Tag: Crime
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 for...
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 in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 when...
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...
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...
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,...
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 being...
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...
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...
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...
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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