Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Friday, October 30, 2026
A man has been arrested following an alleged fatal hit-run collision in Canadian last week.It is alleged a green Ford Fiesta struck a 51-year-old Canadian man on Butt St just after midnight on Monday, August 17.The man died at the scene.The Ford, which was allegedly not displaying registration plates, was located nearby on Elsworth St.A…
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Police uncovered over $30,000 worth of drugs and cash in Traralgon on Monday (Aug. 24).Officers from Traralgon Police and Morwell Divisional Response Unit executed a search warrant at a property in Lawren-ce Grove about 9.30am.Inside the property, officers allegedly located and seized:
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Police have charged an alleged drunk driver who left a path of destruction behind that lead to his arrest on Monday afternoon (Aug. 24).The 46-year-old man drew the attention of patrolling police after he crashed into a shopping centre welcome sign in Werribee about 3.15pm.The Hoppers Crossing man allegedly then mounted the footpath and sped…
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A tobacco store in Northcote was extensively damaged after a vehicle was rammed into the shop front for a second time in two days.Police were called to the High St scene following reports of the damage late Tuesday night (Aug. 18) about 11.45pm.The vehicle involved, a red Toyota Corolla which has been confirmed stolen, appears…
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Police have charged a man following a shooting in Wildwood on Wednesday night (Aug. 19).A 37-year-old Meadow Heights man was allegedly shot in the torso following a dispute with the occupants at a property on Wildwood Rd about 7.20pm.A 56-year-old Wildwood man was arrested on Thursday (Aug. 20) and has since been charged with one…
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Police issued a further 120 offences to motorists travelling to and from Victorian snowfields, with over 500 offences now detected in total during the major road policing operation.Operation Eastern Snow has seen police highly visible and enforcing on roads heading to and from Victoria’s alpine areas, including Mount Buller, Falls Creek and Mount Hotham.Police detected…
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Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man with murder after a woman was located deceased inside a residential property in Ferntree Gully on Friday morning (Aug. 21).Emergency services were called to the residence on Ferntree Gully Rd just before 10am and located an injured woman.Despite efforts to revive the 30-year-old Ferntree Gully woman, she was…
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Detectives are appealing for information regarding a historical sexual assault in Lilydale.Investigators have received a complaint from a female victim who attended a Lilydale doctor’s office in the late 1970s or early 1980s.The woman was a teenager at the time of the incident. Investigators received the complaint on June 26 this year and commenced an…
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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,…
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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…
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