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MELBOURNEWIDE: Arrests after Rosebud home invasion

Friday, September 5, 2025

Six males aged between 17 and 21 have been arrested following an overnight aggravated home invasion in Rosebud and pursuit through multiple suburbs.It is alleged the group of male offenders forced entry into a property on Bilbul Avenue in Rosebud about 2.50am on Thursday (Sept. 4).The two occupants, a man, and a woman, barricaded themselves…

MELBOURNE: Affray at Kings Domain

Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have now charged six people following an alleged affray and assaults which occurred in Melbourne on Sunday, August 31.Police will allege the men assaulted people in Kings Domain around 5pm.Officers on patrol arrested a man on Sunnyside Rd in Mount Eliza in relation to the incident.The 29-year-old man was interviewed…

NORTHERN GRAMPIANS: St Arnaud shooting

Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad have arrested two people and seized an illicit firearm as part of an investigation into a shooting in St Arnaud earlier this year.With assistance from local police in the Western Region, police executed warrants at two residential properties in St Arnaud. During the search, police located a loaded privately…

BAYSIDE: Probe into Brighton house fire

Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a house fire at a vacant house in Brighton.Emergency services were called to the Esplanade just before 5.30pm on September 1.The two-storey weatherboard house was fully engulfed, and the fire has caused significant damage.Investigators are yet to determine the cause of the fire but are treating it as…

MELBOURNE: Disturbance at Shrine

Police have charged a man following an incident at the Shrine of Remembrance on ANZAC Day this year.Officers became aware of a small group disrupting the dawn service at the Shrine on April 25.On September 2, police charged a 23-year-old Mooroolbark man on summons with:

MELBOURNE: Visa breach alleged

Sunday, August 31, 2025

A Cambodia-born man was expected to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday, August 29, charged with failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions.The Australian Federal Police charged the man, 24. It was to be alleged he breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa on August 26.He was charged with one count of failing…

KINGSTON: Tobacco store fire at Mentone

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to an incident in Como Parade, Mentone, at 5.35am on Wednesday, August 27, after a caller to Triple Zero (000) reported a structure fire.The response was escalated with firefighters managing to contain the blaze within minutes of arrival. The store received some minor damage and smoke logging.The incident was deemed under…

MARIBYRNONG: Robberies at Footscray

Maribyrnong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a series of armed robberies in Footscray.It is alleged the man committed armed robberies and attempted armed robberies at three stores on Barkly St from about 10.30am on Wednesday, August 27.Patrolling officers spotted a man matching the offender’s description on Paisley St shortly after and…

GREATER DANDENONG: Murder charge

Homicide Squad detectives have charged two men in relation to the death of a man in Dandenong.Three search warrants were executed in Doveton, Blackburn South and Endeavour Hills with assistance from Greater Dandenong and Manningham Crime Investigation Units.A 27-year-old Doveton man and a 34 -year-old Blackburn South man were arrested and have subsequently been charged…

MORNINGTON PENINSULA: 4 charged over local thefts

Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged four further offenders over a series of alleged theft offences in the greater Mornington Peninsula area.Detectives have been thoroughly investigating the string of theft of motor vehicles, burglaries and theft from motor vehicles that occurred in Mount Eliza, Mornington, Mount Martha, Bittern and Somers areas between August…