Crime
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Driver arrested after pursuit
A 22-year-old Wyndham man has been charged after a police pursuit in Wyndham Vale yesterday. Police allege the driver sped off when they attempted to…
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Youths arrested at Ecoville
Police have charged a 17-year-old boy, and issued two other youths with infringement notices, after attending Ecoville Park in Tarneit today. Officers from the Wyndham…
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Speeding driver arrested
Police arrested a Wyndham Vale man after he was allegedly detected driving at speeds of up to 200km/h in an 80km/h zone in Werribee last night.…
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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…
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Taxi driver assaulted
Police have appealed for help to identify a man who allegedly assaulted a taxi driver last month. On September 23, a taxi picked up two…
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Tree vandals strike again
A spate of attacks on trees in Sunshine’s Wright Street has cost Brimbank ratepayers more than $9000 in the past two months. About 25 trees…
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Crime figures falling
Overall crime is down, but residential aggravated burglaries have hit a five-year high, new crime figures reveal. The latest numbers from the Crime Statistics…
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Teens arrested over Hoppers armed robbery
By Dewi Sherry Three teenagers have been arrested following an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven service station in Hoppers Crossing. A gang of men allegedly…
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Burglaries shock family
Two burglaries within three months have devastated a Manor Lakes family. The family home of Jess McGennan and her husband, Jerry Peart, was first broken…
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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…
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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 time…
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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,…
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