Crime
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Two teens charged over Pacific Werribee robbery
Two teens have been arrested and charged following a daylight robbery at the front of Pacific Werribee earlier this week. Police allege the two male…
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Stakes raised in youth crime
Wyndham police say they are concerned about an emerging trend of first-time youth offenders committing serious crimes such as carjackings and home invasions. In the…
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Stolen goods, weapons seized in Werribee
A 26-year-old Werribee man will have his day in court after police seized a number of allegedly stolen goods, weapons and drugs from his property…
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Attempted robberies and assaults in Tarneit
A mother was punched in front of her young daughter during one of two attempted robberies and assaults in Tarneit yesterday. Police said a 15-year-old…
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Car crashes into house
Police are appealing for public assistance after a car crashed into a house in Hoppers Crossing yesterday. A white Ford sedan allegedly lost control and struck…
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Youths sought over brawl
Wyndham’s criminal investigation unit is on the hunt for a number of teens in relation to an alleged brawl at Pacific Werribee last month. Acting…
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Burglary, home invasions drop
Violent home invasions have more than halved in the past four months, and aggravated burglaries by gangs of youths have all but dried up, according…
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Search for Good Samaritan
Police are searching for a Good Samaritan who intervened when a man with a knife allegedly approached a 12-year-old, during an attempted armed robbery in…
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Mother and daughter victims
A woman and her three-year-old daughter were sprayed with water when they answered the front door of their Manor Lakes house on Sunday. Wyndham police…
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CCTV plan to curb crime
CCTV cameras could soon be in residential streets under one community group’s plan to deter crime and catch criminals. Tim Payne from Community Against…
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Police arrest six teens over Williams Landing robberies
Six teens have been charged in relation to two robberies in Williams Landing as part of a western suburbs police operation targeting aggravated burglaries, carjackings…
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Man who ‘bashed eight women over 20 years’ faces court
by Nino Bucci, The Age A man alleged to be one of the most prolific family violence offenders in the state’s history has faced court,…
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