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MARIBYRNONG: Firearms seized at Kingsville

Sunday, March 8, 2026

A man has been charged and several firearms, tasers and ammunition seized as part of an investigation into the manufacturing of illicit firearms in Melbourne’s west.Detectives from the Illicit Firearms Squad executed a search warrant at a Bishop St residence in Kingsville about 8am on Friday (Mar. 6), arresting a 49-year-old man allegedly manufacturing and…

EAST GIPPSLAND: Lakes Entrance fatality

Police are investigating a fatal crash in Lakes Entrance on Saturday (Mar. 7).Emergency services were called to reports a car crashed into an embankment and rolled on Princes Hwy, near Lake Bunga Beach Rd, about 11.30am.The driver and sole occupant died at the scene. The investigation into the circumstances of the crash is ongoing.

PENINSULA: Clocked at 200-kmh on freeway

A man has been charged after allegedly driving double the speed limit and evading officers in Chelsea Heights.Moorabbin Highway Patrol officers spotted a silver Volkswagen Passat allegedly travelling at a fast rate of speed north along Mornington Peninsula Freeway about 2.10am Saturday (Mar. 7).It is alleged the vehicle, with five people onboard, was detected at…

CASEY: Narre Warren armed robbery – 3 teen girls arrested

Police have arrested and charged three teenage girls following an armed robbery at a shopping centre in Narre Warren.Officers were called to the centre on Overland Drive about 5.20pm on Saturday (Mar. 7) after report three girls threatened a 34-year-old Narre Warren woman with a knife and hammer and demanded her car keys.The victim initially…

MILDURA: Drugs seized

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Two men have been charged after approximately 120kgs of pseudoephedrine was located concealed underneath the floorboards of a shipping container.The pseudoephedrine was detected by Australian Border Force officials on January 23 who in turn notified Victoria Police.The pseudoephedrine was seized and replaced with an inert substance.Pseudoephedrine is a main ingredient in the manufacture of methylamphetamine.On…

SOUTHERN SUBURBS: Crime spree

Southern Metro Region Crime Squad detectives have charged three men following an extensive investigation into a series of incidents across Melbourne between February 23 and March 2.It is alleged that offenders attempted to gain access to a home on Honeyeater Way in Pakenham about 4am on February 23.A resident, home at the time, went to…

MELBOURNE: Man arrested over disappearance

Detectives from the Missing Persons Squad have arrested a 42-year-old man as part of their investigation into the 2012 suspicious disappearance of Brendan Breen (pictured).Investigators travelled to Queensland and arrested the Brisbane man.He was interviewed and released pending further enquiries.The arrest forms part of the investigation into the disappearance of 55-year-old Brendan, who was last…

MERRI-BEK: Arson attack at Glenroy

Detectives from the Gang Crime Squad will investigate an arson attack on a tobacco store and a subsequent car fire in Glenroy.It is understood two men, one of them holding a firearm, got out of a white Mercedes-Benz sedan and entered the shop on Belair Avenue just before 10pm.Officers were told they poured fuel onto…

MONASH: Fatal crash at Mulgrave

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash which occurred in Mulgrave on Wednesday afternoon (Mar. 4).Emergency services were called to Police Rd, Mulgrave, about 3.40pm after reports a car had left the road and crashed into a tree.Crews attended to the female driver but she could not be revived.A child travelling in the…

HUME: Skateboard death at Mickleham

A man has died in hospital after falling from an electric skateboard in Mickleham.Investigators have been told the man was riding the board in the vicinity of St Georges Blvd about 7.40pm on February 18.It is believed he lost control of the skateboard and struck his head on the roadway.He was taken to hospital where…