Tag: Crime
Policing boost targets youth crime cycle
Preventing youth crime is the spotlight of a new policing initiative at Wyndham.
The state government announced last week it will earmark $700,000 to explore...
Police hunt for pair following Werribee stabbing
Police are on the hunt for a man and a woman in relation to Wednesday’s stabbing attack in Werribee.
Apprehension warrants for attempted murder have...
Man critical following Werribee stabbing
A man in his 50s is in a critical condition after a stabbing attack in a Werribee driveway this morning.
Investigators were called to Kookaburra...
Police fast-track ‘not enough’
Wyndham will soon see an increase in the number of police officers on the beat – but they won’t be enough, the police union...
City’s police shifts going unfilled
Shifts at Wyndham police stations are going unstaffed, and resources are being ripped out to provide security at courts and events across the state,...
Wyndham police levels ‘ridiculously short’
Repeated calls for the allocation of more frontline police to Wyndham are falling on deaf ears, according to the police association.
The association says that...
Crime rate soars across Wyndham suburbs
A massive jump in anti-social behaviour and crimes involving weapons has fuelled a 22.2 per cent crime surge in Wyndham.
Statistics released by the Crime...
Police investigate blood found in Werribee laneway
Police are investigating an alleged assault in Werribee last night.
Detective Senior Constable Drew Corry, of Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit, said details were sketchy.
Police were...
Prevent number plate thefts with one-way screws
There’s never been a better time to fit your car’s number plates with one-way screws.
That’s the word from crime prevention officer Craig McDonald, as...
Car fires prompt calls for vigilance
Truganina Fire Brigade is urging residents to report suspicious activity as soon as they see any, following a spate of car fires in the...
Police hunt man following Tarneit aggravated burglary
Police are investigating an aggravated burglary at a Tarneit home earlier this year.
Detectives have been told two men knocked on the front door of...
Wyndham families terrorised in home burglaries
A Tarneit family has told of their terror when four males broke into their Caraleena Way home at the weekend.
Pritpal Singh had been asleep...
Man arrested following theft of car with child inside
A man has been arrested following the alleged theft of a BMW from a Wyndham Vale home with a child inside this morning.
An...
Car stolen from Wyndham Vale home with child inside
A BMW was stolen from a Wyndham Vale home's driveway this morning while a five-year-old boy was inside the vehicle.
The car was spotted in Norlane,...
Brooklyn man charged with murder
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a 30-year-old Brooklyn man following the death of a Hoppers Crossing man last month.
Nuri Balla was arrested by police...
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