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MERRI-BEK: Man charged following Glenroy death

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a 23-year-old man from Glenroy with murder after a man was located deceased at a residence in Glenroy earlier on Monday (May 19). Officers attended the residence on Mitchell St around 4.40am to conduct a welfare check and located a deceased 28-year-old man. The 23-year-old was arrested by NSW police…

MELBOURNE: Visa breaches

Monday, May 19, 2025

A Sudan-born man was set to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Thursday (May 15) charged with \failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The AFP charged the man, 43, \after he was located in Melbourne and arrested by Victoria Police, with the assistance of the AFP, on an unrelated matter. It will be alleged…

MORNINGTON PENINSULA: Off-duty officer rescues two at Rosebud

An off-duty police officer has leapt to the rescue of two swimmers in trouble off Rosebud Pier on Sunday afternoon (May 18). The 31-year-old man and 15-year-old boy from Traralgon were on a family outing when they decided to enter the water about 4.10pm. The teenager had little to no swimming experience and quickly got…

CASEY: Motorcyclist airlifted

Casey Highway Patrol are appealing for witness and dashcam vision after a motorcyclist was left fighting for life following a collision in Berwick on Sunday (May 18). Police have been told the rider was travelling west on O’Shea’s R\d when they collided with a car at the intersection of Bridgewater Boulevard, \about 5.50pm. The male…

WHITTLESEA: Aggravated carjacking at Epping

Four teenagers have been arrested by police following an affray and series of attempted aggravated carjackings in a shopping centre carpark in Epping on Sunday (May 18). Detectives from Mill Park Divisional Response Unit have charged two of the four teens while the two others are expected to be charged on summons. A 15-year-old boy…

SPORT: Western FNL scores

Division 2. Seniors. Albanvale 10.8 (68) d West Footscray 5.12 (42). Braybrook 10.11 (71) d Western Rams 8.13 (61). Laverton Magpies 16.8 (104) d Sunshine Heights 11.4 (70). Wyndhamvale 31.28 (214) d Tarneit 1.0 (6). North Footscray 14.11 (95) d Suns 5.6 (36).

MERRI-BEK: Skateboard rider, 43, dies

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision in Coburg on Thursday night (May 15).It is understood a car and skateboard rider collided at the intersection of Moreland Rd and Gordon St about 7.30pm.A 43-year-old Pascoe Vale South man believed to be the skateboard rider died at the scene.A man believed to be the…

GLEN EIRA: Murrumbeena hit-run ouctome

Moorabbin Highway Patrol officers have charged a man following a hit-run collision that left a child with serious injuries in Murrumbeena.A boy was riding his bicycle on a pedestrian crossing when he was allegedly struck by a car near the intersection of Railway Parade and Ardyne St about 3.30pm on May 1.It is alleged the…

PORT PHILLIP: 7 charged after Port Melbourne incident

Armed Crime Squad detectives have charged seven people after a man was located with serious injuries in Port Melbourne on Friday morning (May16).The five men and two women have each been charged with the following offences:

MILDURA: 20 arrested in drugs sting

Police have arrested 20 people and laid 42 charges during a major police operation targeting outlaw motorcycle gang and organised criminal entities across north-west Victoria.The operation – which ran from Monday -Friday (May 12-16)\ – saw Crime Command’s VIPER Taskforce team up with the Mildura Crime Investigation Unit and Divisional Response Unit to track down…