Tag: court
Alleged assault of policeman in Truganina
A 20-year-old Hoppers Crossing man has been charged following the alleged assault of a policeman on Friday morning.
An officer was allegedly struck with a...
Court finds failure in cultural advice
The Supreme Court has found that cultural advisers provided “negligent advice” to Wyndham council in 2010 during a roadworks project.
The court ruled earlier this...
Cannabis crop growers to be deported
A father and son have appeared in court after police seized 622 cannabis plants from houses in Point Cook and Williams Landing last year.
Qui...
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...
Servo robbery ends in detention
A teenager who pleaded guilty to committing armed robbery at a Laverton North petrol station has been sentenced to 12 months in a youth...
Tarneit man arrested
A Tarneit man wanted in relation to six outstanding warrants has been charged.
Officers from Wyndham's Community Safety Team questioned the 33-year-old man in Tarneit on...
Sentence appeal bid kicked out
A former kickboxing champion who committed two aggravated burglaries in Wyndham has been denied permission to appeal his jail sentence.
Tyson Folino, 29, faced the...
Union fined for breaching act
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union has been fined $98,000 for breaching the Fair Work Act at a Werribee construction site.
Last week, the...
Point Cook incident: bail denied
A man charged with crimes including aggravated burglary, intentionally causing injury and handling stolen goods, has been refused bail by the Supreme Court.
Constantinos Kremmos,...
Charges laid over armed robberies
Police have charged six males in relation to two armed robberies at a Werribee convenience store earlier this year.
Police said the Derwent Road business...
Trio jailed for crop house burglary
Three men have been sentenced to jail over an aggravated burglary at a cannabis crop house in Truganina last year.
Zdravko Rajic, 38, Tyson Folino,...
Man who ‘bashed eight women over 20 years’ faces court
by Nino Bucci, The Age
A man alleged to be one of the most prolific family violence offenders in the state's history has faced court,...
Tyre spikes help police to catch offender
A police helicopter was used to help catch a man who allegedly tried to evade police in Hoppers Crossing on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old, of no...
‘Crop sitter’ faces deportation
A man who has been sentenced to two years in jail for serving as a cannabis “crop sitter” could be deported to Vietnam.
On June...
Truganina man arrested
A Truganina man has been charged with procuring a child to engage in sexual activity outside Australia and possessing child exploitation material.
Police arrested the...