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MELBOURNE: 3D printed firearms seized

Friday, February 6, 2026

Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man with nearly a dozen firearms offences after 3D-printed guns and ammunition were located in North Melbourne on Thursday (Feb. 4).Detectives executed a search warrant at a property on Melrose St, arresting a 28-year-old man allegedly manufacturing and storing firearms at the residence.During the search, officers seized:•…

YARRA: Sexual assault at Collingwood

Sexual Crime Squad detectives have charged a man following a sexual assault in Collingwood in January.Detectives will allege the victim entered a ride share vehicle on Peel St about 5am on January 25.It is alleged the woman was sexually assaulted by the driver of the vehicle before she was dropped at an address in South…

GREATER SHEPPARTON: Ram raid on Mooroopna shop

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Police are appealing for information following a ram raid at a gift shop in Mooroopna last Tuesday morning (Feb. 3).Emergency services were called to reports a car had reversed into the front of the McLennan St store shortly after 4.30am.The store was then set alight by offenders causing significant damage.Two cars are believed to have…

CASEY: Shotgun seized at Narre Warren

Southern Metro Crime Squad Detectives have charged two men after an alleged home invasion in Narre Warren South on Wednesday (Feb. 4).It is alleged the offenders forced entry into a property in Narre Warren South, armed with a loaded sawn-off shotgun and an edged weapon just before 2am.A 30-year-old male victim was home at the…

NORTH-WEST: 3 males charged

Detectives from the Gang Crime Squad have charged a teenage boy and two men following a series of warrants linked to organised crime.With the assistance of Viper Taskforce and Melton Crime Investigation Unit, detectives executed four search warrants at properties in Melbourne’s north-west suburbs, including:• Moreland area• Lahinch St, Broadmeadows• Watersedge Way, Roxburgh Park• Synergy…

GREATER BENDIGO: Robberies, assaults

Bendigo Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following multiple unprovoked robberies and assaults in the Bendigo area.Police will allege that between January 29-February 1, the 36-year-old man:• assaulted a 60-year-old man inside a licensed venue on High St in Kangaroo Flat• made demands for cash and threatened a 67-year-old man while he was…

MELBOURNE: Visa breaches reported

An Afghanistan-born man was set to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, charged for allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions.The AFP charged the man, 32, after he was located in Melbourne.It will be alleged the man breached one of the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to report to the Department of Home…

MELBOURNE: Monitoring device offences alleged

A Somalia-born man was set to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Tuesday (Feb. 2) charged with failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions and not ensuring his monitoring device remained in good working order.The AFP charged the man, 32, after he was located in Melbourne.It will be alleged he breached the conditions…

HUME: Charged over Nazi salute to Airport school kids

A Melbourne man has been summonsed to appear before court charged by the Australian Federal Police National Security Investigations team with allegedly performing a Nazi salute at Melbourne Airport.The Greenvale man, 23, allegedly performed a Nazi salute directed towards a group of Jewish school-aged children in a terminal at the airport on Monday last week…

YARRA: Fourth murder charge at Fitzroy

Saturday, January 31, 2026

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a fourth man following a fatal shooting in Fitzroy.A 20-year-old Heidelberg man was taken into custody by the Special Operations Group and has since been charged with one count of murder.He was to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.A 31-year-old Heidelberg man also arrested was released pending further enquiries.With assistance from…