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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Police News
Yarra Crime Investigation Unit detectives seized firearms and an imitation explosive device from a property in Abbotsford on Tuesday (May 26).Police executed the search warrant at the address on Gipps St as part of an investigation about 8.15am.They seized firearms, firearm parts and ammunition, and a man and woman were arrested.The search was paused and…
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An alleged driver and passenger have been charged after a stolen vehicle was driven through St Albans, Cairnlea and Deer Park late Wednesday night (May 27).Officers patrolling St Albans caught sight of an allegedly stolen white Mercedes van on Gladstone St around 10.30pm.An attempt was made to intercept the van before it allegedly refused to…
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Police News
A driver has had her licence suspended and vehicle impounded after allegedly blowing more three times the limit of a fully licensed driver in Flemington on Thursday (May 28).Officers were performing a roadside alcohol and drug testing site on Fisher Pde when a Mazda CX3 drove through the booze bus site about 12.30pm.The 57-year-old driver…
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Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision between a car and bicycle in Maryborough on Thursday afternoon (May 28).Emergency services were called to the collision on Timor Rd about 4.30pm.The cyclist, a 67-year-old Mary-borough man, was treated at the scene and died.The driver of the car, a 20-year-old woman…
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Police are investigating a single vehicle fatal crash in Echuca on Friday morning (May 29).Emergency services responded to reports of a car leaving the road and crashing into a drainage culvert on McKenzie Rd about 4am.The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene. The crash is being investigated.
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded to Fitzgerald Rd, Essendon, at 2.42pm Monday May 25) after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a house fire.Firefighters arrived on scene within five minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from the roof of a single storey house.FRV crews wearing breathing apparatus established hose lines and began attacking the blaze,…
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Police News
Detectives have charged a teenager following a stabbing at a shopping centre in Maribyrnong.A 16-year-old boy from the Wyndham area was arrested on Friday morning.He’s been charged with affray and recklessly cause injury and was to face a children’s court.The charges follow an incident where a group of teens were fighting outside a cinema in…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria were called to an incident on Hudsons Rd, Spotswood, at 2.29am Tuesday (May 26) after multiple callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a factory fire.Firefighters arrived on scene within six minutes to find a 60m by 30m factory involved in fire.Occupants of nearby apartments were safely evacuated. Fire crews donned breathing apparatus…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded at 9.43pm Thursday (May 28) to an incident on Prentice St, Brunswick, after a caller to Triple Zero (000) reported a building fire.Firefighters arrived to find flames issuing from a single-storey brick building that housed a bicycle shop.Crews fought the fire with multiple hose lines and an aerial appliance.The building was…
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Police News
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision which occurred in Ballarat Central on Friday evening (may 29).Investigators were called to the intersection of Creswick Rd and MacArthur St about 6.30pm after reports of the two car collision.One of the drivers involved, believed to be a woman in her 60s, was treated at the…
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