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SOUTH-EAST: 4 arrested after robberies

Friday, September 26, 2025

Police have arrested four people following a string of robberies across the south-east.The quartet were arrested and will be interviewed in relation to 11 incidents on Tuesday (Sep. 23), including:• armed robberies at a supermarket on Lyall Rd in Berwick, and fast-food outlets on Cranbourne-Frankston Rd in Cranbourne West, Jamieson St in Cheltenham and Nepean…

BOROONDARA: Crash at Camberwell

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in Camberwell.Investigators have been told a car crashed into a tree on Regent St, Camberwell, about 10.15am on Thursday (Sep. 25).Emergency crews were quickly on scene and treated the driver, a 91-year-old from Glen Iris, and his passenger, an 86-year-old woman from…

BRIMBANK: $700,000 theft at West Sunshine

Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after approximately $700,000 worth of machinery was stolen from a commercial hire business in Sunshine West.Investigators have been told offenders moved the machinery from the Vella Drive premises between 1am and 5am on Friday, September 12.An employee arrived at the business to find two large…

YARRA: Heartless theft at Richmond

Police are investigating a heartless theft of wigs set to go to very sick kids.Investigators have been told an unknown female entered the Lennox St, Richmond, business around 3.30pm on Monday, September 22.All staff were busy out the back of the store when the female placed four wigs into her jacket and a bag and…

MELBOURNE: Woman’s death probed

Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman following an incident at an apartment in the Melbourne CBD.Emergency services were called to a property on Berkeley St after it was alleged a woman, armed with a knife, gained entry to an apartment on Tuesday (Sep. 23) just before…

WHITTLESEA: ‘Crime crisis in Yan Yean district’

Yan Yean district is in the grip of a crime crisis according to the latest crime data released, says Northern Victoria MLC Wendy LovellCrime Statistics Agency data for the City of Whittlesea reveals:• Residential aggravated burglary up 32 per cent• Stealing from a retail store up 36 per cent• Motor vehicle theft up a massive…

FRANKSTON: Police car rammed at Carrum Downs

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Police arrested five men after a police vehicle was rammed in Carrum Downs.Officers on patrol first responded to reports of three vehicles performing burn outs in an industrial area on Sahra Grove about 11.40pm on Tuesday, September 23.As police approached the scene it is alleged that a Holden Commodore accelerated heavily, ramming the police car…

NORTH: Firearms, explosives seized

Detectives from Taskforce Lunar have charged a woman after police seized firearms and explosives as part of an ongoing investigation into a serious organised crime group.Broadmeadows Police executed a warrant at a Campbellfield factory and located a stolen vehicle bearing cloned number plates.During a search of the vehicle, detectives located seven firearms including a Remington…

STATEWIDE: ‘We cannot allow crime to grow so quickly’

Victoria Police has commented on the growing rate of crime, saying that the increase cannot be allowed to grow.“There were 638,640 criminal offences recorded in Victoria in the 12 months to end of June 2025 – an increase of 86,587 offences or 15.7 per cent,” said a Police representative.“When population growth is considered, the crime…

SOUTH-EAST: 5 teens arrested

Five teenagers have been arrested following a lengthy pursuit across the southeastern and eastern suburbs on Wednesday (Sep. 24).The chase followed several incidents believed to be linked with:• An alleged aggravated burglary on Cluden St, Brighton East, where a handbag and a 2025 Porsche Cayenne wagon were stolen.• An alleged attempted home invasion on Dendy…