Police News

WHITTLESEA: Double fatality at Thomastown

Sunday, April 20, 2025

Police are investigating after two people died in a collision at Thomastown on Sunday afternoon (Apr. 20), Emergency services were called to reports a motorbike and car had collided on High St about 12.50pm. The motorbike rider and their pillion passenger died at the scene. The occupants of the car did not sustain any serious…

STONNINGTON: Fatal stabbing at Prahran

Homicide Squad detectives are investigating following a fatal stabbing in Prahran on Sunday morning (Apr. 20). Emergency services were called to reports a man had been stabbed during an altercation on Chapel St on about 1.30am. The victim, believed to be a man in his 20’s, was taken to hospital where he later died. At…

YARRA RANGES: Missing autistc boy found at Olinda

A 6-year-old boy who went missing from an Olinda play space has been reunited with his family after spending the night lost in the Dandenong Ranges. The Forest Hill boy, who has autism and is non-verbal, was at a family gathering celebrating Easter at the Olinda Monbulk Road when he wandered off about 4pm Friday…

HUME: Man, 19, dies after Greenvale crash

A man has died in hospital following a collision in Greenvale. Emergency services were called after a Kia Cerato and a Honda CRV collided on Somerton Rd about 11.50pm on Friday, March 21. It is understood the Kia left the road and rolled. The female driver of the Honda suffered minor injuries and was taken…

MELTON: Charges follow Hillside burglary

Saturday, April 19, 2025

Melton Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an alleged aggravated burglary where a man was threatened with a firearm in Hillside. It is alleged five male offenders approached a house on Antonietta S just after 2am on December 30. Three occupants, a 50-year-old man, a 49-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy were…

CASEY: Local fathers create street security

Friday, April 18, 2025

Crime is so bad on Clyde streets that families and sending out their own fathers, driving around in cars, to create security on the streets, says Berwick MLA Brad Battin (pictured).“Crime in this state has been rewarded under this government for far too long, and the person that weakened the bail laws has now been…

BASS COAST: Woman dies at San Remo

Police will prepare a report for the Coroner following the death of a woman in San Remo on Good Friday morning (Apr. 18). Emergency services were called to a beach off Punch Bowl Rd about 8.30am after reports two women and a man had been washed off rocks and were in the water. One of…

WYNDHAM: Fatality at Werribee

Police report a fatal crash in Werribee on Good Friday morning (Apr. 18).It is understood a car crashed into a lamp post, then into a parked vehicle on Sneydes Rd about 11.20am.The male driver died at the scene. Two male passengers were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Exact circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated.

WEST: Man charged over crime spree

Melton Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a spate of burglaries in Melton and Caroline Springs over the past month.Detectives will allege commercial premises were targeted and significant damage occurred at a number of the sites.At one of the incidents, an offender allegedly forced their way into a store on Gourlay Rd…

MARIBYRNING: Police shooting at Footscray

A man died after being shot by police in Footscray on Thursday night, April 17.Officers were called to Albert St to reports of a man armed with a knife about 9pm.Two police officers attending the scene found the man and instructed him to drop the weapon.The man then charged towards the police, still armed with…