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STATEWIDE: Fake doctor scam

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Fraudsters are using artificial intelligence to phone victims and pretend they’re doctors, fleecing them of thousands of dollars.The fake doctor scam, which is operating across the state, is particularly targeting the Mandarin-speaking community.The scam has seen victims lose significant sums of money after speaking to callers who pretend to be doctors, general practitioners or surgeons.The…

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CASEY: Died at Doveton scene

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Doveton on Thursday morning (Oct. 1).Emergency services were called to a property in Banksia St, following reports a man had been located unresponsive about 11.30am.A woman inside the residence performed first aid on the man, however he died at the scene.The man’s death…

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WYNDHAM: Woman deceased at Manor Lakes

Saturday, October 3, 2026

Westgate Highway Patrol officers are investigating a fatal crash in Manor Lakes on Thursday night (Oct. 1).It is understood that a car was travelling along Ballan Rd when it lost control and struck a tree around 11pm.The driver, a 36-year-old woman, died at the scene.The passenger, a teenage girl, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening…

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YARRA: Fitzroy non-fatal shooting

Armed Crime Squad detectives have charged a man following a non-fatal shooting at an apartment in Fitzroy earlier this year.It is alleged thatc a 44-year-old woman was shot during an altercation at a property on Brunswick St about 6.10pm on August 31.She was transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and has since been…

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BRIMBANK: Sunshine assault investigated

Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding an assault in Sunshine on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 1).Police responded to reports a man was located unconscious on Hampshire Rd about 3.30pm.The 27-year-old Mickleham man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.It is understood there was a verbal altercation before the assault.Officers were told three…

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BRIMBANK: Deer Park collision biker dies

Brimbank Highway Patrol officers are investigating a fatal collision in Deer Park on Thursday night (Oct. 1).It is understood that an orange Kawasaki motorbike collided with a maroon Toyota Corolla at the intersection of Ballarat Rd and Davitt Drive about 7.30pm.The 19-year-old male rider of the motorcycle died at the scene.The driver and sole occupant…

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BALLARAT: Struck by vehicle at Magpie

Moorabool Highway Patrol officers are investigating after a man was hit by a car in Magpie on Friday night (Oct. 2).It is understood the pedestrian was walking along the Midland Hwy, near Magpie Rd, when they were struck by a car about 10.40pm.Emergency services worked on the pedestrian at the scene however he died.The driver…

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SOUTH-EAST: Armed robberies across suburbs

Police arrested two teenage boys following a series of armed robberies in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs on Friday (Oct. 2).It is alleged that a group of offenders, travelling in a stolen Toyota Prado and armed with weapons, attended a liquor store on Cranbourne Rd in Narre Warren South and stole cash and alcohol about 8.15pm.Shortly after,…

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MERRI-BEK: Man unresponsive at Pascoe Vale

Broadmeadows Family Violence Investigation Unit detectives charged a man after another man was located unresponsive in Pascoe Vale on Tuesday night (Sep. 29).Officers attended a residential property on Heathcote St and found a 63-year-old man unconscious about 7.45pm.The man was treated at the scene but died shortly after.Another man, a 34-year-old from Pascoe Vale, was…