Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol officers arrested a man and a woman after a motorcyclist was struck by a car in Noble Park on Thursday afternoon (May 22).Officers were told that a grey Ford hatchback and a grey Volkswagen Golf were allegedly seen racing each other on the Princes Hwy just before 2.30pm.Both vehicles allegedly ran…
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A Sudan-born man appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates Court, charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The AFP arrested and charged the man, 38, locating him in Melbourne. It will be alleged he breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa 15 times between May 3-20. The man has been charged with: These…
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Armed Crime Squad detectives have charged five men following an aggravated burglary in Keysborough. It is alleged the men gained entry to a Winslow Ct house around 5am on February 8. It is believed an altercation occurred inside the residence and a firearm was discharged. A 45-year-old man sustained minor injuries during the incident and…
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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a house fire in Chadstone on Wednesday night (May 21). Emergency services were called to reports of the blaze at an address on Terrigal St about 9.40pm. A woman and two children were evacuated from the residence. The trio were taken to hospital with serious injuries. At this stage,…
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Police are investigating a crash in Bonbeach It is understood a Porsche wagon was travelling along the Nepean Hwy when it crashed into the fence surrounding a power substation about 2.30am. The male driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital under police guard with serious injuries. It is understood four other occupants of the…
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Police have charged a man following an extended follow which ended in Malvern. Officers first spotted a white Audi wagon bearing allegedly false plates travelling on Monash Fwy at 1.30am Wednesday (May 21). With the assistance of the Air Wing, uniform and PORT, officers followed the wagon through Malvern towards Carnegie. The Air Wing spotted…
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Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after a man performed a lewd act on board a train in Melbourne’s CBD. It is understood a man directed sexual activity towards a woman on the City Loop train between Melbourne Central and Flinders St railway stations about 8.20am on April 12. The 19-year-old female victim was…
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Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for witnesses after a violent attempted carjacking in Dandenong on Sunday night (May 18). Investigators have been told the female was putting petrol in her car at a service station on the Princes HWy near Potter St when a white Ford EcoSport with no registration plates pulled up…
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Police have charged two teenagers after allegedly attempting to avoid arrest in multiple stolen cars that were followed across several suburbs for more than four hours. Patrolling officers first sighted an allegedly stolen Mazda CX-5 on Warrigal R\d, Oakleigh on Sunday (May 18) about 10pm. Police attempted to intercept the vehicle, but the driver allegedly…
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Police caught 55 drink and drug drivers during a major road policing operation in Laverton over the weekend. Operation Leviathan, which was conducted over Friday and Saturday night, saw police conducting high volume alcohol and drug testing on the Princes Fwy, targeting impaired drivers. Police conducted 3454 preliminary breath tests, with 52 caught exceeding the…
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