Tag: Crime
Smash and grab nets $200
Thieves smashed their way through the front doors of a Ballan farm supply store in the early hours of last Tuesday leaving with a...
Park vandals strike again
Vandals have struck Lerderderg State Park for the second time in as many months, leaving behind a trail of fallen trees, rubbish, graffiti and...
P-plater arrested for driving wrong way
A 53-year-old Braybrook P-plater was arrested and his car was impounded overnight after allegedly driving on the wrong side of the freeway.
Police said that...
P-plater avoids head-on crash with police
A 53-year-old Braybrook P-plater was arrested and his car was impounded overnight after allegedly driving on the wrong side of the freeway.
Police said that...
Melton crime continues to fall
Police operations are bearing fruit as Melton’s crime rates continue to fall.
Data released by the Crime Statistics Agency last Thursday revealed a 10.5 per...
Thief uses counterfeit money
Police are appealing for assistance to track down a thief who used counterfeit money in shopping centres across the west.
The man is believed to...
RACV identifies at-risk suburbs
Rockbank and Plumpton residents have a one in 25 chance of having their homes burgled, according to the RACV’s annual analysis of burglary hot...
Chainsaw massacre
Parks Victoria and Moorabool police are calling for witnesses after vandals felled five trees – some more than 100 years old.
A chainsaw was used...
Bail breachers get court out
More than 180 bail breaches in Melton were recorded in the past year.
Statistics released by the Crime Statistics Agency Victoria revealed that the municipality...
Vandals hit creek again
Toolern Creek in Melton’s west has been hit by vandals twice in recent weeks, prompting residents to call for more “respect” for the area.
About...
Grassroots approach to fighting crime
Caroline Springs police are cracking down on shoplifting and anti-social behaviour to curb repeat offending.
Plain clothes police made up to 20 arrests across five...
Smash and grab in Melton West
Detectives are appealing for assistance following a smash and grab at a Harkness supermarket this morning.
Melton Crime Investigation Unit said three men in two...
Man charged after Melton West shooting
A 28-year-old Melton man has been charged with serious assault and firearms-related offences following a non-fatal shooting in Melton West earlier this month.
Emergency services...
Tree vandals strike again
A spate of attacks on trees in Sunshine’s Wright Street has cost Brimbank ratepayers more than $9000 in the past two months.
About 25 trees...
Arrests over shooting
Detectives from the armed crime squad, special operations and police units arrested two men in Caroline Springs last night.
A 19-year-old Melton man was arrested...
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Lakers continue on
Caroline Springs overcame a slow start to get its fourth straight win in the Western Football League division 1 competition.
The Lakers were at home...
