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Teens menace traders at Point Cook shops

Teen gangs are terrorising shopkeepers and hurting trade at a Point Cook shopping centre, according to traders. Traders at Point Cook Town Centre say groups...

Maori Wardens find a new home at Pacific Werribee

Victoria Maori Wardens celebrated four years of helping Maori and Islander young people in the westerns suburbs by moving into a brand new office...

Top cop says Wyndham still safe place to live and work

A Wyndham police inspector has weighed in on the municipality’s policing debate. Inspector Frank Sells said he wanted to reassure people that despite recent aggravated...

Police Minister visits Werribee with Premier

The number of aggravated burglaries across Wyndham is on the decline as a result of police efforts, according to the Police minister. During a visit...

Car torched outside Werribee business overnight

A Werribee mechanic has been left gutted after finding a client's car torched outside his business this morning. Matt Valenzuela, the owner of MJV Mechanical...

‘Thin blue line’ thickens for Wyndham police

Victoria Police has joined forces with Wyndham service clubs in a new crime prevention push. The north-west metro division’s proactive policing unit has teamed up...

Wyndham drug crime soaring

The number of cannabis, ecstasy and methamphetamine offences has risen sharply in Wyndham. A Crime Statistics Agency research paper into drug use and possession offences...

Lack of police “emboldening young offenders”, shadow minister says

A spokesperson for the state's Police Minister and the shadow minister traded insults over policing in Wyndham last week after a spate of home invasions fuelled...

Police investigate Point Cook aggravated burglary

Police are investigating an aggravated burglary in Point Cook this morning. The victims woke to the sound of their two cars, a BMW coupe and...

Police call for calm following spate aggravated burglaries

A spate of aggravated burglaries across the western suburbs has prompted a police inspector to call for calm. Inspector Wayne Newman said police understood the...

Kealba attack victim dies in hospital

A 28-year-old Hoppers Crossing man has died after being assaulted at a Kealba service station carpark at the weekend. Homicide squad detectives believe Aaron Burnett...

Numbers for property damage offences in Wyndham are falling

Vandals have been responsible for more than 6500 property damage offences in Wyndham in the past five years, but the numbers are falling. Figures from...

Wyndham’s crime spike is not as bad as it first looks

Wyndham’s crime spike is not as bad as it first looks, Wyndham councillor Michele Wharrie says. A former police officer, criminologist and social worker Cr...

Increase in burglary and theft offences in the Macedon Ranges

People are being urged to play it smart and lock their houses, sheds and cars following an increase in burglary and theft offences in...

Four teens charged following a spate of robberies in Wyndham

Four teens have been charged following a spate of robberies and attempted robberies along a Wyndham bus line. Detective Senior Constable Jeremy O’Brien, of the...

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Joeys grasp second chance at life

Two orphaned joeys have defied the odds and will eventually return to the wild following lifesaving care at Werribee Open Range Zoo. The four-month-old common...

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