Tag: Crime
Wyndham’s Most Wanted: Police seek your help
Police have called on residents to help them locate Wyndham’s ‘most wanted’ offenders.
Star Weekly, in partnership with Victoria Police, today launched a new series...
Tarneit bashing outrage
By Alesha Capone
The father of an autistic teenager who was attacked on a Tarneit bus has called on the state government to “get tough...
Detectives investigate Hoppers Crossing train assault
Police are on the hunt for a man who assaulted two female commuters at Hoppers Crossing train station in February.
Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives...
Police turn attention to crimes of ‘greater harm’
A shift in societal attitudes towards drug use has led to police focusing less on nabbing people solely for possession.
Wyndham’s top cop Martin Allison...
Youth fears rise with crime stats
A staggering 36 per cent spike in Wyndham home invasions has given rise to calls for more focus on programs that engage young people.
New...
South Sudanese community tackles crime problem
A team of fluro-clad volunteers is patrolling Wyndham to engage troubled South Sudanese young people.
Reports of large groups of the young people congregating at...
Thefts dominate Pacific Werribee crime
At least one theft is reported at Pacific Werribee every day, new figures reveal.
Crime Statistics Agency data shows 2546 offences at the shopping centre...
Young intruder shocks Werribee resident
A Werribee man has spoken of his shock at finding a boy as young as 12 breaking into his home.
Charles Allan said he was...
Community comes to the party after Hoppers factory fire
A Hoppers Crossing business owner whose factory was destroyed by fire last week has been flooded with offers of help to keep his business...
Youth gangs ‘intolerable’
Wyndham’s top cop has hosed down concerns over large groups of youths congregating around Tarneit, despite an MP labelling the situation “intolerable”.
Responding to incidents...
Police investigate Werribee assault
Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an alleged assault which occurred in Werribee back in December.
Investigators have been told a number of people...
Spike in arson, sex, drug crime
A rise in arson, theft, sexual offences and drug offences has fuelled a 14.2 per cent crime spike across Wyndham.
A total 15,784 offences were...
Police investigate youth brawl at McDonald’s in Tarneit
Police are investigating a brawl at a McDonald's in Melbourne's west that involved a group of about 100 to 150 youths.
Investigators were called to Pistachia Drive,...
Police investigate sexual assault on Werribee bus
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Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after a woman was sexually assaulted on a bus in...
Point Cook residents host own night patrols
Point Cook men fed up with no police presence on their streets have organised their own night patrols.
But police have said vigilante-style groups are...
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Getting on the road with L2P
Learner drivers in Hobsons Bay and Wyndham are getting closer to obtaining their probationary licences through the L2P program.
L2P is a community-based program...
