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Friday, October 9, 2026
Police News
Latrobe Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a series of alleged offences in Morwell.Police were called to a property in Yarak Court after a man allegedly stabbed another man before fleeing about 5.20pm. on Wednesday, February 11.The victim, a 39-year-old Morwell man, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.The offender was allegedly…
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Police News
Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an alleged incident on a bus in Bendigo.It is alleged a man got onto a Route 5 bus just after it had left Bendigo Railway Station about 6.20pm on Saturday, February 14.He allegedly sat next to the victim, an 18-year-old woman, and sexually assaulted her…
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Police News
Police have arrested five teenagers after an incident where a male was allegedly assaulted and dragged into a vehicle, before being involved in a pursuit across Melbourne’s north-western suburbs.It is alleged that a 17-year-old boy was walking along Harrier Circuit in Deanside when he was assaulted by four male offenders and dragged into a Toyota…
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Police News
Two men have been charged as part of an investigation into alleged drug trafficking in the Bendigo area.Police were originally called to a department store at Pall Mall, Bendigo, where two bags had been left unattended on February 6.The bags were searched, and police located a large amount of cash and drugs, however no arrests…
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Police News
A senior constable from Eastern Region has been charged following an internal investigation.The 42-year-old man has been charged with perjury, make false report, attempt to obtain assistance by fraud and provide false or misleading information (Victims of Crime, Financial Assistance Scheme Act).It is alleged the incident occurred on March 18 last year while the officer…
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Police News
Central Gippsland Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives are appealing for public assistance in identifying a man following a sexual assault in Traralgon.Investigators have been told a man attended the victim’s Elliott St address about 7pm on Tuesday, February 10.The man, only known as ‘Jaz’, often walked up and down the street and…
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Police News
Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man after allegedly making threats outside a St Kilda East school last Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 18).Officers were called to the Dandenong Rd address following reports of a man with a backpack allegedly making the threats about 2.45pm. A 45-year-old man was arrested on Westbury St.The Bomb…
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Latest Issues
Lots of local news, sport and advertising.The Local Paper has localised editions for all suburbs, in and around Melbourne.(The Melbourne Observer section appears inside ALL editions of The Local Paper.) February 18 Editions • Eastern Suburbs Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/the_local_paper._eastern_suburbs_ed_78cfa138dec83f Covers Boroondara (north), Knox-Sherbrooke, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse • Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/the_local_paper._lilydale_and_yarra_f539ce28281224Covers Healesville, Lilydale, Mount Evelyn, Warburton, Yarra Valley• Mitchell Strathbogie Edition – https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/the_local_paper._mitchell_strathbog_6024fa1b612a2bCovers…
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Rural News
More than 360 bales of hay have been donated from The Briars property at Mount Martha and collected for fire-affected farming communities, alongside additional contributions from local farmers.The hay is already on the move, heading to regions where recent fires have left paddocks scorched and feed scarce.The Briars Hay Drive began in 2018 during drought,…
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Police News
Four men have been charged after police dismantled a sophisticated cannabis crop worth more than $10 million in Victoria’s northwest.Detectives from the Swan Hill Crime Investigation Unit, with assistance from multiple units, executed a search warrant at a rural property in Milnes Bridge, a small town between Cohuna and Kerang, on Tuesday, February 10.Police uncovered…
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