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BASS COAST: Elderly Foster woman scammed – $130,000 taken

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Bass Coast Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after a 91-year-old woman was scammed out of more than $130,000. The woman from Foster received a phone call from a person purporting to be from her bank on September 19. The scam caller advised the woman that fraudulent charges had been made on…

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WHITEHORSE: Blood van stolen at Box Hill

Police have charged a man after a blood transportation van was alleged to have been stolen on Wednesday (Mar. 12). It is alleged the man stole the pathology vehicle, that was transporting blood donations, from Elgar Rd in Box Hill about 8pm. The vehicle allegedly fled the scene and was in the Richmond area. The…

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MARIBYRNONG: $1 mil. campervan burglary at Braybrook

Maribyrnong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a burglary and theft of more than $1M worth of campervans in Braybrook. It is believed seven Mercedes Sprinter campervans were stolen from a business on Ashley St between February 23-26. Each van is estimated to be worth about $150,000. Four of the campervans were recovered in the…

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MELTON: Youths charged over Deanside burglaries

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Melton Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged three youths following a series of alleged aggravated burglaries in Deanside on Tuesday (Mar. 11). Investigators have been told that properties in Italianate Avenue, Kalinda Avenue and Marlee Drive were broken into during the early hours. An orange 2016 Ford Mustang, registration GTM-496 and a white 2014 Porsche…

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HINDMARSH: Man charged after Dimboola collision

A second person has died in hospital following a fatal collision in Dimboola on March 3. It is alleged a Toyota Hilux towing a hay bailer and a Mazda sedan collided on the Western Hwy about 5pm. The driver of the Mazda, an 80-year-old Nhill woman, died at the scene. Her passenger, an 85-year-old Nhill…

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WHITEHORSE: Man charged over Blackburn aggravated burglaries

Whitehorse Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following two alleged aggravated burglaries in Blackburn on Wednesday morning (Mar. 12). It is alleged a man forced entry into an apartment unit on John St, armed with a weapon, and confronted the occupant about 9.40am. He allegedly poured petrol onto the 31-year-old Blackburn man and…

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

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…