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UPDATED. WYNDHAM: Police car rammed at Tarneit. Man charged.

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

UPDATE: Werribee police have charged a man following an alleged police ramming in Tarneit. He has since been charged with: He was bailed to appear before Werribee Magistrates’ Court on September 1. EARLIER:A man has been arrested after allegedly ramming a police vehicle in Tarneit early on Wednesday morning (Mar. 12). Officers caught sight of…

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MELBOURNE: 22 alleged visa breaches

A Sudan-born man was expected to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (Mar. 11) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions. The AFP charged the man, 33, today (11 March, 2025) after locating him in Melbourne. It will be alleged he breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa between…

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BANYULE: From Kings Park to Heidelberg Heights

Police have arrested a man allegedly found in possession of a stolen vehicle in Heidelberg Heights on Wednesday morning (Mar. 12). Officers caught sight of an allegedly stolen white Mazda in the vicinity of Braeswood Rd in Kings Park about 2.45am. It is alleged the Mazda reached speeds of up to 120-kmh on Kings Rd…

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MARIBYRNONG: Vehicle crash at Brooklyn

Police are investigating a single vehicle crash with multiple injuries in Brooklyn late on Tuesday night (Mar. 11). Emergency services responded to reports of a white Volkswagen Polo crashing into a pole at the intersection of McDonald and Somerville Rds about 10.45pm. The driver and two passengers from the VW were taken to hospital with…

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UPDATED. FRANKSTON: Stolen goods, worth millions, discovered at Seaford. Man charged.

UPDATE: A 53-year-old Seaford man was charged with possess handgun, traffick methylamphetamine, possess methylamphetamine, traffick cannabis, possess cannabis, handle stolen goods and two counts of possess prohibited weapon, allegedly pertaining to a taser and an extendable baton. The man was bailed to appear before Frankston Magistrates’ Court on April 14. EARLIER: Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation…

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STATEWIDE: 4952 offences detected in ‘Operation Arid’

Police have detected close to 5000 traffic offences during a major road safety blitz over the Labour Day long weekend in Victoria. Operation Arid saw police targeting high-risk driving behaviour across the state over four days, in an effort to drive down road trauma. Speeding offences made up almost half of all detections, with 75…

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PORT PHILLIP: 2 arrested at Port Melb.

Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested two men in Port Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon (Mar. 11) as part of an ongoing investigation into a series of offending in Melbourne’s southern and eastern suburbs between December last year and March. Officers intercepted an allegedly stolen Lexus on Salmon St about 12.35pm. Three police cars were used…

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WYNDHAM: 13 arrested as part of death investigation

Detectives from across Crime Command arrested 13 people on Tuesday morning (Mar. 11) as part of the Homicide Squad investigation into the death of Lino Atem in Wyndham Vale. Fifteen warrants were executed from 5.30am in Aintree, Deer Park (2), Manor Lakes, Sunshine West, Albanvale, Mornington, Werribee (2), Deanside, Hoppers Crossing (2), Melton South, Keilor…