Police
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Overall crime down but still high in Brimbank
Overall crime figures have decreased in Brimbank over the past year, however it remains a state leader for criminal activity, recording the fifth highest number…
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Police launch footy finals road blitz
Police across the west will be out in force this weekend of footy finals ‘fever’ as part of a statewide blitz to cut the road…
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Taylors Lakes is top spot for Brimbank car crime
The Melton Highway at Taylors Lakes is Brimbank’s number one hotspot for car thefts, a recent study has revealed. Eighteen cars were stolen from shopping…
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St Albans truckie fined after crashing into bridge
A St Albans truck driver has walked away uninjured after crashing into an overpass in South Melbourne this morning. The 39-year-old was travelling along Montague…
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Police target alcohol related anti-social behaviour
Brimbank police will target bottle shops and sports clubs asking owners to sign up to a new accord barring unruly patrons. The Star Weekly revealed…
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Police on trail of bungling ATM burglars
UPDATE Five bungling burglars are on the run after a breaking into a Cairnlea shopping centre over night in a failed attempt to steal an…
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Woman charged after western suburb jewel thefts
A Footscray woman has been charged following a string of jewellery thefts valued around $100,000 from stores in Sunshine, Keilor and Airport West over the…
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Police unite stolen lorikeet with Sunshine owner
A stolen lorikeet has been reunited with its Sunshine owner after it was found in Collingwood nearly a month after it was stolen. The parrot…
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Hoons and idiots
Police have had a busy time on the roads. Drug-driver bound for court A Sydenham man was clocked travelling nearly 50 kilometres an hour…
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Heavily armed police arrest Kings Park man
A 30-year-old Kings Park man wanted in relation to a Caroline Springs home invasion has been arrested in dramatic fashion at a West Footscray house. Heavily-armed…
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Caroline Springs family’s home invasion terror
Police are looking for two men, armed with a metal pole and firearm, who forced their way into a Caroline Springs home last night. The men…
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Nine-hour blitz nets $275,000 in unpaid fines
A nine-hour police blitz on Melton drivers netted more than $275,000 in unpaid fines last week. Police used automatic numberplate recognition to identify offenders in…
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Driver terrorises motorcyclist in Sydenham
Brimbank Highway Patrol are calling for witnesses following an alleged road rage incident in Sydenham in July. A silver BMW sedan intentionally reversed into a…
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‘Racist stubby holder’ cop reinstated
A former sergeant based at Sunshine police station, who was sacked for producing racist stubby-holders, will continue his career. Now a senior constable, Calum McCann…
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Derrimut man arrested in joint-agency drug op
A Derrimut man has been arrested for drug trafficking as a result of a joint operation between the Australian Federal Police, Brimbank Divisional Response Unit and…
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