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PORT PHILLIP: Crime crackdown in Port Melb., South Melb.

Friday, December 5, 2025

Alleged prolific thieves targeting shops and vehicles are among a dozen people arrested during a two-day crime crackdown in Port and South Mel-bourne.Uniform police from South Melbourne and St Kilda, as well as detectives from the Prahran Divisional Response Unit patrolled the streets of both suburbs, , accompanied by a Passive Alert Detection dog.People in…

Court

MELBOURNE: Head of drug gang jailed

A Canadian national, who was the former head of the Sam Gor syndicate, has been jailed for 16 years for his role in a conspiracy to traffic commercial quantities of illicit drugs within Australia.The man, 62, was sentenced by the County Court last Thursdayc (Dec. 4) to 16 years’ imprisonment. He will be eligible for…

Health

MONASH: City acts on food firms

Moinash Council has acted on three former food business operators for unsafe practices.Breaches included unregistered operations, poor cleanliness and inadequate handwashing facilities.Penalties from the Magistrates Court ranged from $10,000 to more than $35,000 in fines and convictions.Taste of Banaras Indian Restaurant in Clayton breached the Food Act 1984 and Food Standards Code in October last…

Council News

KNOX: Skate, BMX park underway

Knox Council has started works on the skate and BMX park extension at Gilbert Park, Knoxfield.The extension will include:n Beginner and junior-friendly features to help riders build confidencen A mix of street and transition-style obstacles for variety and funn Shaded areas, lighting, and a picnic shelter for comfort and chill timen Improved pathways to make…

Police News

KINGSTON: Deaths follow Mentone crash

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal collision which occurred in Mentone on Wednesday evening (Dec. 3).Investigators have been told a car and motorcycle collided on the Nepean Hwy near Swanston St about 9.05pm.A man and a woman who were on the motorcycle were both rushed to hospital where the man later died.The…

Emergency Services

MERRI-BEK: Hadfield house destroyed by fire

Fire Rescue Victoria responded at 3.01am on Tuesday (Dec. 2) to an incident on Richard St, Hadfield, after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a house fire.Firefighters arrived on scene within seven minutes to find a single storey brick home fully involved in fire with flames through the roof. The fire took over 30 minutes…

Police News

BOROONDARA: Axe wielded at Hawthorn

A man has been charged after allegedly wielding weapons in Hawthorn on Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 2).Police responded to reports of a man walking along Burwood Rd carrying an axe and sledgehammer about 4pm.It is alleged the man smashed a parked vehicle with the weapons before continuing along the street. No one was injured.The man was…

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GREATER DANDENONG: Keysborough stabbing charge

Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a stabbing in Keysborough on Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 2).Emergency services responded to reports of a man allegedly assaulted by another man at a secondary school about 3pm.Police arrived on scene and arrested a 37-year-old Mulgrave man, all within nine minutes of receiving the call.A…

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MELBOURNEWIDE: 775 more charges

Police have laid 775 further charges as part of an ongoing investigation into the discovery of an illegal recording device at Melbourne hospitals.Detectives from Mernda Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Investigation Team will lay the additional charges against the 28-year-old man on Wednesday (Dec. 3).The charges are for a range of offences including stalking, produce…

Police News

MERRI-BEK: $420,000 cash seized from Pascoe Vale home

North-West Metro Regional Crime Squad detectives seized more than $420,000 in cash from a home in Pascoe Vale as part of an ongoing investigation.Officers executed a warrant at a property on Downs St about 9.40am on Wednesday (Dec. 3)The cash was located inside a safe secreted at the property and was seized.The resident, a 73-year-old…