Tag: Police
Alleged attempted car-jacking hundreds of metres from police station
Police arrested a 49-year-old Melton man after an alleged attempted car-jacking in the main street of Bacchus Marsh on Monday.
Moorabool Criminal Investigation Unit Detective...
Rocked by gunshots
Two people are lucky to be alive after shots were fired into a car in Rockbank on Thursday night.
A round passed through the driver's headrest...
Drug-drivers on the rise around Melton
Police are worried about an increasing number of drug-affected drivers on Melton roads.
Melton highway patrol officers wrapped up Operation Impacted, targeting roads with a...
VicPol warned of population growth issues
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Senior Victoria Police officials were warned almost a decade ago that more police would be needed to deal with Melton’s booming population.
But police numbers...
Pykes Creek search for gangland murder clues
The gun used to kill one of Melbourne’s most notorious underworld figures could have been discarded in a Myrniong reservoir, detectives have confirmed.
Police search...
Melton police numbers at ‘crisis point’
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Melton police say it’s only a matter of time before an officer or member of the public is seriously injured or killed as the...
‘Help Melton get more police’
Melton councillors are urging ratepayers to “raise their voices” and demand more police for Melton.
Mayor Kathy Majdlik said she would continue to heavily advocate...
Speedsters nabbed in Anzac road blitz.
The Anzac Day weekend road blitz picked up 36 speeding drivers on Melton roads.
Operation Tribute also detected six disqualified drivers, six unlicensed drivers, three...
Bacchus Marsh police station to be upgraded
Faulty heating and cooling systems at Bacchus Marsh police station will be replaced as part of the state government’s $3 million package to upgrade...
Renewed calls for extra police in Melton
The Police Association of Victoria has renewed its call for extra frontline police officers at Melton to fight the scourge of domestic violence.
According to...
Man charged over Melton woman’s death
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a 24-year-old Melton man with murder following the death of a woman in Melbourne's west on Sunday night.
The 20-year-old woman's...
Couple sought for Bacchus Marsh petrol drive off
Police are investigating a petrol drive-off in Bacchus Marsh last week.
A man and a woman in a blue Ford Festiva pulled into the Gisborne...
Tool theft causes builder to shut up shop
A Bacchus Marsh builder, who had tools valued at $3000 stolen from his ute, says his business never recovered from the financial loss of...
Shopping centre safe despite assaults
Woodgrove shopping centre is safe despite a 36 per cent increase in assault charges, police say.
Figures obtained by Star Weekly reveal rises in assaults...
Melton woman arrested during hoon crackdown
An 18-year-old Melton woman was among 26 people arrested last week in a police operation targeting illegal street racing.
Members of the Taskforce Regarder executed...
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Conversations are key this White Ribbon Month
As White Ribbon Month gets under way, the organisation is working harder than ever to prevent violence against women by engaging men and boys...
