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MANNINGHAM: Doncaster crash witness appeal

Sunday, April 13, 2025

Nunawading Highway Patrol officers are appealing for witnesses following a collision in Doncaster on Thursday night (Apr. 10).It is believed that a blue Subaru wagon collided with a grey Toyota Rav 4 near the intersection of Grasmere Avenue and Georges Rd about 8.30pm.The force of the collision caused the Toyota to spin and then the…

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MELBOURNE: Carjacking, crash

Police have arrested a man following a series of incidents in St Kilda and South Morang ton Friday morning (Apr. 11).It is believed the man threatened the driver of a silver Mitsubishi ASX with a bottle, before stealing his car at the intersection of St Kilda Rd and Charles St, St Kilda about 3.15am. The…

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MELBOURNE: Man faces Court over dating scam

Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a man in relation to a series of deceptions involving a dating app.Detectives had been investigating a number of incidents where an allegedly fraudulent online dating profile is created to lure people to a hotel room in Melbourne CBD.It is alleged the offender gains access to the victim’s…

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SOUTH-EAST: Firearms trafficking raids

Detectives from the Echo Taskforce have charged eight menand seized five firearms as part of their investigation into alleged firearms trafficking in Melbourne’s south-east.With assistance from the Special Operations Group, two men were taken into custody in Koo Wee Rup just after 2am Thursday morning (Apr. 10).A 33-year-old Koo Wee Rup man was charged with…

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CASEY: Fatal at Narre Warren East

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Narre Warren East on Friday morning (Apr. 11).Emergency services responded to reports of a collision between a motorcycle and a truck at the intersection of Wellington and Muddy Creek Rds about 11.30am.The rider died at the scene.The driver and sole occupant…

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WYDNHAM: Arrests after Hoppers shooting

Armed Crime Squad detectives arrested two men ollowing a non-fatal shooting in Hoppers Crossing on Wednesday (Apr. 9).With assistance from the Special Operations Group, a 38-year-old Eynesbury man was arrested in Eynesbury at 7.30pm.A 27-year-old Hoppers Crossing man was then arrested by the Special Operations Group at his home address just before 9pm.Two search warrants…

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WHITTLESEA: Collision at Epping

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal collision in Epping on Friday afternoon (Apr. 11).Emergency services were called to reports a car had collided with a parked truck on Jersey Drive about 2.05pm.A male passenger of the car died at the scene. The driver, a 41-year-old Wallan man, was taken to hospital with…

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MOONEE VALLEY: Death at Ascot Vale

Detectives are investigating the death of a man in Ascot Vale on Saturday morning (Apr. 13).Emergency services were called to reports of a man injured at a property on Churchill Avenue about 4am.Officers arrived on scene to discover a man with injuries consistent with a stabbing.The man died at the scene.Another man was arrested at…

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HUME: Shooting at Coolaroo

Armed Crime Squad detectives are investigating after a man was shot in Coolaroo on Friday afternoon (Apr. 11).It is understood three people were standing near a green Holden Commodore outside a property on Pearson Crescent about 4.10pm.Police were told a dark-coloured BMW turned from Kyabram St into Pearson Crescent, where two offenders got out of…