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Thursday, October 8, 2026
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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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Police News
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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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…
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Emergency Services
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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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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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…
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Police News
Detectives from Taskforce Hawk have today further charged a man as part of an investigation into blackmail.A 32-year-old Eltham man was arrested in Heidelberg on Thursday afternoon (Feb. 26). He has since been charged with two counts of contravene conduct condition of bail.The man was initially charged on February 12 with blackmail and fail to…
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Merri-bek Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged three men following an alleged commercial burglary in Brunswick where clothes were stolen on Wednesday night (Feb. 25).It is alleged five men exited a vehicle parked behind a clothing store on Lygon St about 7.30pm.They allegedly forced entry to the building before stealing a large quantity of clothing…
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Two pedestrians were lucky to escape with their lives after they were hit by a car and seriously injured in Windsor on Thursday night (Feb. 26).Officers were called to the Chapel St scene following reports a motorist has lost control of their car and struck two pedestrians about 10pm.The car, which was seen travelling at…
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