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Man bailed after alleged sexual abuse of 12-year-old
By Erin Pearson, The Age A New Zealand national accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in a park has been released on bail after…
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Former councillor pleads guilty
A former Wyndham councillor and decorated police officer has pleaded guilty to serious sexual offences against two female victims. Mark Steven Rose began to weep…
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Pensioner wins cannabis appeal
An elderly man who admitted to growing cannabis because he couldn’t live on the pension has successfully appealed a prison sentence. The 71-year-old was in…
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Pet owners taken to court
Wyndham council has successfully prosecuted 23 pet owners for failing to abide by animal-related legislation in the 2018-19 financial year. The council’s director of city…
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Two arrested after alleged Truganina carjacking
Police have arrested two people following an alleged carjacking in Truganina last week. Investigators were told the victim, a 49-year-old Lara man, stopped to assist…
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Drugs and cash seized, arrests in Hoppers Crossing and Wyndham Vale
Police have arrested three men following a series of alleged burglaries and thefts in the northern suburbs over the past two months. Detectives yesterday executed…
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More jail time for convicted thief
A woman who stole more than $460,000 from her employers to fund her gambling habit has had her sentence increased by the Court of Appeal.…
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Four arrested in Werribee
Four people have been arrested after weapons were found in a car pulled over by police in Werribee yesterday. Police intercepted a Ford Falcon sedan…
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Bourke St killer’s brother admits plotting Fed Square New Year’s Eve massacre
The brother of Hassan Khalif Shire Ali, the man who killed restaurant owner Sisto Malaspina in last year’s Bourke Street terror incident, has pleaded guilty…
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Court a case of ’embarrassing’
A Wyndham councillor has labelled Werribee Magistrates Court as “draconian” and “embarrassing”. Wyndham safer communities portfolio holder Kim McAliney posted a statement on Facebook earlier…
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Drugs seized, two people arrested in Williams Landing
Police have arrested two people and seized items, including drugs, from a property in Williams Landing. Police executed a warrant at the Cappela Crescent address yesterday…
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Thai woman loses visa appeal
The visa of a Thai woman living in Truganina has been cancelled, after she was convicted of a number of crimes including drugs and weapons…
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