Tag: Police
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...
Motorists defy calls for road safety
Pre-Easter police warnings appeared to have had little affect on more than 150 drivers caught speeding on Melton and Moorabool roads during the long...
Police want your bikes
Caroline Springs police are calling on residents to donate old bikes for its Fix the Cycle program.
People serving community-based orders involved in the program...
Motorcyclists dies in Melton South crash
A motorcyclist died in a collision at Melton South yesterday.
Police said a white utility and a motorcycle were both travelling city-bound when they collided...
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...
Solid drop in crime stats
Police operations targeting offenders after dark are showing results as Melton’s crime rates continue to fall.
Data released by the Crime Statistics Agency last Thursday...
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...
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...
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...
Teen pleads guilty to fatal crash
A teenage boy has pleaded guilty to culpable driving causing death over a horror crash during a police chase that killed Ballarat teenager Jacqueline...
Busy weekend for police blitz
Speedsters, unregistered vehicles and drivers using their mobile phones were the target of a recent police blitz during the Australia Day long weekend.
Highway patrol...
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2024 Deeble nominees
Some of the most talented athletes in the western suburbs will be vying for the prestigious 2024 Don Deeble Sports Star award next month.
The...
