Tag: Crime
Crims targeting tradie utes and number plates
A “massive spike” in number plate thefts and a recent spate of burglaries targeting tradies’ utes in the northern areas of Brimbank has all...
Woman pleads guilty to Albanvale murders
A jilted woman has pleaded guilty to murdering her former lover's wife and his four-year-old grandson with a pair of garden shears while holding him captive...
Murder a result of ‘drug theft gone wrong’
The fatal shooting of Sunshine West man Toan Truong in February was the result of a drug robbery gone wrong, police believe.
Six months on,...
Calls for Albion railway station security upgrade
Albion railway station urgently needs better security and more police on the beat amid reports of “prolific” car theft and vandalism.
Kings Park commuter Jarryd...
Remand centre riot to cost taxpayers $12 million
Taxpayers will foot the close-to- $12 million damages bill caused at Melbourne Metropolitan Remand Centre after prisoners rampaged in response to the state’s July 1...
Convicted drug trafficker loses appeal bid
A drug trafficker has had her appeal against an 11-year sentence for her role in a wider heroin ring, which included using a child...
Man critically hurt during violent chain of events
A man in his 40s from the north western suburbs is in hospital in a critical condition with life threatening leg and facial injuries...
Police seek traffic fugitive
A Delahey man is wanted by police after he failed to attend court for traffic matters.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of 34-year-old...
Sentence cut after Sunshine stabbing
A man who stabbed his former partner twice in the chest following a night of drinking in her Sunshine house, is out of jail six...
Girl finds loaded gun in Deer Park street
Police are investigating after a school girl found a hand gun while walking to school in Deer Park this morning.
The 14-year-old girl was walking...
Three arrested after teenager stabbed
Police have arrested three men following the alleged stabbing of a 17-year-old teenager in Melton yesterday.
Police and emergency services were called to the Primary...
Derrimut man bashed and abducted
A 34-year-old man has been left with a broken arm and leg after a serious assault in Derrimut just after 4am this morning in...
Kealba speargun bandit given corrections order
A man who held up a Kealba service station with a speargun has been handed a three-year community corrections order.
Sam Wathen pleaded guilty to...
Road rage victim dies
A Taylors Lakes man has died in hospital overnight following a road rage incident on the Western Ring Road in Ardeer earlier this month.
The...
Melton a fuel-theft hotspot
Melton is Melbourne’s worst suburb for service station drive-offs.
The city recorded 144 fuel thefts between April 2014 and March 2015, an average of 12...
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Lincoln’s stunning debut
It’s been a whirlwind six months for Western United goalkeeper Chloe Lincoln.
The youngest had set her focus on the under-20 World Cup earlier this...
