Police News

CASEY: Teens charged after Hampton Park damage

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Three teenagers have been arrested after they were caught damaging cars in Hampton Park.Police were called to reports of teens smashing the front window of a business on Commerce Drive just after midnight on Tuesday (Aug. 26).It is alleged they then damaged around 15 vehicles parked on the street.No one was inside the business or…

MURRINDINDI: Search continues for Mark

Sunday, August 24, 2025

Police were continuing at the weekend to search for missing Croydon man Mark in the Big River State Forest and around Frenchman’s Spur.Local uniform members were assisted in Eildon by the Dog Squad, Solo Unit, Search and Rescue Squad, SES volunteers and the Wilderness Paramedics.The search follows new information from a witness who may have…

HUME: Theft, collision at Campbellfield

Police are investigating a shop theft and collision in Campbellfield on Sunday morning (Aug. 24).Officers patrolling in the area responded to reports of a theft at a clothing store on Sydney Rd about 4am.It is understood two men stole a trolley full of items and left the shop.When they saw a police vehicle parked outside,…

MELBOURNE: $700,000 theft syndicate dismantled

Friday, August 22, 2025

Police have busted an alleged syndicate responsible for dozens of commercial burglaries across Melbourne, stealing up to $700,000 worth of items.The syndicate has allegedly committed 19 burglaries since July 29, targeting electronic stores across Melbourne.It is alleged the group has been using stolen cars and trucks concealed with cloned numberplates to load up stolen items.Two…

MELBOURNE: Police issue witness appeal

Boroondara Crime Investigation Unit detectives are continuing to appeal for public assistance following two robberies in Melbourne’s inner suburbs.Investigators have been told a 26-year-old woman from East Melbourne was walking through Birrarung Marr about 10pm on October 2 last year.Two women approached the victim from behind who threw her to the ground.She was assaulted and…

STONNINGTON: Road rage at East Malvern, hammer thrown

Malvern Police are investigating after a hammer was thrown at a car in a road rage incident in Malvern East.Investigators have been told a 40-year-old woman was driving with her 74-year-old mother on Too-ronga Rd about 12 Noon on August 9.The pair were preparing to turn right onto Wattletree Rd in their BMW SUV when…

MELBOURNE: 127 more charges

Detectives from Mernda Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Investigation Team have laid 127 further charges following the alleged discovery of an illegal recording device at Melbourne hospitals.Police laid the additional charges against the 27-year-old man on Wednesday (Aug. 20).They relate to alleged offending at the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg, the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the…

MERRI-BEK: Shots fired at Glenroy

Armed Crime Squad detectives have charged two men following an incident where shots were fired in Glenroy in the early hours of Wednesday morning, August 20.With assistance from the Special Operations Group, a 42-year-old Roxburgh Park man was arrested at a Keilor East residential property.A 43-year-old Keilor East man also present at the property was…

MELBOURNE: Southbank incident, 3 charged

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man and two women after an alleged ramming of a police car in Southbank on August 1.It is alleged a stolen Toyota Corolla rammed a police car in Balston St about 10.20am.A 27-year-old Bayswater man and a 42-year-old Mount Waverley woman were arrested at a supermarket on…

WHITEHORSE: Fatality at East Burwood

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal collision in Burwood East on Monday afternoon (Aug. 180. It is understood a motorbike and a car collided on Burwood Hwy, near the intersection of Mahoneys Rd, about 3.50pm. Emergency services worked on the male rider but he died at the scene. The female driver of…