Police News

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a woman following the death of a man in Brunswick East earlier this year.A 43-year-old Niddrie woman was arrested and has subsequently been charged with manslaughter.The charge follows the death of a 51-year-old Brunswick East man on January 23.Emergency services were called to an Edward St property about 3.30am, where

Police have arrested three people and seized over $12,000 of 1,4-Butanediol in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.The arrests follow a 14-month investigation led by the Croydon Divisional Response Unit into an alleged drug trafficking ring operating across Lilydale and Mordialloc.Croydon DRU with support from Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit, Special Operations Group, and Dog Squad executed two search

A woman has died in hospital after she was hit by a tram in St Kilda earlier this month.It is believed the woman was struck by a tram on St Kilda Rd between Inkerman and Carlisle Sts about 8am on October 5.The 58-year-old Richmond woman has died in hospital.Officers from Transit Safety Division are investigating

Missing Persons Squad detectives have located what appear to be human remains as part of their ongoing investigation into the suspicious disappearance of Rosebud man Jake Bradford.The remains were found about 10.30am on Tuesday (Oct. 15) in remote bushland off Dollar-Woorarra West Rd in Dollar.Detectives from the Missing Persons Squad, Major Crime Scene Unit and

Goldfield Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested seven people after allegedly seizing drugs, cash and weapons in Castlemaine.Officers executed search warrants at three residential properties in Castlemaine and Campbells Creek on Monday last week (Oct. 14).It is alleged drugs, cash and weapons including a sword and gel blaster were seized.A 51-year-old Castlemaine man has been charged

A man has had his licence immediately suspended after allegedly driving at more than five times the legal limit in Maidstone on Tuesday night (Oct. 15).Officers from Footscray observed a white Toyota van travelling along Jackson St about 7.30pm.It is believed the van had been involved in a collision before police located it.They intercepted the

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash which occurred in Paraparap on Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 16).Officers have been told a car left the road and crashed into a tree near the intersection of Forest Rd and Larcombes Rd about 3.20pm.Emergency services were quickly on scene but could not revive the female driver.The investigation

Wodonga Police have arrested a man following a sexual assault last month.Police have been told a 22-year-old woman was out shopping on High St, when the alleged offender approached and sexually assaulted her about 4.30pm on Monday, September 16.The woman was not physically injured during the incident.A 21-year-old Wodonga man handed himself into police last

Boroondara Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for assistance from the public following two robberies.Investigators have been told a 26-year-old woman from East Melbourne was walking through Birrarung Marr about 10pm on October 2.Two women approached the victim from behind who threw her to the ground.She was assaulted and her bag, which contained credit cards

Portland Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following a burglary.Investigators have been told a stolen white Holden Commodore was driven to a jewellers on Percy St about 1.40am on October 12.A male passenger exited the car and smashed the front windows of the business with an axe before stealing jewellery and watches.He