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WHITTLESEA: Shots fired at Wollert

Sunday, August 9, 2026

Police are investigating after shots were fired at a vehicle in Wollert.It is understood a white SUV was parked on Garrong Avenue with three male occupants inside about 12.45am.Officers were told a red sedan approached the white car before several shots were fired. The red car fled the scene.The three victims inside the white vehicle,…

WYDNHAM: Driver dies

A driver has died following a two-car collision in Wyndham Vale on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 8).Police were told two cars, driving on Bolton Rd near Ballan Rd collided about 2.05pm.The driver and sole occupant of one of the vehicles died at the scene.The driver and passenger of the second vehicle were not injured and remained…

MELBOURNE: Incident at King St

Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two people following an assault in Melbourne’s CBD.Police will allege the pair approached two men on King St and assaulted them about 1.30am on Saturday (Aug. 8).The two victims, both aged 28 and from Dandenong, were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Police arrested a 27-year-old woman at a…

STONNINGTON: Stabbing at South Yarra

Police are investigating after a man was located with serious injuries in South Yarra on Sunday (Aug.9).Emergency services were called to reports of a man with head injuries on Malvern Rd about 12.20am.Officers were told the man was assaulted before being stabbed.The male victim was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.Police are working to establish…

MILDURA: Driver blew .169 at Merbein, say Police

Saturday, August 8, 2026

A male driver has lost his licence after being caught more than three times over the limit at the scene of a crash in Merbein on Friday night (Aug. 7).It is alleged that a Mazda 3 sedan was driving erratically before it crashed into the gate and wall of a business on Smith St about…

MELBOURNE: ‘Call the Commission’ notes left

Detectives from Operation Eclipse have charged a teenage boy as part of their investigation into notes instructing shop owners to ‘call the Commission’ left on shop fronts.Investigators have been able to link 19 reported incidents of handwritten or typed notes across Melbourne and regional locations.A search warrant was executed on Friday (August 7) at a…

CARDINIA: Homicide probe at Pakenham

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man in Pakenham on Friday (July 31).It is understood that a 36-year-old man was located deceased inside a property on Jamieson Court about 1pm.Investigators were treating the death as suspicious.Exact circumstances surrounding the man’s death are yet to be established and the investigation is ongoing.

MORNINGTON PENINSULA: Drones used to stop hoons

Sunday, July 26, 2026

Police on the Mornington Peninsula have another tool in their arsenal to stop hoons on motorbikes, illegal monkey and trail bikes and overpowered e-bikes.They are using drones to help identify offending and track down those putting themselves and others in harm’s way.Operation Track was established by the newly formed High Visibility Community Engagement Team to…

YARRA: Homicide Squad investigates Fitzroy North death

Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a woman whose body was located at an address in Fitzroy North on Saturday (July 25).It is understood that a 73-year-old Fitzroy North woman was located deceased inside a home on Brooks Crescent about 1am.Cause of death had not been determined.An investigation into the suspicious death is…

GREATER DANDENONG: Drugs, handgun, gold seized at Keysborough

Saturday, July 25, 2026

A man faces serious drug trafficking charges after police seized a large commercial quantity of methylamphetamine and heroin from a home in Keysborough.Following an eight-month long investigation into the alleged trafficking of several illicit substances across the Keys-borough area, detectives from the Springvale Divisional Response Unit arrested a man about 7.30pm on Wednesday (July 22).It…