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BAYSIDE: Special bikes stolen

Sunday, November 2, 2025

Bayside police officers are appealing for public assistance following the theft of several specialised bikes from a Sandringham aged care facility.The bikes were last seen on Wednesday, October 22, at the aged care facility on Bluff Rd and have not been seen since.The missing items include three tri-shaw bikes and one wheelchair-accessible ‘brike’, all used…

GREATER GEELONG: Jet ski crash

Police are appealing for footage following a jet ski crash and altercation in Geelong on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 2).A man and woman were riding a jet ski that crashed into the sand near the swimming area at Eastern Beach about 2.15pm.Both sustained minor injuries that did not require treatment.It isbelieved a physical altercation then occurred…

WHITTLESEA: Aggravated burglary attempt at Thomastown

Mill Park Divisional Response Unit detectives are investigating an attempted aggravated home invasion in Thomastown on Sunday morning (Nov. 2).Detectives have been told that up to five male teens have attempted to gain entry to The Boulevard residence about 5.45am.A 42-year-old man home at the time managed to fend off the offenders, who were armed…

HUME: Carjacking bid at Coolaroo

Police are investigating an attempted carjacking which occurred in Coolaroo on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 2).Officers were told that two men approached a woman as she was seated in her car in a business car park off Pascoe Vale Rd about 1.20pm.One of the men got into the front passenger seat of the car and threatened…

MELTON: Bikes impounded at Diggers Rest

Saturday, November 1, 2025

Brimbank Highway Patrol officers impounded two motorcycles in Diggers Rest on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 1).Police observed the two motorbikes, both without registrations plates, riding in convoy north along Plumpton Rd about 12.30pm.Officers were able to intercept one of the motorbikes and spoke to the 40-year-old female rider from Deanside.Not only did she have outstanding matters…

KNOX: Bayswater shooting victim to hospital

Police are investigating a shooting in Bayswater on Saturday (Nov. 1).Emergency services were called to Station and High Sts just before 4pm where a man was located with a suspected gunshot wound.It is understood two men were seen arguing in a supermarket car park just prior to the incident.The victim was taken to hospital with…

SOUTH GIPPSLAND: Affray at Mirboo North

Police are investigating an affray in Mirboo North on Friday night (Oct. 31).Investigators were told an altercation occurred between two groups of people at a recreational reserve on Strzelecki Hwy about 9.45pm.A 19-year-old man, a 17-year-old girl and a 21-year-old man, all from Mirboo North, were assaulted during Halloween celebrations.They were taken to hospital with…

GREATER DANDENONG: Drunken drive-thru

Dandenong Police thought they had seen it all before responding to calls reporting a driver was asleep at the wheel in the drive-thru of a fast-food restaurant, in the early hours of Saturday morning (Nov. 1).Officers arrived at the Cheltenham Rd restaurant to find a man allegedly asleep at the wheel of a Toyota Camry…

WHITTLESEA: Father-son rule in Thomastown

State Highway Patrol North officers discovered a new definition for the father-son rule when they impounded two vehicles in Thomastown on Friday night (Oct. 31).Police caught sight of a silver Hyundai i40 driving at speed on the Metropolitan Ring Road about 8.25pm.The Hyundai was clocked travelling at an alleged speed of 138-kmh in a 100-kmh…

BRIMBANK: Firearms incident Albion

Police have charged a man following an alleged firearms incident in Albion.Officers were first called to reports a man was seen with a firearm outside a property on Forrest St about 1.40pm on Monday, Oc\tober 27.Uniform police and Critical Incident Response Unit officers were quick to attend and took the man into custody without incident….