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GREATER DANDENONG: Probe into $2 million arson

Friday, March 28, 2025

Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following two suspicious fires at a Dandenong car yard.It is believed the first fire occurred at the business on Kirkham Rd in Dandenong South about 1.30a on February 17 last year.The offenders were seen driving a black Audi sedan up to the entrance of the…

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YARRA RANGES: Furry fugitive at Y. Junction

Police made an arrest of a different kind when responding to a burglary in progress in Yarra Junction on Wednesday night (Mar. 26).A terrified resident called 000 after hearing what sounded like a person trying to break into her Peppercorn Place address.The woman’s barking dog first alerted her to sounds coming from her back door…

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WHITTLESEA: Epping man in Court over stabbing

Darebin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an alleged stabbing in Eppingon Wednesday night (Mar. 26).Emergency services were called to reports of a 49-year-old man located with stab wounds near a skate park on McDonalds Rd shortly before 11pm.The Reservoir man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries but has since been…

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HUME: Police probe standover tactics

Detectives from Taskforce Lunar have released CCTV footage and are appealing for public information following two extortions of the same shop in the Hume area in 2024.The first incident occurred at 4.20pm on Sunday, April 28, when three unknown males approached the business.One male enters the shop, asking a male member of staff if he…

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NORTH: Extortion, criminal damage charges

Detectives from Taskforce Lunar have charged five men following an investigation into the alleged extortion of a victim who was told he had inherited a debt, and a subsequent arson.A 24-year-old South Morang man was charged with extortion, criminal damage by fire and criminal damage.He was to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Thursday afternoon…

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MAROONDAH: Fatality at Croydon

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Croydon last Thursday morning (Mar. 27).It is understood a white utility and a motorcyclist collided at the intersection of Vinter Avenue and Bayswater Rd about 11.40am.The rider, a 28-year-old Bayswater woman died at the scene.The driver of the utility, a 39-year-old…

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WYNDHAM: Werribee woman murdered, man charged

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man with murder after a woman was located deceased in Werribee on Thursday morning (Mar. 27).Emergency services were called to an address on Retford Close about 9.05am.A 42-year-old Werribee woman was located in the backyard , deceased, with stab wounds.Officers arrested a 32-year-old Werribee man at the scene.He was…

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KNOX: Arrest after stabbings at Rowville

Detectives were investigating after two people were stabbed in Rowville early on Friday morning (Mar. 28).Emergency services were called to reports of an argument involving two men and a woman on a Wantirna South-bound bus shortly after midnight.Police will allege one of the men pulled out a knife and slashed both a 59-year-old Scoresby man…