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BRIMBANK: Sexual assault on Sunshine train

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman on a train in August.The man boarded an inbound train from Sunshine Railway Station about 1.30pm on Monday, August 25The 24-year-old victim, already on board the train, was seated towards the rear of the carriage when the offender came…

KINGSTON: $1m reward for Derek

Detectives from the Missing Persons Squad have announced a $1M reward for information in relation to the suspicious disappearance of Moorabbin man Derek Williams in 1987.Derek, who was 46 at the time, was reported missing by his housemate.He was last seen at his business, Williams Printing Services on Kilpa Rd in Moorabbin, at approximately 4.30pm…

WEST GIPPSLAND: Arrest after erratic driving

A man has been arrested following a pursuit and erratic driving in the state’s south-east on thursday morning (Nov. 6).Police received numerous calls for a silver hatchback with no number plates driving erratically in the Moe, Trafalgar and Drouin areas from about 8.30am.The Holden Astra was spotted on Bennett St in Moe before travelling along…

MELBOURNE: Stabbing in CBD

Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a stabbing in Melbourne’s CBD on Thursday morning (Nov. 6).Police will allege a 32-year-old man armed with a knife and acting erratically, ran through a shopping centre car park on Lonsdale St about 6am.Two bystanders gave chase, south along Elizabeth St, before detaining the man…

MOUNT ALEXANDER: High range drink-driver at Elphinstone

Castlemaine officers detected a high range drink driver in Elphinstone on Saturday night, November 1.Officers received a number of reports of a white ute driving erratically along the Calder Hwy around 7pm.Officers were quickly on the case and intercepted a ute in Elphinstone and spoke to the driver, a 37-year-old man from Sunbury.He underwent a…

GREATER BENDIGO: Teen arrested after Kangaroo Flat assault

Bendigo Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a teen after a serious assault in Bendigo on Sunday, November 2.Emergency services were called to reports of a man found injured in a shopping centre car park on High St about 6.15pm.The 44-year-old Elphinstone man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.It is alleged the victim was…

MELBOURNE: Firearms, drugs seized

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Detectives from the Illicit Firearms Squad have charged a man and seized two handguns, ammunition, and drugs of dependence after warrants were executed as part of an ongoing investigation.Detectives executed search warrants at properties in Cranbourne, Thornbury and Rowville and seized a number of items, including:• two x 3D printed handguns with additional slides and…

WHITTLESEA: 1991 case – murder charge

Craig Freeman, 63, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court via video link last Wednesday (Nov. 5) after he was charged over his wife Melinda Freeman’s death.Mrs Freeman was 26 when she was found dead in the couple’s Whittlesea home on October 4, 1991.Mr Freeman was arrested in Greensborough and subsequently interviewed by police.He was charged with…

MELBOURNE: Hit-run at Carlton

Melbourne Highway Patrol have charged a man after a serious collision in Carlton.It is understood that a 2012 brown Honda Civic sedan struck a woman riding an e-bike on Canning St, near Alexandra Pde.The rider, a 35-year-old woman, was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.Police will allege the driver of the Honda fled…

PORT PHILLIP: Burglaries in St Kilda

Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an aggravated and attempted aggravated burglary in St Kilda.It is believed that an unknown male attended an apartment complex on Wellington St about 6am on Saturday, November1.The offender broke into an apartment, stealing cosmetics, jewellery and the victim’s wallet before fleeing.The sole occupant of the residence was…