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MERRI-BEK: Child stealing, stalking at Coburg

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Fawkner Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives have charged a man following two alleged incidents in Coburg.It is alleged a 41-year-old man followed a woman and child into a pharmacy on Louisa St about 8.20pm on Monday, October 6.He allegedly left at the same time and continued following them to their car, which…

Emergency Services

BOROONDARA: House blaze at Ashburton

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to an incident on Highgate Gr, Ashburton at 10.55am on Sunday (Oct. 12) following a call to Triple Zero (000) reporting a house fire.Firefighters arrived on scene in six minutes to find a fire involving a two-storey brick veneer home with the seat of the fire located on the second-floor front…

Emergency Services

KINGSTON: Mordialloc fire ‘suspicious’

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to an incident on Boundary Rd, Mordialloc at 3.25am Tuesday (Oct. 14) following multiple Triple Zero (000) calls reporting a building fire.Firefighters arrived on scene to find a 50m x 20m single storey tilt slab building involved in fire and issued an escalated response.Crews established firefighting lines to combat the blaze,…

Police News

HUME: Craigieburn stabbing charge

A man has been charged following a stabbing in Craigieburn on October 13.Police were called to reports of a brawl between four men outside a shopping centre on Craigieburn Rd about 6.40pm.It is alleged one of the men produced a knife and stabbed two other men during the altercation.A 26-year-old and 55-year-old were transported to…

Police News

MOONEE VALLEY: Stolen car chase

Moonee Valley Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a man after he evaded police in an allegedly stolen car north of Melbourne on Tuesday morning (Oct. 14).Police pulled up next to an allegedly stolen silver Toyota Prado, which was stationary on Waratah St in Ascot Vale about 10.20am.The male driver of the Prado allegedly collided…

Police News

WEST: Police make 53 arrests

A major operation which saw police saturate the Brim-bank and Melton areas has led to the arrest of more than 50 alleged burglars, car thieves and dangerous drivers, as well as six stolen cars, weapons and a firearm recovered.Operation Momentum ran for four nights in early October, leading to the arrest of 53 people and…

Police News

MELBOURNE: Carjackings – man charged

Police have charged a 48-year-old man from Hoppers Crossing with a number of offences following incidents in Tarneit, North Melbourne and the Melbourne CBD on Tuesday morning (Oct. 14).It is alleged a man was assaulted at a convenience store at the intersection of Sayers and Tarneit Rds about 7.45am.The offender left the store and approached…

Council News

WHITTLESEA: Report critical of McLindon, Lloyd and Crs

As Cr Aidan McLindon returns to Whittlesea Council this week after a six-month suspension, Local Government Minister Nick Staikos has appointed Steven Kingshott as Municipal Monitor until December next year.Findings critical of Cr McLindon, Whittlesea CEO Craig Lloyd, and Councillors, were handed down in a Commission of Inquiry report by Prue Digby and Jim Gifford,…

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