Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Friday, September 18, 2026
Hume Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two men after Lego was stolen during an alleged armed robbery in Sunbury.It is alleged that the men entered a toy store at a shopping centre on Evans St, armed with a weapon, about 4.30pm on Thursday, August 7.They allegedly stole items, including Lego worth around $1000.A female…
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Melton Police officers have interviewed a 57-year-old man from Melton West for drink driving offences following a crash in Melton West on Wednesday evening (Aug. 13).Police were called to Carramar Drive about 9.30pm after reports a car had crashed into a light pole.Officers spoke to the driver and he underwent a preliminary breath test which…
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Police have charged a man after he allegedly deliberately disrupted train services on the Werribee Line.Reports said that a man had caused train services to stop through various means since March.A 55-year-old man was arrested when investigators executed a search warrant at his Hoppers Crossing residence on Tuesday (Aug.12). He has bailed to face Sunshine…
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Police have seized over 40kg of cocaine after a truck was intercepted just outside of Barnawartha on Wednesday (Aug. 13).Officers from Wangaratta and Wodonga Highway Patrols pulled over the B-Double on the Hume Hwy about 3.45pm.It is believed the truck was travelling between Sydney and Melbourne.The driver, a 40-year-old Windsor NSW man, was given a…
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Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man in relation to the death of Samantha Mizzi (pictured) in St Kilda over 30 years ago. A 67-year-old man was arrested in Ararat.He has been charged with murder and two counts of rape and was to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.The charges follow the fatal assault of Samantha…
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rimbank Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an alleged aggravated burglary in Albion on Sunday, August 10.It is alleged an 84-year-old man was confronted by an unknown man armed with a knife at his Ridley St property just after 8pm.The offender allegedly demanded the 84-year-old’s car keys and punched the elderly victim…
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Homicide Squad detectives are investigating after a man and woman were located deceased at a property in Mount Waverley on Monday night, August 11.Officers were called to an address in Adrienne Crescent and located the man and woman about 9.55pm.Police arrested a 34-year-old man at Westall Railway Station about 1.40am on Tuesday morning (Aug. 12).The…
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Springvale police intercepted a high range drink driver in the early hours.Officers were proactively patrolling a known high-risk driving location when they first spotted the Holden on the Princes Hwy about 1am on Sunday, August 10.Police attempted to intercept the Holden before the driver allegedly got out and fled towards a nearby property.Officers quickly located…
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Craigieburn officers have detected a high range drink driver following a collision in Craigieburn.Officers were called to the intersection of Aiken Blvd and Grand Blvd about 2.45pm on August 10 after reports a Nissan Navara ute and an Audi SUV had been involved in a collision.Police spoke to both drivers and the driver of the…
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Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a man who has been wanted for more than 50 years.A then 30-year-old woman was asleep when she was awoken and raped and by a stranger in the bedroom of her Fitzroy home during the early hours of the morning on July 22, 1974.Nine days later…
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