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MELBOURNE: Man arrested over disappearance

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Detectives from the Missing Persons Squad have arrested a 42-year-old man as part of their investigation into the 2012 suspicious disappearance of Brendan Breen (pictured).Investigators travelled to Queensland and arrested the Brisbane man.He was interviewed and released pending further enquiries.The arrest forms part of the investigation into the disappearance of 55-year-old Brendan, who was last…

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MERRI-BEK: Arson attack at Glenroy

Detectives from the Gang Crime Squad will investigate an arson attack on a tobacco store and a subsequent car fire in Glenroy.It is understood two men, one of them holding a firearm, got out of a white Mercedes-Benz sedan and entered the shop on Belair Avenue just before 10pm.Officers were told they poured fuel onto…

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MONASH: Fatal crash at Mulgrave

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash which occurred in Mulgrave on Wednesday afternoon (Mar. 4).Emergency services were called to Police Rd, Mulgrave, about 3.40pm after reports a car had left the road and crashed into a tree.Crews attended to the female driver but she could not be revived.A child travelling in the…

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HUME: Skateboard death at Mickleham

A man has died in hospital after falling from an electric skateboard in Mickleham.Investigators have been told the man was riding the board in the vicinity of St Georges Blvd about 7.40pm on February 18.It is believed he lost control of the skateboard and struck his head on the roadway.He was taken to hospital where…

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BALLARAT: Hit-run charges

Broadmeadows Uniform Police members have charged a man following an alleged hit-run collision in Ballarat on December 5.Officers will allege a pedestrian was struck by a grey Nissan Patrol SUV at the intersection of Sturt St and Armstrong St North.The victim, a 65-year-old Illawarra woman, was hospitalised with significant non-life-threatening injuries.It is alleged the driver…

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MELBOURNE: Visa breaches alleged

Friday, February 27, 2026

A Sudan-born man was expected to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Tuesday (Feb. 24) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions and breach of bail offences.The Australian Federal Police charged the man, 39, after he was located in Melbourne.It will be alleged the man breached the conditions of his Commonwealth…

Emergency Services

MELTON: Factory fire at Norton Drive

Fire Recue Victoria responded to a factory fire in Melton at 9pm on Friday evening, February 20.Firefighters arrived at the Norton Drive scene within five minutes to find smoke issuing from a 30 x 25-metre double story factory.Firefighters in breathing apparatus entered the smoke-logged factory to search for the seat of the fire. Firefighters were…

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BANYULE: Drugs seized at Viewbank

Police have charged a man after seizing drugs with an alleged estimated street value of $250,000 in Viewbank.Preston uniform officers set up a drug and alcohol testing site on Catalina St in Heidelberg West, before a vehicle was directed to enter the site on Tuesday (Feb. 24) about 2.30pm.Upon the driver entering, officers allegedly noticed…

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CASEY: Man on 98 charges

A man has been charged with 98 offences following an extensive investigation into thefts across Melbourne’s eastern and south-eastern suburbs between November 2025 and February 2026.Detectives from Casey Crime Investigation Unit and the Crime Reduction Team executed a search warrant at a property on Duce St in Cranbourne East about 8am on Wednesday (Feb. 25).A…