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Monday, October 12, 2026
Detectives from the Clandestine Laboratory Squad charged two men, one a former patched member of the Hells Angels Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, and located a clandestine laboratory in Colac.With assistance from the Geelong Divisional Response Unit, Colac Uniform members, Disaster Victim Identification team (specially trained members in dismantling a clan lab) and a forensic chemist, warrants…
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Detectives from Taskforce Lunar have charged two men as part of their investigation into the alleged extortion of the owner of a Braybrook tobacco store earlier this year.Police executed two warrants at properties in Port Melbourne and Broadmead-ows last Thursday morning (Apr. 24), arresting a 26-year-old Port Melbourne man and a 21-year-old Broadmeadows man.The pair…
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New crime data reveals Victoria Police arrested almost 100 people for drug offending in St Kilda last year, as detectives continue to target traffickers peddling illicit substances.In 2024, St Kilda police arrested 94 people allegedly involved in drug crime a total of 96 times – equivalent to around two people each week.These arrests often included…
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Police have dismantled an alleged drug trafficking syndicate operating out of Mildura, seizing more than $1 million worth of methylamphetamine.Four people were arrested, including a patched member of the Rebels Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, following a series of coordinated warrants in Mildura.Police intercepted a vehicle in Red Cliffs shortly before 12 Noon on Tuesday (Apr. 22).A…
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Melbourne Highway Patrol officers are investigating after a car struck a pedestrian in Fitzroy on Wednesday afternoon (Apr. 23). It is understood the male pedestrian was struck by a white Ford Transit on Victoria Pde between Napier St and George St about 3.25pm. The pedestrian, a 21-year-old man, was taken to hospital with critical life-threatening…
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Police are investigating a fatal collision in Terang on Tuesday night (Apr. 22). Emergency services were called to reports an e-scooter and car had collided on Lyons St about 6.40pm. The teenage e-scooter rider was airlifted to hospital and later died. The male driver of the Ford utility was not injured and stopped at the…
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Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested five people following a series of ram raids at luxury stores in Melbourne’s CBD. Detectives executed multiple search warrants at six properties and storage units in Cranbourne, Dandenong and Springvale on tuesday (Apr. 22). Investigators located and seized a number of luxury handbags, stolen vehicles, drugs and assorted…
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Police are investigating a fatal collision in Little Desert. Emergency services were called to reports a car collided with a truck on Nhill-Harrow Road, just after 2pm on Tuesday (Apr. 22). The driver and sole occupant of the car died at the scene. The driver of the truck, a 49-year-old Nhill man was uninjured and…
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Four people have been arrested after multiple police units followed them from Pakenham to Elwood in an allegedly stolen vehicle overnight. Officers patrolling in Pakenham spotted the allegedly stolen silver Holden Astra on Bald Hill Rd, near the railway station, just after midnight. The Astra was followed along the Monash Freeway at alleged high speeds….
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Police have arrested a man following an alleged assault in Barwon Heads on Saturday night (Apr. 19). It is alleged the woman was injured during a physical altercation on outside a venue on Bridge Rd just before 11pm. A 45-year-old woman was airlifted to hospital, where she remains in a serious condition. A 55-year-old Cremorne…
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