Tag: Police
Driver discipline on holiday: Operation Roadwise
It was a horror Christmas-New Year on Melton roads with police detecting 473 driving offences in their Operation Roadwise over a three-week period.
Despite police...
Two arrested after Melton South stand-off
UPDATE:
Two people have been arrested following a six-hour stand-off at a Melton South house.
A 15-year-old girl and a man believed to be in his...
Disco dazzle for Melton
After a 15-year hiatus, the Melton Blue Light Disco returned last month – so successfully, police have decided to host the much-loved event bi-monthly.
Acting...
Melton police impound monkey bike
Melton police have been the first to impound a monkey bike under new state laws that give police greater powers to crackdown on bikes...
Hardeman: police boost frees up forces
North-west Metro Division 3 superintendent Lisa Hardeman says what a $2 billion boost to tackle crime will do for Melton.
What does the state government’s...
Melton roared – a state listened
It all started in May with a public cry for help … we need more police or the consequences will be severe, Melton sergeants...
Melton South siege: police negotiate with man in house
Specialist police are negotiating with a man who is refusing to come out of his house in Melton South.
A police spokeswoman said the man is...
More cops on the way for Melton
Melton could get at least 70 police officers in the next four years under a new staffing model that has identified the municipality’s police...
Rockbank teen accused of airport hoax calls
A Rockbank teenager accused of making hoax calls to aircraft at Melbourne and Avalon airports is expected to face the Melbourne Magistrates court today.
The...
Melton’s most wanted
Police have called on residents to help them locate Melton’s ‘most wanted’ offenders.
Star Weekly, in partnership with Victoria Police, today launched a new series...
Search for Alfred Leather’s relative
Police have been unable to find the relatives of a 71-year-old man who was found dead at his Melton South home two months ago.
Police...
Pub brawl puts patrons in fear
Terrified onlookers witnessed frightening scenes outside Macs Hotel earlier this month when 30 people were caught up in a brawl.
Inspector Ian Geddes said two...
Bacchus Marsh ‘vigilante’ jailed for murder
An ice-affected Bacchus Marsh ‘vigilante’ who stabbed a man 21 times over suspicions he had burgled his house, has been sentenced to 19 years...
Break-in a warning call for Shawn Soley
Shawn Soley was sleeping when intruders broke into his house, ransacking rooms and stealing equipment valued at more than $5000.
When the Kurunjang man awoke...
Police numbers no match for crime
Full-time police numbers across the state have increased by less than two per cent in as many years, despite a rising crime rate.
There were...
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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...
