the Princes Fwy observed a Subaru travelling at an alleged speed of 218-kmh in a 100-kmh zone.Officers caught up with the vehicle in Avalon and intercepted the male driver, who…

BALLARAT: Blitz on local hoons

Ballarat hoons will be put on notice as a new team hits the road to crack down on dangerous driving in the area.The Ballarat High Risk Driving Team was established to provide a dedicated and targeted response to hooning and reckless driving in the Ballarat region.It follows concerns raised by residents during recent community forums…

ARARAT: Charges over Armstrongc triple fatality

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a fatal multi-vehicle collision in Armstrong last year.Five vehicles were involved in a collision on the Western Hwy, near the intersection of Thomas Rd, about 12.30pm on May 28.Two occupants of an Isuzu van, a 49-year-old male driver from Lyndhurst and 24-year-old female passenger from…

WHITTLESEA: Epping crash driver blows .25

A man allegedly blew five times over the limit after he fled the scene of a collision in Epping on Wednesday afternoon (Mar. 11).Officers were called to reports of a two-vehicle collision on Harvest Home Rd on about 3.40pm.A black Holden allegedly fled from the scene before police arrived.The driver of the other vehicle was…

WYNDHAM: ‘Not a Play Station game’

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal collision in Hoppers Crossing on Friday morning (Mar. 13).It is alleged that a stolen grey Skoda sedan with seven teenage occupants was pursing the occupants of a Toyota sedan, in what appears to be an attempted carjacking along Derrimut Rd just after 12 midnight.As the vehicles…

MERRI-BEK: Fatality at North Coburg

Emergency services responded to a single car collision in Coburg North on Friday night (Mar. 13).It is believedthat the vehicle was travelling on Trade Place about 5pm when it crashed into a pole. One person died at the scene.The other person was taken to hospital in a critical condition.The investigation into the circumstances of the…

HUME: Drive-by shooting at Roxburgh Park

Sunday, March 8, 2026

Fawkner Divisional Response Unit are investigating after shots were fired at a property in Roxburgh Park.It is understood offenders arrived outside a property on Ravenhill Boulevard in a vehicle about 2.10am Sunday (Mar. 8).Police were told several shots were fired at the house from the passenger side of the vehicle, before it fled the scene.Six…

NORTH-EAST: 5 charged after spate of burglaries

Alexandra Crime Investigation Unit and Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged five men following a series of burglaries, thefts and criminal damage incidents rom November15 and January 12.It is alleged thousands of dollars of equipment and property were damaged and stolen.The burglaries took place in Narbethong, Buxton, Marysville, Taggerty, Devils River, Rubicon, Kinglake…

BALLARAT: Thefts from house sites

Detectives from the Ballarat Criminal Investigation Unit and Divisional Response Unit have charged a man after seizing stolen goods including copper in Sebastopol.Investigators executed a search warrant at a property on Vale St, Sebastopol, about 8:35am on March 4.They immediately arrested a 38-year-old man who was allegedly in the process of stripping copper from stolen…

MOUNT ALEXANDER: Aggravated burglary at Castlemaine

Central Goldfields Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two teens following an aggravated burglary in Castle-maine on Thursday morning (Mar. 5).It is alleged the pair gained access to a residence on Reckleben St and stole keys to a 2025 Toyota Prado about 3am.The Toyota was stolen and later tracked along the Calder Hwy into Sunbury…