Tag: Crime
Police target tradie thefts
Police in Wyndham have cracked down on thieves targeting tradesmen’s utes and trailers.
Five people have been arrested in recent weeks in relation to tool...
West unites to fight violence
Women’s Health West received 9970 referrals from police across the western suburbs in the 2016-17 financial year – marginally less than for the same...
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,...
Schools violence shock
Violent assaults by students, weapons being brought into playgrounds and the threatening of staff are being reported by Wyndham schools.
A Freedom of Information request...
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...
Man assaulted metres from home
A Tarneit father was robbed and assaulted in the street just two doors away from his home earlier this month.
The man – who asked...
Thievery tip to Truganina crop house
Wyndham police uncovered a Truganina crop house last week after thieves raided the house and stole a large amount of mature cannabis plants.
Police attended...
Sexual assault investigation
Police have released photos of a man they believe may be able to assist with an investigation into an alleged indecent assault, which occurred...
Girl grabbed in shopping centre
Detectives from Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit are appealing for information after a teenage girl was inappropriately touched by a man at a shopping centre...
Sexual assault charges
Police have charged three men following an alleged sexual assault in Werribee on Monday night.
A 21-year-old Hoppers Crossing man, a 22-year-old Werribee man and...
Four teens charged with robberies
Four teenagers have been charged with seven counts each of robbery and various deception charges after a series of robberies in Tarneit, Truganina, Point...
Wyndham detectives smash mail-theft gang
Wyndham detectives believe they have smashed a mail-theft gang operating in Werribee, following an investigation into the theft of mail and credit card deceptions...
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,...
Sexual assault in Werribee
Police have arrested three men following an alleged sexual assault in Werribee last night.
Investigators said the men approached a woman sleeping under a footbridge...
Teens arrested after armed robberies
Five teenage boys, including two from Wyndham, have been arrested and charged following a series of armed robberies in the north-west earlier this month.
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Christmas feasts accelerate food waste
A Senior Research Fellow from RMIT University has prompted the question of whether society needs to rethink its food consumption habits at Christmas.
Dr...
