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FRANKSTON: Ram raid court sequel

Friday, May 9, 2025

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…

MELBOURNE: Visa breaches alleged

Thursday, May 8, 2025

An Ethiopia-born man was set to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday (May 7) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions.The AFP charged the man, 28, after he was located in Melbourne.It was alleged he breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa between April 2-19 by failing to abide by his…

PORT PHILLIP: E-bike hooning arrest

A man has been arrested over alleged e-bike hooning in Albert Park.It is alleged that approximately 100 youths were riding dirt bikes, bicycles and e-bikes on Lakeside Drive.Just before 4pm on February 8, police received multiple calls about the group causing significant disruption to traffic, by blocking both lanes across Ross Gregory Drive.One rider allegedly…

MELTON: Injured man found at Cobblebank

Police are investigating after a man was located with serious injuries in Cobblebank on Thursday morning (May 8).Officers were called to Western Freeway, west of Mount Cottrell Rd, following a report of an injured man found on the side of the road about 7am.The man was conveyed to hospital with life-threatening-injuries.A crime-scene was established while…

MOONEE VALLEY: 2 arrests after ram raids

Moonee Valley Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two men following ram raids at an optometrist in Essendon and a high-end store on Collins St where over $400,000 worth of goods were allegedly stolen.A 24-year-old Mickleham man was charged with 20 offences including burglary and theft.A 38-year-old man from Pascoe Vale South was charged with…