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GREATER DANDENONG: Inquiries continue into Noble Park crash

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol officers continue to investigate after a motorcyclist was struck by a car in Noble Park last month.Police will allege a grey Ford hatchback, and a grey Volkswagen Golf were seen racing each other on the Princes Hwy just before 2.30pm on Thursday, May 22.Both vehicles allegedly ran a red light, before…

CASEY: Charges laid over commercial burglaries

Saturday, June 7, 2025

Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a man following a series of commercial burglaries in the Cardinia, Casey and Dandenong areas between April 13 and June 1.It is alleged the offender used an implement to smash holes in the glass front entry of multiple commercial premises before gaining access.Premises targeted include cafes, restaurants, licensed…

BAYSIDE: Woman charged with murder

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a woman with murder following the death of a man in Hampton East in January last year.A 27-year-old woman of no fixed place of address who was already in custody for unrelated offending was last week charged with one count of murder.She will remain in custody to appear at Melbourne…

MARIBYRNONG: Caravan stolen from Braybrook

Footscray police are appealing for information after a $70,000 caravan was stolen in Braybrook.Investigators have been told the Heritage Spaceland caravan was being stored on a Ashley St property.A Hino truck, complete with crane, tray and ramp, drove onto the property about 4am on April4.The caravan was hooked up to the truck and driven off…

WYNDHAM: Fatality at Truganina

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a fatal crash in Truganina on Wednesday morning, June 4.Emergency services responded to reports that a car had crashed into an unoccupied parked vehicle on Dunmore Drive about 1am.The passenger of the car, a 24-year-old St Albans woman, died at the scene.The driver, a 23-year-old…

MELBOURNE: Hit run in CBD

Melbourne Highway Patrol officers are appealing for public assistance after a pedestrian was struck by a car in Melbourne’s CBD.Emergency services responded to reports of a blue Subaru Liberty colliding with a pedestrian, near the intersection of King and Batman Sts, in West Melbourne about 10pm on Friday May 30.The pedestrian, a 30-year-old man who…

KINGSTON: Clocked at 198-kmh at Dingley Village

A P1 probationary driver has lost his car and will be facing serious charges after allegedly being clocked at nearly 200-kmh in Dingley Village on Friday evening (June 6).Officers from Moorabbin Highway Patrol detected the Ford Falcon allegedly travelling along the Mornington Peninsula Freeway at 198-kmh in the 100-kmh zone, about 7.30pm.The driver, a 19-year-old…

CASEY: Police officer injured at Hallam

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Transit Divisional Response Unit detectives charged a man after he allegedly attempted to steal a vehicle, injuring an officer in Hallam. Police were patrolling the area around Hallam Railway Station when they allegedly spotted a man attempting to break into a vehicle in a carpark about 2.45pm on Monday (May 26). It is alleged the…

MELBOURNEWIDE: 3 charged over car rebirthing

Three men have been charged and a range of stolen property seized as part of a Vehicle Crime Squad investigation into a car rebirthing syndicate. Detectives from the Vehicle Crime Squad, Illicit Firearms Squad, VIPER Taskforce, Echo Taskforce and Gang Crime Squad executed three warrants on Wednesday (May 28) at residential properties in Caroline Springs,…

CASEY: Explosives, drugs at Cranbourne

Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives uncovered a significant quantity of explosives, ammunition and drugs as part of an investigation into theft of motor vehicles in the Frankston area. The explosives were located during the execution of a search warrant at a residential address in Cranbourne on Wednesday morning (May 28). The Bomb Response Unit subsequently…