Police News

MELBOURNE: Visa breaches alleged

Friday, July 4, 2025

An Ethiopian-born man has appeared before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Thursday (July 3) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions.The Ausytralian Federal Police charged the man, 28, after he was located in Melbourne.It will be alleged the man breached multiple conditions of his Commonwealth visa.The man has been charged with:• 11 counts…

MELTON: Erratic at Eynesbury

Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was seen allegedly driving and behaving erratically in Eynesbury.Officers were called to Wangaratta St following reports of erratic driving, causing several near misses, about 5.50pm on Monday, June 30.The man allegedly attempted to ram and damage vehicles, before passersby including…

KNOX: Death at Boronia

Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck in Boronia on Thursday evening (July 3).It is understood a vehicle collided with the pedestrian on Boronia Rd around 7pm.The pedestrian was crossing the road near Rathmullen Rd. The male pedestrian died at the sceneThe driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and is speaking with…

MELBOURNE: Double trouble for motorist

A motorist has got himself in double trouble after attracting the attention of the same police officer twice in three days in metropolitan Melbourne.The man was first intercepted by members of the Road Policing Drug and Alcohol Section as part of routine patrols along Batman Avenue in Melbourne, about 11pm on Friday, June 27.The driver…

WHITEHORSE: Police car rammed at Blackburn

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Two people have been charged after a police car was allegedly rammed in Blackburn.Officers in an unmarked car were patrolling Whitehorse Rd about 9.50pm on June 29 when they observed a black Holden Commodore ute allegedly speeding along Whitehorse Rd.Police followed the Commodore to the rear carpark of a nearby hotel, where it allegedly did…

MERRI-BEK: Incident on Citylink

Melbourne Highway Patrol officers have interviewed a truck driver following an incident on Citylink in Parkville on June 30.It is alleged that a truck driver had been tailgating another vehicle before making an unsafe lane change just prior to the Flemington Rd exit around 2.25pm.The truck made contact with another vehicle traveling inbound, causing it…

KNOX: Police employee drink driving alleged

A Victoria Police public service employee has been detected drink driving in Ferntree Gully.The 36-year-old, from the Corporate and Regulatory Services portfolio, entered a booze bus site on Burwood Hwy about 7.25pm on Saturday, June 28..A preliminary breath test indicated a positive result before an evidentiary breath test returned an alleged reading of .107.The woman’s…

MARIBYRNONG: Yarraville crash, man dies

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal collision in Yarraville. It is understood a vehicle collided with a mobility scooter near the intersection of Francis and Ballarat Sts about 11.35am Wednesday (July 2).The male rider of the mobility scooter died at the scene. The driver of the vehicle is assisting investigators.

MELBOURNE: $30,000 booze offences

Melbourne West Bicycle Patrol Unit officers have charged a man with hundreds of shop steal offences.Officers responded to reports of an intoxicated man allegedly assaulting people in the vicinity of QV on Swanston St about midday on Wednesday (July 2).Upon police arrival a man attempted to flee the scene but was arrested after a short…

MERRI-BEK: Cabbie blows .058 at Hadfield

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

A taxi driver has lost his licence after being caught over the limit in Hadfield.Officers had set up a testing site on Sydney Rd and pulled the Toyota Camry taxi over just after 1am.The male driver allegedly blew .058 on a preliminary breath test at the scene.Instead of attending a police station for an evidentiary…