Police News

MANNINGHAM: 5 teens arrested

Sunday, July 5, 2026

Police have arrested five teens after a suspected stolen Mazda crashed into roadworks signage in Balwyn North on Friday morning (July 3.Emergency services were called to reports of the crash city-bound on the Eastern Freeway, between Doncaster and Bulleen Rds, about 7.15am.Police were told four males and a female were seen fleeing over a fence…

KNOX: Armed robberies – 3 charged

Officers from the Croydon Divisional Response Unit have charged three teens following two armed robberies in Boronia.Investigators allege two teenage boys, both aged 15-years-old, were approached by a group of three males at a bus stop near Chandler Rd about 5pm.One of the males allegedly produced a machete, threatened one of the 15-year-olds and made…

WYNDHAM: 17 years jail for Werribee man

Saturday, July 4, 2026

A Werribee man, 27, was sentenced on Friday (July 3) by the County Court to 17 years’ imprisonment for the attempted importation of 63kg of methamphetamine, money laundering and drug trafficking offences.He will be eligible for parole after serving 11 years and six months.The man was charged following an investigation by the Victorian Joint Organised…

MITCHELL: Fatality on Northern Hwy

Police are investigating a fatal crash in Tooborac on Friday morning (July 3).Emergency services were called to reports that two cars and a truck had crashed into a fallen tree on Northern Hwy about 6am.The driver of one of the cars died at the scene.The driver of the other car sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries…

CASEY: Police probe assault at soccer game

Monday, June 29, 2026

Police are appealing for public assistance as they investigate an assault at a soccer game in Doveton.An 18-year-old man, who was on the field at a reserve on Power Rd, was assaulted by three male offenders earlier ths year, about 8pm on Thursday, April 23.It is understood there was an earlier physical altercation between two…

EAST: Extended follow by Police

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Detectives have charged a teenage boy and recovered two allegedly stolen vehicles in Melbourne’s east.Officers spotted an allegedly outstanding stolen grey BMW travelling on Williamson Rd in Doncaster about 4pm on Friday (June 26).Police followed the vehicle along Doncaster Rd, before it continued to Tram Rd.It is alleged the teen occupants dumped the BMW in…

WHITEHORSE: Shot fired at Vermont

Saturday, June 27, 2026

A gun has been fired during a violent brawl outside a church at Vermont on Friday night (June 26).There was a violent altercation between a group of men outside a church.A 19-year-old was taken to hospital with minor injuries.Police say no-one was injured when the gun was fired.

GREATER DANDENONG: Abduction at Springvale South

Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad have charged a teenage boy following an alleged abduction in Springvale South on Friday (June 26).Investigators allege a 17-year-old girl was entering a secondary college on Janine Rd when she was approached by a male about 8.30am.The male allegedly forced the girl into a vehicle which fled the scene.Officers…

CARDINIA: Hit-run at Cockatoo

Cardinia Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a collision between a car and cyclist in Cockatoo on Friday (June 26).Emergency services were called to the collision on Pakenham Rd about 2.40pm.The cyclist, a 47-year-old of no fixed address, was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries where he remains.It is alleged the driver…

WHITTLESEA: 135-kmh in Lalor school zone

A learner motorcycle rider has some explaining to do after allegedly being caught at 135-kmh in a 40-kmh school zone outside a school in Lalor.Members from Fawkner Highway Patrol and Mernda Uniform were working Operation Overwatch when they spotted the CF MOTO travelling along Dalton Rd just before 4pm on Friday (June 26).The vehicle was…