Police News

MELTON: Crash at Mount Cottrell

Sunday, May 11, 2025

Melton Highway Patrol officers continue to investigate a collision in Mount Cottrell that has since turned fatal.It is believed a motorcycle and a truck collided in the intersection of Boundary and David Rds just after 8am on May 2.The rider, a 39-year-old Wyndham Vale woman, was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition where she…

WHITTLESEA: Man charged with Bundoora murder

Missing Person Squad detectives have charged a 40-year-old man with murder after the body of a man was located in Bundoora.The deceased was located at a McLeans Rd address about 9.45am on Thursday (May 8).A 51-year-old Bundoora woman and a 40-year-old Bundoora man were arrested at the scene.The woman was interviewed by detectives and released.The…

NORTH-WEST: Air Wing follows teen carjackers

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Police have arrested four males following a string of alleged aggravated carjackings, in Melbourne’s north-west, during the early hours of Saturday morning (May 10).It was reported to police that three male offenders, wielding edged weapons, made demands for a man’s car on Timbertop Parade in Aintree about 11pm Friday (May 9).The man refused to hand…

NORTH-EAST: 18 firearms, $1m drugs, seized

Friday, May 9, 2025

Wangaratta and Cobram detectives seized four firearms and arrested five people as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged drugs and firearms trafficking in Victoria’s north-east.Since the investigation commenced in 2023, police have now arrested 30 people, seized 18 firearms, and more than $1 million worth of illicit drugs.Detectives from Wang-aratta and Cobram Crime Investigation…

FRANKSTON: Ram raid court sequel

Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two men following four separate incidents in Seaford and Crib Point.It is alleged two men attended a supermarket on Seaford Rd in Seaford and reversed a vehicle through the front door before entering the store and leaving empty handed about 1.30am on May 5.The men allegedly attended a…

KNOX: Rowville man charged over drugs

Detectives from the Icarus Taskforce charged a man after border-controlled drugs were detected concealed inside a convection oven sent through the domestic freight system.Collaboration between the Icarus Taskforce and Australian Border Force, including a thorough forensic search, revealed a concealment hidden within the oven.The oven was deconstructed and found to contain two blocks of compressed…

YARRA: Citylink collision at Burnley

Police are investigating a serious injury collision in the city bound lanes of Citylink, Burnley, in the early hoursof Friday morning (May 9).Emergency services responded to reports of a car travelling contraflow to traffic before colliding with a truck about 2.10am.The driver of the car was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The truck driver…

MELBOURNE: 30 arrests over dating app assaults

Victoria Police has arrested more than 30 people as part of an investigation into a series of concerning attacks on men linked to the use of dating apps and social media.Police allege several groups of offenders – primarily young males aged between 13 and 20 – have been posing as legitimate users of the platforms…

MARIBYRNONG: Mystery around Footscray fires video

Maribyrnong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance to uncover information following two significant fires at a factory in Footscray.Emergency services were called to the initial blaze at an abandoned factory on Ballarat Rd in Footscray about 7.45pm on Wednesday, July 31 last year.The fire caused significant damage to the building and an…

KNOX: Lysterfield South roo kill charge

Police from Endeavour Hills and Narre Warren have charged two men as part of an investigation into the death of a kangaroo in Lysterfield South.The pair were charged on Thursday (May 8) following the execution of warrants at two residential homes, in Ferntree Gully Rd, Scoresby and Bourke St, Ringwood.The charges follow a report to…