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CITY: Monuments vandalised at Flagstaff Gardens

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Police are investigating after two monuments at Flagstaff Gardens were damaged in West Melbourne.It is believed machinery was used to pull down the Pioneer monument which was then vandalised between 10pm on Wednesday January 21 and 6am Thursday January 22.The nearby Separation Memorial was also defaced with red paint.A crime scene was established and the…

MELBOURNE: 5 arrests after brawl

Melbourne Divisional Response Unit detectives have arrested five men in relation to an alleged serious affray at a Southbank licensed premises.It is alleged that a brawl took place overnight on November 15 at the premises on Southbank Boulevard.It is alleged that four males from NSW were assaulted in a bathroom by two males, before the…

GREATER BENDIGO: Fatal collision at Lockwood

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal collision in Lockwood.It is understood a white Ford Territory and white Toyota Hilux dual cab collided on Crusoe Rd about 9.30am on Thursday, January 22.The female passenger of the Territory died at the scene.The male driver of the Territory was taken to hospital with minor injuries.The…

MELTON: 13-year-old charged with sexual assault

Police have charged a boy following an alleged series of obscene exposures and sexual assaults in Melton.Detectives from the Brimbank Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team executed a search warrant at a property in the Melton area, arresting a 13-year-old boy on Thursday morning, January 22.It follows a series of incidents at Navan Park…

YARRA RANGES: Police car rammed at Lilydale

Five teens were arrested after they allegedly rammed a marked police vehicle in a stolen car in Lilydale.Officers initially observed the Ford Focus travelling on the Maroondah Hwy about 1.30pm on Thursday, January 22.The Ford became stuck in traffic and police attempted to box it in with their vehicle.It is alleged the stolen Ford rammed…

GREATER GEELONG: Stolen van nabbed

The alleged driver of a stolen van has been arrested following a collision in Geelong South.Officers attempted to intercept a Toyota van on Wilsons Road in Newcomb around midnight on Thursday, Januaryc 22.It is alleged the van took off at a fast rate of speed on the wrong side of the road.A short time later…

MELBOURNE: Offensive language at Kensington

Melbourne North police are investigating a prejudice-motivated incident that occurred in Kensington.It is understood an unknown male, who was jogging in J.J. Holland Park on Childers St, yelled an offensive slur at a 34-year-old man about 4.20pm on Friday, January 2.The victim, who was walking his dogs at the time of the incident, managed to…

PORT PHILLIP: Antisemitic incident at St Kilda

Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a second teenage boy following a report of antisemitic behaviour in St Kilda East.The 16-year-old was arrested in Melton and interviewed in relation to the incident alleged to have occurred on Glen Eira Road about 9.50pm on January 19.He was also interviewed in relation to an aggravated burglary…

HUME: Burglary at Campbellfield temple

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Detectives from Hume Crime Investigation Unit are investigating a burglary at a Sikh temple in Campbellfield.It is understood two male offenders arrived outside the temple on Malcolm Place in a vehicle. Police were told one of the offenders used an angle grinding tool to cut through the lock and enter the building.He approached the shrine…

MERRI-BEK: Fatal collision at Brunswick

A man has died following a collision in Brunswick. Emergency services were called to reports a Toyota Camry collided with a Toyota Yaris at the intersection of Moreland and Sydney Rds. The Yaris then crashed into a pole. The driver of the Yaris, an 87-year-old Northcote man, was taken to hospital where he later died.