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HOBSONS BAY: Stabbing at Williamstown

Friday, October 3, 2025

Hobsons Bay Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following a stabbing in Williamstown.Police have been told a man was walking along Aitken St when he was approached by an unknown male on a bicycle just after 7pm on June 18.The offender struck the victim to the back of the head before producing…

BAYSIDE: Woman charged with drug offences

A Bayside woman has been charged with serious drug offences following an investigation into alleged trafficking in Melbourne’s south-east.An anonymous tip-off to Crime Stoppers about the alleged distribution of illicit substances culminated in the arrest of the 32-year-old last week.Detectives from the Prahran Divisional Response Unit executed a search warrant on Dickens St, Elwood, just…

YARRA RANGES: Driver had passed out

A man was arrested after evading police in an allegedly stolen vehicle in Mooroolbark.Mooroolbark Police were called to a suspect vehicle on Felix Grove and found the driver passed out just before midnight onj Tuesday, September 30.The male driver woke up and collided with the police car, causing minor damage before driving away.A short time…

HUME: Shooting at Broadmeadows

Armed Crime Squad detectives have arrested a man following a shooting in Broadmeadows on Sunday, September 28.Emergency services were called to Pascoe Vale Rd following reports a man had suffered a gunshot wound about 3.45pm.A 22-year-old Meadow Heights man was taken to hospital with serious injuries, where he remains.Protective Services Officers from Transit Safety Division…

MELTON: Copper theft at Fraser Rise

Police have charged a man following a theft in Fraser Rise on Thursday morning (Oct. 2).It is alleged that two offenders stole copper wiring from a construction site on Taylors Rd before fleeing in a vehicle about 4.20am.The vehicle was tracked to Edith St in Tarneit where the offenders got out and fled on foot.One…

MELBOURNE: 15th arrest over Kings Domain

Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a 15th person following an alleged affray and assaults which occurred in Mel-bourne in August.Police will allege the men assaulted people in Kings Domain around 5pm on Sunday, August 31.Detectives arrested a 35-year-old Berring-ama man in Albury on Wednesday (Oct. 1).He has been charged with violent disorder, affray,…

KINGSTON: $2m cannabis raid at Cheltenham

Three men have been charged over their alleged involvement in the trafficking of cannabis across Melbourne’s south-east.The three-month long investigation culminated in the discovery of 400kg of cannabis, as well as traps that were allegedly set up inside the factory.Detectives from the Caulfield Divisional Response Unit executed two search warrants – one at a factory…

MELBOURNE: Vandalis hoit Carlton fountain

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Melbourne North police are appealing for public assistance after a water fountain in the Carlton Gardens was vandalised.Police have been told unknown offenders vandalised the fountain outside the Royal Exhibition Building on Nicholson St sometime between 6pm on September 19 and 6am on September 20.Two phrases were painted in black and red paint thrown on…

MELBOURNE: Kilogram of heroin located

Friday, September 26, 2025

Detectives from the Icarus Taskforce have charged a man after border-controlled drugs were located at a property in Melbourne.A warrant was conducted at a property in A’Beckett St, Melbourne, about 8am on September 26 following an investigation into alleged drug importation and trafficking through the post.A 39-year-old man was arrested at the scene and the…

STONNINGTON: Vape blitz in Chapel St

A blitz undertaken on Chapel St retailers over two days last week has resulted in seizures of illegal vaping goods with a street value of over $40,000 and more than 24,000 nicotine pouches.The operation, enforcing the Australian Government’s vap-ing laws, was carried out by the Therapeutic Goods Administration and Victoria Police at a number of…