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BRIMBANK: Death at St Albans

Friday, October 3, 2025

Brimbank Highway Patrol officers are investigating a fatal crash in St Albans on Friday morning (Oct. 3).It is believed a car was travelling on Taylors Rd when it lost control and crashed into a wall at the intersection with East Esplanade, just before 8am.The driver and sole occupant died at the scene. An investigation into…

PORT PHILLIP: Affray at St Kilda

Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an alleged affray in St Kilda.It is believed a person driving a silver Audi sedan south/west on Fitzroy St was allegedly approached by a man, about 12.30am on Sunday, September 28.Police allege the man attempted to open the driver’s door while in possession of…

HUME: Overloaded, and over the limit

Fawkner Highway Patrol officers caught two drink drivers in Roxburgh Park and Essendon Fields.Police intercepted a five-seater vehicle on Western Ring Road, Gladstone Park, with seven people onboard, after it was detected travelling 130-kmh in an 80-kmh speed zone about 3.45am on Saturday, September 27.The driver, a P2 probationary licence holder, tested positive for alcohol…

HUME: Police hunt for mosque burglar

Hume Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance to identify a man following two burglaries at a mosque in Meadow Heights.It is believed an unknown man forced entry to a mosque on Hudson Circuit about 2am on Wednesday, September 10.Once inside he forced entry to a donation box and safe inside the premises…

WYNDHAM: Armed robbery at Werribee

Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a man following an armed robbery in Werribee.The man, brandishing an axe, entered the second-hand-dealers store in Station Place where he threatened staff, about 2.15pm on Monday, September 29.He smashed several glass display cabinets before stealing a large quantity of jewellery and fleeing in a vehicle.The man was…

MELBOURNE: Pursuit into CBD

Investigators from Croydon Divisional Response Unit have charged four teenage males after tracking an allegedly stolen vehicle across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs and CBD on Monday afternoon last week (Sep. 29).Police will allege the stolen BMW was driving erratically on the Eastern Fwy in Doncaster about 12.30pm.The BMW was followed into the CBD where it allegedly…

HOBSONS BAY: Stabbing at Williamstown

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…