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Thursday, October 29, 2026
Police News
Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad have charged two men as part of an ongoing investigation into a non-fatal shooting in Doveton.Emergency services were initially called about 2pm on October 30 following reports of a man with a gunshot wound inside a vehicle on Paperbark Avenue.A 35-year-old Pakenham man was subsequently located injured sitting in…
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Police News
Detectives from the Financial Crime Squad have charged a woman following an investigation into allegations an employee was purporting to be a qualified solicitor without a law degree or an Australian practicing certificate.A 42-year-old Surrey Hills woman was arrested on Monday morning (Feb. 9) and has since been charged with five counts of obtain financial…
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Sport
Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish has asked TAC Minister Ben Carroll to commit to funding the installation of high fencing or nets at the Kinglake Memorial Reserve oval to prevent footballs bouncing onto the busy Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd.“I request this be done through the Transport Accident Commission’s road safety sponsorships program, given their longstanding partnership with AFL…
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Police News
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Diamond Creek on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 8).Emergency services were called to the scene on Main Hurstbridge Rd, near Perversi Avenue, about 12.30pm.Officers have been told a group of motorcycle riders were travelling north when it appears one of the riders travelled wide and collided with…
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Police News
Police are appealing for public assistance as they investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident where a teenager was struck by a vehicle in St Kilda.A white Kia pulled into the carpark of a fast-food restaurant on The Esplanade just after 10pm Tuesday (Feb. 3).It is understood a stolen grey Mazda followed the Kia and crashed…
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Police News
A man on a mobility scooter has died following a collision in Sale.Emergency services were called to reports a car had collided with the mobility scooter at the intersection of Patten and Montgomery Sts just before 3pm on January 26.The man, a 95-year-old Sale man, was transported to hospital where he died on January 29.The…
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Police News
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Newham on Tuesday evening (feb. 3).Emergency services were called to reports of a collision between a car and a truck near the intersection of Egans Lane and Three Chain Rd about 7.20pm.The driver of the truck died at the scene.Their passenger…
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Politics
A by-election for the seat of Nepean in the Victorian Legislative Assembly is to be held, following the resignation of Liberal Party MLA Sam Groth.The by-election date had not been announced by the Victorian Electoral Commission when this issue of The Local Paper went to press.Mr Groth resigned from representing the electorate nine months out…
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Police News
Eastern Crime Squad detectives have charged four males and recovered three stolen vehicles following a spate of aggravated burglaries.Investigators allege a property on Wattle Valley Rd, Canterbury was broken into about 1.05am on Thursday (Feb. 5) and a Porsche Cayenne was stolen.About 1.30 am it is alleged offender/s attempted to break into a property on…
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Police News
Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a sexual assault on a Pakenham bound train.Investigators were told that a 21-year-old woman was seated on an outbound train about 4.40pm on October 9.A man sat next to the victim before he touched her inappropriately on her upper thigh.This incident is believed to have occurred while the…
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