Tag: Crime
Wyndham shop swarmed
Police are searching for a group of men who swarmed a clothing shop at Pacific Werribee on the weekend.
A group of five males entered...
Tarneit, Hoppers Crossing women arrested after Altona home invasion
Police have charged five people, including four Wyndham residents, after a violent home invasion in Altona on Friday (November 14).
A 24-year-old woman was asleep...
Family violence on the rise
Wyndham’s fast-growing population is one of the reasons behind the municipality's increasing rates of family violence, according to police.
Family violence crimes reported in the...
Search for ‘heroic’ woman
A mother who says her 14 year-old son was threatened by group of youths at McDonalds in Tarneit is searching for the woman who...
Baby formula thief jailed
A man who pleaded guilty to taking part in nine burglaries which targeted baby formula and vitamins has been sentenced to three years jail.
Goods...
Police air-wing catches trio in Werribee South
The Victoria Police Air Wing helped to catch three car occupants who allegedly fled the scene and hid under some trees, after an accident...
Wanted: Hamada Saeed
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate 29-year-old Hamada Saeed.
A warrant has been issued for Saeed’s arrest for trafficking methylamphetamine, contravening a...
Point Cook road rage leads to critical injuries
Police are investigating a road rage incident which left a man with critical injuries in Point Cook.
Two cars collided on Saltwater Promenade about 8.15pm...
Hoppers Crossing assault
Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault which occurred in the carpark of a Hoppers Crossing supermarket last month.
Police said a man was...
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...
Wyndham Vale rock assault
A teenager was hospitalised with a head injury after a man allegedly threw rocks at her and her friends in Wyndham Vale last month.
Police...
Christopher Harvey wanted on warrants
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Christopher Harvey.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of the 36-year-old, in relation to property...
Thefts cause group pain
The theft of about $30,000 of equipment could force the Williams Landing Estate Residents’ Association to shut down.
Generators, a marquee and lighting used by...
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...
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...