Police News

WEST: 6 charged over serious crimes

Saturday, June 27, 2026

n Westgate Divisional Response Unit / Alliance have charged six people after they were arrested in a stolen vehicle in Tarneit on Friday (June 26).Police alleged the group have been involved in a series of home invasions, aggravated burglaries and car thefts across north-west metro region.Officers sighted an allegedly stolen Mazda CX5 on Hummingbird Boulevard,…

NORTH-WEST: Constable charged

Friday, June 26, 2026

A senior constable from North West Metro Region has been charged following an internal investigation.The 33-year-old man has been charged with 23 counts of driving whilst his licence was suspended.The incidents are alleged to have occurred between August and December 2025 whilst the police officer was on-duty.He was charged on summons to appear before a…

HUME: 157-kmh at Campbellfield

An unlicensed teen will have some explaining to do after being caught at nearly double the speed limit in Campbellfield.Fawkner Highway Patrol officers spotted the Mazda 3 travelling along Sydney Rd just after 7am on Sunday, June 21.The vehicle was detected at an alleged speed of 157-kmh in the 80-kmh zone.Officers intercepted the car and…

DAREBIN: Hit-run at Fairfield

Greensborough Highway Patrol officers are investigating after a man and woman were struck by a car in a hit-run collision in Fairfield on Saturday evening, June 20.Emergency services responded to reports a black Audi struck the pedestrians near the intersection of Station and Separation Sts.The 66-year-old man and 59-year-old woman, both from Gladstone Park, were…

HOBSONS BAY: Erratic riding at Newport

Hobsons Bay Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested and charged two teenage boys after a Hyundai i30 was damaged by a group on motorcycles in Melbourne’s western suburbs.Police will allege the pair were riding in convoy with around 50 others in Fawkner about 4pm on Sunday, June 21.It is understood the group then made their…

MORNINGTON PENINSULA: Driver blew .269 – Police

A man has allegedly blown more than five times the legal alcohol limit following a collision in Mount Martha on Wednesday night (June 24).Police were called to the intersection of Moorooduc Hwy and Males Rd following reports of a minor two-car collision just before 5pm.Police located the driver of a Nissan Navara and the 41-year-old…

GREATER DANDENONG: Death on Highway

A man died following a crash in Dandenong South on Friday morning (June 26).It is believed a Toyota Camry lost control and crashed on the South Gipps-land Hwy about 1.50am.Emergency services worked on a male passenger however he died at the scene.The male driver was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.A third male…

MELBOURNE: Jerry cans, baseball bats, in stolen vehicle

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Monash Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two men after an alleged stolen car containing jerry cans and baseball bats was tracked across Melbourne on Friday morning (June 19).The police Air Wing spotted the black Chrysler allegedly speeding along Ferntree Gully Rd in Oakleigh East about 3.50am.The car was followed by the chopper across the…

MONASH: 11 charged after Oakleigh affray

Friday, June 19, 2026

Eastern Region Crime Squad detectives have now completed their investigation into an affray in Oakleigh in April.In the last wave of arrests, a further five teenagers were arrested – taking the total number of teenagers now arrested and charged to eleven.Overall, six teenagers, two 14-year-olds, three 17-year-olds and an 18-year-old have all been charged with…

WHITTLESEA: Fatality at Lalor

Police are investigating a fatal collision in Lalor on Friday morning (June 19).Emergency services were called to reports that two cars had collided at the intersection of Dalton Rd and Burton St just after 6am.The female passenger of the first vehicle, a 49-year-old Lalor woman, was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.The male…