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PORT PHILLIP: St Kilda stabbing arrests

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged three men following an affray in St Kilda on Sunday, October 19It is understood two groups were involved in a verbal altercation inside Luna Park before one group was removed by security about 4.30pm.A second verbal altercation occurred between the two groups on Cavell St, where it…

MELBOURNE: Southbank burglary hunt

Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following a burglary in Southbank earlier this year.Investigators have been told an unknown man gained access to a residential complex on Sturt St about 11.30pm on August 21.Officers believe the man accessed a storage cage within the complex, stealing over $20,000 worth of jewellery, including…

MOONEE VALLEY: Labubu seized at Airport West

A man has been arrested and approximately $9000 of sought-after Labubu dolls seized following a search warrant in Airport West.Officers from the Melbourne East Neighbourhood Policing Team executed the warrant at the Webb Rd property about 6am on Tuesday, October 21.Inside they allegedly located 43 Labubu dolls, including several that were limited edition at an…

DAREBIN: Reckless in Reservoir

Police arrested four people after a BMW was followed through Melbourne’s largest suburb and the surrounding area.Preston Uniform officers spotted the allegedly stolen silver BMW driving erratically on High St in Reservoir just after 1am on Wednesday (Oct. 22).The car was followed through Reservoir and Thomas-town, then it came to a stop on Edmond-son St…

GREATER GEELONG: 195-kmh at Lara

A driver will lose his licence after he was caught travelling at an alleged speed of 195-km/hr in Lara on Wednesday morning (Oct. 22).Police spotted the Audi Q5 doing almost double the speed limit on the Princes Fwy about 3.45am.The male driver was on his way to pick a passenger up to take them to…

MELBOURNE: Visa problems

An Eritrea-born man appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (Oct. 22), charged with breaching his visa-mandated conditions.The Australian Federal Police charged the man, 38, after he was located in Melbourne.It will be alleged the man breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa between October, 9-18, by failing to maintain his electronic monitoring device…

GREATER DANDENOING: Bail breach arrest

An Iraq-born man was expected to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (oct. 22), charged with allegedly breaching his visa-mandated conditions.The Australian Federal Police charged the man, 50, after locating him in Dande-nong.It will be alleged the man failed to maintain his electronic monitoring device as required.The man was charged with:• Two counts…

WEST MELBOURNE: Tram tragedy

The Road Fatality Review Panel has reviewed and included a death onto the current lives lost tally.Ambulance crews were called to an incident in Errol St, West Melbourne , about 10.45pm on September 28 where it is believed an 18-year-old man rendered himself unconscious after falling off the back of a tram.He was taken to…

FRANKSTON: Double tragedy at Pier

Police will prepare reports for the Coroner following the death of two men in Frankston on Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 22).Emergency services were called to Frankston Beach to reports of two men in trouble in the water.A search of the water was conducted, with the Air Wing locating the pair unresponsive in the water just after…

GREATER DANDENONG: Arrests over shooting

Southern Metro Region Crime Squad detectives have arrested four men following a non-fatal shooting in Dandenong.It is understood several shots were fired at a stolen grey during the early hours.One of the occupants of the BMW, a 19-year-old Clayton South man, was driven to a hospital in Berwick.He sustained non-life-threatening injuries, including a gunshot wound.Search…