Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Monday, October 12, 2026
Police have charged two teenage boys following a fire in Tarneit on Saturday morning (Mar. 21).Emergency services were called to reports of a fire at a shop on Wool St about 2.30am.Fire crews extinguished the blaze at the unoccupied premises which sustained significant damage.Investigators were told multiple offenders fled in a Toyota Corolla, which was…
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A Whittlesea woman who was responsible for a daycare fraud ring and trained others in how to perpetrate the scheme has become the fifth and final person sentenced for defrauding the Commonwealth of $800,000.She was sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment, which will be added to previously handed-down sentences for related offenses.She will…
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Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in Port Melbourne on Friday morning (Mar. 20).It is understood the victim was walking near Crichton Reserve on Liardett St about 5.20am.The 71-year-old Port Melbourne man was approached by an unknown man and stabbed three times.The victim fled to a…
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A man accused of heading a significant drug trafficking network across metropolitan Melbourne has been arrested while walking his dog in Balaclava.Investigators from the Prahran Divisional Response Unit made their move on Wednesday morning (Mar. 18), following an eight-month investigation into the alleged trafficking of cocaine, methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA.Following the arrest, officers raided a…
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Detectives from Taskforce Hawk have today charged a fourth man as part of an investigation into blackmail.With assistance from Tasmania Police investigators and specialist resources, a 42-year-old Maribyrnong man was taken into custody in New Norfolk around 11am on Tuesday (Mar. 17).Detectives from Taskforce Hawk then flew to Tasmania to apply for the man’s extradition….
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Moonee Valley Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after an unidentified man was located deceased in the Maribyrnong River.Police initially responded to reports of a man found unresponsive in the river just off Canning St in Avondale Heights on Saturday 14 February about 11am.Detectives made extensive enquiries into the identity of the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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