Tag: Crime
‘Despicable’ Hillside ex-truckie jailed for fatal hit-run
A Hillside hit-run driver has been jailed for almost a decade for killing a teenager and seriously injuring another nearly hit two other people...
Hoons have Melton residents on edge
Hoons are street racing alongside MacPherson Park in Melton – and locals are frustrated and fearful.
One Kurunjang resident, who wants to remain anonymous, said...
Melton gripped by crime
Violent crimes, including home invasions and robberies, have soared over the past year in Melton, with the state’s police minister conceding there is a...
Police hunt for water monitor thieves
Police are on the hunt for two men who broke into a Myrniong reservoir and stole a number of electronic water-level monitors.
The pair cut...
Police hunt Bacchus Marsh petrol thief
Police are searching for a woman who stole petrol valued at $80 from a Bacchus Marsh business.
The woman entered a Coles service station about...
Indecent act in front of Melton pupils
Police are seeking information after a man performed a lewd act in front of primary school pupils at a Melton park last month.
A group...
Drive-by shooting at Melton
A family, including three young children, was sleeping when their Melton house was peppered with bullets in a drive-by shooting last month.
A number...
Bike theft leaves a Melton family in shock
A Melton man is upset after thieves stole his only mode of transport – his customised bicycle – on Valentine’s Day.
Trent Monks and his...
Punched by passing rider in Melton West
A 14-year-old boy was viciously punched twice in the face by a passing dirtbike rider as he attempted to cross a road in Melton...
Warrant for Rebecca Carr
Police are asking for public help to find a woman who failed to appear before the courts to face drug and theft charges.
A warrant...
Police deny “Sudanese thugs” assault at Woodgrove
Police have moved to quash rumours that a “group of Sudanese men” attacked shoppers at a Melton carpark last Thursday.
Dozens of people shared a...
Security tightens after break-ins at Bacchus Marsh depot
Moorabool council will ramp up security at a Bacchus Marsh depot that’s been broken into 15 times in two years, with thieves causing damage...
Bacchus Marsh hoon motorcylist wanted
A hoon motorcyclist who crashed a bike after attempting to do a burnout in a busy Bacchus Marsh street is being wanted by police....
23 years for Melton man who murdered ex partner
A Melton man who murdered his former partner because she would no longer be with him has been jailed for 23 years, with the...
Pentland Hills tobacco raid by cops, ATO
Illegal tobacco valued at $1.5 million, a loaded firearm and ammunition have been seized from a Pentland Hills property.
Victoria Police and Australian Taxation Office...
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Hewett makes right decision
Sliding door moments are as true in sport as in everyday life, just ask this month’s Don Deeble nominee, Astin Hewett.
He won...
