Crime
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Drugs, cash seized in Deer Park raid
Police have arrested and charged two women and seized a large quantity of drugs, cash and weapons during a raid in Deer Park yesterday. Wyndham…
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Builder ordered to pay damages
A Derrimut builder has been ordered to pay more than $160,000 in damages after moving to the Philippines midway through construction of a Maidstone property.…
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Drug importer refused appeal
A Hillside man who was convicted of importing more than 23 kilograms of methamphetamine in a Chevrolet Impala has had his appeal against the conviction…
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Ram-raiders target Watervale Shopping Centre
Hooded ram-raiders who smashed their way into a Taylors Hill shopping centre and made off with an ATM may have been casing the premises weeks ago.…
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Drugs appeal squashed
A St Albans woman sentenced to 10 years prison in 2016 for drug offences had her appeal against the sentence rejected by the Supreme Court…
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Bail denied for drugs charges
A St Albans businessman will face a committal hearing on July 7 after being refused bail on 39 drug-related charges in the Supreme Court last…
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Teens face burglary charges
Six teenagers have been arrested and charged following a crime spree in the western and northern suburbs last week. Police will allege the teens were…
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Man jailed for ‘reckless’ shooting
A Braybrook man, who shot a man in the knee with a sawn-off shotgun on Australia Day last year, has been sentenced to three years…
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Aus Day thug earns prison sentence
A man who helped organise an aggravated burglary that led to the death of a Deer Park man on Australia Day, 2014, has been sentenced…
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Call to act on drug overdoses
More than 100 people have died from drug overdoses in Brimbank in the past seven years. In a submision to the Parliamentary drug law reform…
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Crime surge in St Albans
Crime levels in St Albans increased a staggering 17.1 per cent in the 12 months to December, 2016, driven by rises in theft and drug-related…
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Police operation targets roads
Extra police will be on the roads in coming months as Brimbank Highway Patrol steps up efforts to take drink drivers off the roads and…
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One punch assailant escapes jail
A Deer Park man has avoided a jail sentence after twice facing manslaughter charges for a single punch incident that led to the death of…
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Wool fleeced in Laverton North
Police are on the hunt for thieves who fleeced about $70,000 worth of wool from a Laverton North business over the weekend. Brimbank Crime Investigation…
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Police weekend blitz
Brimbank police charged 57 people and seized a number of illegal weapons as part of a four-day targeted crime blitz last week. From February 23…
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