Police News

MELTON: Drug, firearm trafficking

Friday, April 4, 2025

Echo Taskforce detectives yesterday charged six people, one a former patched member of the Rebels Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, and seized four firearms, two imitation firearms and various drugs of dependence following an investigation in drug and firearm trafficking in Melbourne. Members from the Critical Incident Response Team arrested a 26-year-old Melton at his home address…

MELBOURNE: ‘Lied to Family Court about $4m assets’

A Melbourne man who gave false testimony and provided falsified evidence to the Family Court of Australia has been sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment.  The man, now 36, will spend six months in prison, before being released from custody. The remaining 12 months of his sentence is to be served on a Recognisance Release Order,…

MELBOURNE: Man alleged to have threatened MP

A Victorian man has been charged with allegedly threatening a Commonwealth Parliamentarian via email.  The AFP charged the Ballarat man, 51, after an investigation into alleged threats made in two emails to the Parliamentarian’s electoral office.  The AFP allegedly traced these messages to the man’s personal email account and executed a search warrant on Thursday…

GREATER DANDENONG: Firearms incident

Police are seeking witnesses to an incident involving a firearm in Dandenong North. Investigators have been told a mother and her seven-year-old daughter were walking through Tirhatuan Reserve when they observed a male riding a dirt bike in a southerly direction near the basketball courts on Kriegel Way about 6.30pm on March 25. The male…

MORNINGTON PENINSULA: Search at Cape Schanck

Detectives from the Missing Persons Squad are this week searching an area of Cape Schank as part of their investigation into the suspicious disappearance of Sergio Cuesta in 2023. The search, taking place on Thursday and Friday (Apr. 3-4), has a focus on an area near the Gunnamatta Surf Club. Over the past 18 months,…

SOUTH-EAST: MDMA, cannabis seized

Three men have been charged with trafficking drugs, after police seized more than $100,000 worth of MDMA and cannabis in Melbourne’s south-east. Malvern Uniform members intercepted a white Mitsubishi ASX Wagon on Kingston Street, Malvern East as part of a routine vehicle stop, just after 2am on Wednesday (Apr. 2). Police will allege there was…

MAROONDAH: Cigarette burglary at North Ringwood

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Maroondah Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following a ram raid at a cigarette store in Ringwood North. It is believed unknown offenders in two separate vehicles attended a shopping complex on Warrandyte Rd about 1.45am on Tuesday, March 25. The offenders drove one of the vehicles, a grey Kia Seltos SUV…

CASEY: 200-kmh drive at Cranbourne

n unaccompanied learner driver has shocked police after being clocked doing 200-kmh in Cranbourne North early Sunday morningt (Mar. 30) Casey Highway Patrol members were patrolling along Thompsons Rd when they spotted two vehicles allegedly racing each other about 1am One of the vehicles, a blue Volkswagen Golf R, was detected doing more than double…

YARRA RANGES: Boy, 14, charged after 250-kmh drive from Mooroolbark

Police have charged a teen after an allegedly stolen vehicle collided with a police car in Mooroolbark early on Monday morningt (Mar. 31). Officers allegedly caught sight of a stolen white Infinity sedan in fast-food outlet car park on Manchester Rd shortly after midnight. The Infinity allegedly took off from the scene, clipping a police…

HUME: Man arrested in stolen car at Meadow Heights

Police have charged a 21-year-old man allegedly spotted doing 170km/h in a stolen car in Melbourne’s north early on Tuesday morning (Apr. 1). The Police Air Wing was out on patrol when a speeding Toyota Hilux caught their attention travelling along the Western Ring Road about 12.40am. Enquiries soon determined the vehicle also had false…