Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Friday, September 18, 2026
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Kangaroo Ground on Friday afternoon, September 12.Emergency Services were called to reports of a collision between two vehicles on Kangaroo Ground-Warrandyte Rd about 4.15pm.CPR was performed but the driver of the first vehicle, a 27-year-old Wollert woman, died at the scene.The driver second vehicle was…
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A Werribee police operation has led to the arrest of 35 alleged car thieves and dangerous drivers, as well as the recovery of six stolen cars across just two nights.Operation Shows runs sporadically overnight in the area, with local police teaming with specialist units including the Air Wing and Dog Squad to target car thieves…
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Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a collision that has left an 18-year-old motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries in Bulleen.A silver Lexus IS250 and black Honda CB 650R motorbike collided at the intersection of Thompsons Rd and Kenneth St about 7.55pm on Saturday, September 13.The Lower Templestowe man was taken to hospital where was in…
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Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a fatal collision in Wyndham Vale earlier this year.It is alleged a Mitsubishi SUV was travelling along Armstrong Rd when it collided with a cyclist at the intersection of Black Forest Rd about 11.50pm on January 24.The rider, a 43-year-old Wyndham Vale man, was located…
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Detectives from Homicide Squad have charged two police officers with negligent manslaughter following the death of a man in Hoppers Crossing last year.The two police officers – a 29-year-old male constable and 45-year-old male sergeant, both from North West Metro Region – have been suspended from Victoria Police since July last year.Both officers have been…
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“Mernda police station is supposed to be a 24-hour station offering all-day coverage across the Whittlesea police service area. But when Liberal leader Brad Battin visited the station, the door was shut in the middle of the day, the lights were off and a big red sign said ‘Closed’,” Northern Victoria MLC Wendy Lovell has…
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A driver has been arrested after allegedly fleeing from police for more than 8km with his bonnet uplifted and blocking his windscreen in Melbourne’s south early on Wednesday morning (Sep. 10).Cranbourne uniform members were on patrol when they came across a vehicle with a badly damaged front-end driving through Cranbourne West about 12.20am.They did a…
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Prahran Highway Patrol officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a skateboarder was seriously injured in St Kilda West on Wednesday (Sep. 10).Investigators have been told a man was riding an electrically-powered skateboard on Pier Rd.It is believed that the rider, who was not wearing a helmet, lost control and crashed about 8.45am.The…
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Two men have been arrested after an extended follow in Melbourne’s southeast.The Air Wing first spotted the allegedly stolen Subaru Outback driving erratically on South Rd in Bentleigh about 1.50am on Monday (Sep. 8).The vehicle was followed across Bentleigh, Ormond, Carnegie, Murrum-beena and Hughesdale, where it briefly stopped on Kangaroo Rd.The driver and passenger swapped…
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A senior constable from a specialist department has been charged following an internal investigation.The man has been charged with two counts of sexual assault, course of conduct sexual assault, sexual activity in the presence of a child under 16 and common law assault.It is alleged the incident occurred between June 2023 and November 2024 while…
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