Police News

Emergency services responded to reports a tree had fallen on a tent and vehicle in Kevington on Saturday morning (Oct. 19).The large tree had fallen at a campground near Eildon Jamieson Rd about 3am.The 27-year-old Bayles man died at the scene.The death is not being treated as suspicious and police will prepare a report for

Melton Crime Investigation Unit detectives have laid nearly 100 charges and recovered 14 stolen vehicles as part of an ongoing investigation into a series car thefts across the western suburbs of Melbourne.The Volume Crime Reduction Team, with detectives from both Melton and Whittlesea CIU, arrested the first of two men on Thursday, October 3.The 23-year-old

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Nathan Jones.The 21-year-old is wanted on warrant in relation to theft of motor vehicle, burglary and driving a motor vehicle impaired. Jones is known to frequent the Reservoir area.He is described as approximately 165cm tall, of thin build, with blonde hair.

The young girl critically injured in last Thursday’s Endeavor Hills collision has died in hospital.Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following the collision, which occurred at the intersection of James Cook Drive and Heatherton Rd, on about 8.30am.The 24-year-old man has been charged with one count of dangerous driving causing serious injury.It

Moonee Valley Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a woman who allegedly stabbed a man in Moonee Ponds and another man in Kensington on Thursday (Oct. 18).Officers were called to reports a woman was armed with a knife inside a business on Puckle St about 11am.It is alleged the woman stabbed a 74-year-old man, before

Macedon Highway Patrol officers will investigate the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in Riddells Creek on Friday morning (Oct. 18).Police were told that a young woman was driving along Kilmore Rd, about 500m east of Mount Charlie Rd, when it appears she lost control and crashed into a tree about 7.15am.The 21-year-old from Lancefield died

Four people have been charged after alleged assaults on police officers, horses and attendees outside the Land Forces Expo in Melbourne last month.The arrests come as detectives from Bastion Taskforce continue to investigate the September 11 protest, with images released of a further six people they are hoping to identify.In addition to the 89 people

Police are investigating after the driver of a stolen car refused to pull over and dumped the vehicle in Sunshine.The white Nissan Navara was spotted travelling towards Greensborough on the Ring Road near Ballarat Rd just before midnight.The stolen vehicle exited the Ring Road at Ballarat Rd and headed east.Officers activated lights and sirens before

VIPER Taskforce detectives have charged a man following an investigation into major retail theft.Detectives travelled to New South Wales on October 11 to further investigate a large shop steal syndicate.Police will allege the syndicate is responsible for thefts of grocery products between 2023 and 2024.It is alleged the group were conducting large scale thefts of

Detectives from Taskforce Lunar will investigate the circumstances surrounding an arson at a cycling store underneath a gym in Brunswick East in the early hours of Tuesday morning last week (Oct. 15).Emergency services were called to the Lygon St scene following reports a black BMW was seen ramming the garage door of the ground floor