Tag: Crime
Machine Gun Charlie undone
Just before Christmas Dragan Arnautovic’s elderly mother phoned him to say the “Telstra man” was coming.
But she didn’t need her phone line fixed.
Underneath her...
Copper thieves strike again
Melton and Moorabool commuters endured delays on the Ballarat line last week after electrical cabling was stolen.
Commuters on V/Line services were held up by...
State splashes funds for public safety
Tightening up security measures around open public spaces will be easier across the west thanks to the state government’s latest funding boost.
Councils and community...
Ambos assaulted at station
The assault of two paramedics at Caroline Springs train station adds weight to growing calls for mandatory jail sentences for those who attack emergency...
Thieves leave sports in the dark
Football games at Arnolds Creek and Bridge Road recreation reserves were cancelled or relocated last week after thieves made off with copper electrical cabling...
Truganina man arrested
Police have arrested a Truganina man after a vehicle was driven erratically through Laverton North this morning.
About 1.45am, a white Mercedes Benz was seen travelling...
Thieves crush camp plan
Members of the 3rd Melton Scout Group face missing out on the national Jamboree next year after aluminium cans the group had collected to...
Police alarmed at drink, drug driver figures
Police are concerned about the high number of Melton road users testing positive for drugs following two major traffic operations.
Operation Amber, targeting drink driving,...
Dim view of cable theft
Dozens of sports teams based at four parks and reserves have been left in the dark after a recent spate of electrical cabling thefts...
Thieves loot Parwan fire station
Thieves stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment from the Parwan fire station, leaving the brigade unable to attend the recent bushfires in Victoria’s...
Police nab speedy drivers
Speedsters and drivers who flouted the road rules copped the most fines on Melton and Moorabool roads during a statewide blitz.
Police conducted Operation Arid...
Man charged with missing Melton woman’s murder.
A Rockbank man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a woman’s body in New South Wales yesterday.
The 57-year-old Melton woman’s body...
Boy, 13, assaulted at Manor Lakes basketball court
A 13-year-old boy was assaulted at a basketball court in Manor Lakes on Saturday evening, after a group of youths demanded his phone.
Police are...
Police want you to ‘like’ their page
A Victoria Police social media page which will service the Moorabool shire is now live and residents are being urged to give it the...
Nightclub arrest in Werribee
A 20-year-old Hoppers Crossing man who allegedly jumped the fence of a nightclub in Watton Street, Werribee on Sunday morning has been charged with...
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Jury chosen in trial of man accused of killing campers
A trial is due to begin for a former Caroline Springs Jetstar pilot accused of murdering Russell Hill and Carol Clay while they were...
