Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Detectives from Operation Eclipse have charged a teenage boy as part of their investigation into notes instructing shop owners to ‘call the Commission’ left on shop fronts.Investigators have been able to link 19 reported incidents of handwritten or typed notes across Melbourne and regional locations.A search warrant was executed on Friday (August 7) at a…
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Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man in Pakenham on Friday (July 31).It is understood that a 36-year-old man was located deceased inside a property on Jamieson Court about 1pm.Investigators were treating the death as suspicious.Exact circumstances surrounding the man’s death are yet to be established and the investigation is ongoing.
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Police on the Mornington Peninsula have another tool in their arsenal to stop hoons on motorbikes, illegal monkey and trail bikes and overpowered e-bikes.They are using drones to help identify offending and track down those putting themselves and others in harm’s way.Operation Track was established by the newly formed High Visibility Community Engagement Team to…
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Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a woman whose body was located at an address in Fitzroy North on Saturday (July 25).It is understood that a 73-year-old Fitzroy North woman was located deceased inside a home on Brooks Crescent about 1am.Cause of death had not been determined.An investigation into the suspicious death is…
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A man faces serious drug trafficking charges after police seized a large commercial quantity of methylamphetamine and heroin from a home in Keysborough.Following an eight-month long investigation into the alleged trafficking of several illicit substances across the Keys-borough area, detectives from the Springvale Divisional Response Unit arrested a man about 7.30pm on Wednesday (July 22).It…
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Detectives from the Sexual Crimes Squad have charged a man following a sexual assault in Hoppers Crossing on Thursday (July 23).The 39-year-old has been charged with two counts of rape and one count each of aggravated burglary and threat to kill.The man from Williams Landing was taken into custody in Hoppers Crossing on Friday (July…
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n Police arrested a 39 year old male in Alexandra on Friday (July 24) following a pursuit requiring stop sticks being deployed.The driver continued to drive the Nissan X Trail on flat tyres and then ran from Police on foot.The Police helicopter was deployed to help the Police Dog Squad track the man who was…
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A man allegedly armed with a firearm and who fled the scene of collision involving a stolen car in Pascoe Vale South last Tuesday (July 21)has been charged by police.The 29-year-old has been charged by Merri-bek Crime Investigation Unit detectives with fifteen offences including:• prohibited person possess firearm• possess cartridge ammunition without licence• theft of…
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Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man following a hit-run collision in Cockatoo.It is alleged a cyclist was struck by a vehicle on Pakenham Rd about 3pm on Friday, June 26.The cyclist, a 47-year-old man of no fixed address, was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.He died in hospital on July 11.The driver of the…
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Major Collison Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for witnesses and dashcam vision after a collision turned fatal.Investigators were told a red Hyundai sedan struck a female pedestrian on Narre Warren North Rd, near the Monash Fwy off ramp, just before 10am on Monday, July 13.The pedestrian, a 67-year-old Narre Warren woman, was taken to hospital…
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