Crime
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Brimbank in drug crime limelight
By Ben Cameron and Samantha Walker Brimbank is Victoria’s top hotspot for drug crime, according to the latest crime statistics. The region tops the state…
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Brimbank: Victoria’s drug crime capital
By Ben Cameron and Samantha Walker Brimbank is Victoria’s number one hotspot for drug crime, according to the latest crime statistics. The region is number one…
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St Albans man jailed for Caroline Springs hold up
A St Albans man has been sentenced to almost four years’ jail for a “terrifying” knife hold-up outside a Caroline Springs shopping centre earlier this…
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Vandals hit Caroline Springs childcare centre
A Caroline Springs childcare centre was broken into three times in 10 days, with gates broken, property stolen and play equipment damaged. Police say the…
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Homeless man charged after ‘random murder’
A 32-year-old homeless man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a man’s body in Kororoit Creek on Wednesday morning. The body of…
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300 cannabis plants siezed from Hillside home
More than 300 cannabis plants were seized when police raided a Hillside house last month. Senior Sergeant Cameron Reinke said police executed a warrant at…
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Alert cops sieze $4 million in drugs at Cairnlea
UPDATE Police have charged two men after a $4 million drugs seizure in Cairnlea early Wednesday morning. Sunshine officers were on patrol in Wattlegrove Road…
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Man jailed for Sunshine pharmacy armed hold up
A man has been jailed for six years for stabbing a French tourist and for earlier holding up a Sunshine chemist with a box cutter.…
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Two arrested after Kings Park shooting
Two men have been arrested in relation to a shooting in Kings Park on Sunday afternoon. A man in his 20s has been taken to the Royal…
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Four jailed for politically charged St Albans raid
Four men have been jailed for threatening a St Albans family, and another from Caroline Springs, over a political dispute about a Congolese musician, who…
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Third teen charged over fatal hit and run
UPDATE A third teenager has been charged over a fatal hit and run involving an allegedly stolen car in Taylors Lakes on Saturday morning. The Broadmeadows youth, 17, is…
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Illegal immigrant jailed for Ardeer crop house
An illegal immigrant has been sentenced to three and a half years jail for his role in growing 111 cannabis plants in an Ardeer house.…
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Prized guitars stolen from Albion station carpark
The safety around Albion railway station has been called into question again following the theft of two prized guitars. A pristine, vintage bass guitar, valued…
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Police raids uncover drugs, guns and fake cash
Five Braybrook residents and a St Albans man have been charged after drugs, firearms, counterfeit money and cash were discovered in raids as part of…
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Judge dismisses appeal for ‘outrageous’ crimes
A Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application to review the sentence of a 26-year-old man, describing his crime spree as “outrageous”. But Justice Phillip…
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