Crime
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Teens arrested after gym thefts
Police have charged two teenagers following a number of alleged thefts and vehicle thefts from gymnasiums in the west last month. The alleged offences occurred…
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Man allegedly bashed to death outside primary school
Three men have been charged with murder after a man was allegedly bashed to death outside a Kealba Primary School on Thursday night. Emergency services…
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Police investigate Sunshine North aggravated burglary
Brimbank detectives are investigating an aggravated burglary in Sunshine North during which a BMW was stolen and used to steal petrol earlier this month. A…
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Thieves strike twice
Police are hunting for thieves who struck at a building site over consecutive days in December last year. Two trucks attended the site in North…
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Brimbank security boost
Three Brimbank sites will undergo security upgrades following a funding win from the state government’s Community Safety Fund. Installation of under awning lighting will take…
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Police swoop on pick-pocketing ring
Police have swooped on properties in Sunshine and Albion and charged seven people over a host of organised pick-pocketing and theft offences. Sergeant Chris O’Brien…
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Brimbank crime on the rise
Criminal offences rose marginally in Brimbank for the year ending September 2019, but the municipality’s offence rate remains well above the state average. There were…
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Six arrested following alleged armed robbery
Police have swiftly arrested six teenage boys following an armed robbery at a bottle shop on Sunday night. Police allege a group of males entered…
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Four arrested following hospital assault
Four teenagers have been charged in relation to the assault and robbery of a doctor at Sunshine Hospital last month. The doctor was approached by…
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Record drug bust in the west
More than $1 billion of illicit drugs have been seized after a series of raids across the western suburbs uncovered Australia’s largest ever onshore methamphetamine…
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Braybrook tops home burglary list
Braybrook has the dubious title of Melbourne’s burglary capital, according to research produced by the RACV. The insurance company’s annual burglary statistics report revealed the…
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Two doctors assaulted in a week at Sunshine Hospital
Assaults on two doctors at Sunshine Hospital in the space of a week have prompted Western Health to issue a public safety warning and increase…
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Safety camera push
Sunshine traders are set to lobby the Department of Justice and Brimbank council to install CCTV cameras throughout the suburb. The move comes after a…
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Tarneit man charged with murder
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a Tarneit man with murder, following an alleged incident in Geelong on Monday. A 41-year-old Colac man was located with…
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Police operation nets 57 youths
Police arrested 57 people as part of an operation to crack down on youth offending last week. The statewide operation, dubbed Operation Liege, involved detectives…
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