Tag: Crime
Men arrested over tool thefts
Two men were arrested and more than $80,000 in building equipment and tools seized in a police raid at Hoppers Crossing last week.
Senior Constable...
Drugs, guns and goods seized in Werribee raids
Wyndham police have recovered drugs and stolen goods valued at more than $50,000 following raids at three Werribee addresses last month.
Police seized a firearm,...
Tarneit woman’s manslaughter appeal dismissed
A Tarneit woman jailed for manslaughter after helping her husband hide the body of her boss, has had her sentence appeal dismissed.
Kamna Ramjutton pleaded...
Williams Landing tops RACV list for burglaries
Homes in Williams Landing are more likely to be burgled than any other suburb in Victoria, an RACV analysis of crime statistics reveals.
One in...
Werribee homes allegedly used for drug imports
Two Werribee homes are at the centre of an international drug syndicate investigation that has led to the arrest of two Iranian men.
The pair,...
Judge dismisses appeal for ‘outrageous’ crimes
A Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application to review the sentence of a 26-year-old man, describing his crime spree as “outrageous”.
But Justice Phillip...
Wyndham Vale man charged for flashing girl
A Wyndham Vale man has been charged after a teenage girl was flashed in Melbourne's east on Monday morning.
The 15-year-old girl was walking in Glen Waverley...
Scouts roll up for replanting after vandals strike
A Scout group has helped to replant creekside trees destroyed by vandals.
Council officers were shocked to discover someone had driven illegally along Skeleton Creek,...
Wyndham a burglary hotspot
An average of three Wyndham homes are hit by thieves every day, new figures reveal.
Residential burglary figures from the Crime Statistics Agency show 1235...
Eiffel Tower statue stolen from community centre
A theft has left Gabriele Tirabassi devastated.
The Werribee Men’s Shed member is appealing for information after his metal statue of the Eiffel Tower was...
Mother charged over children’s lake deaths
The mother of three children who drowned in a lake at Wyndham Vale has been charged over their deaths.
Homicide squad detectives charged Akon Guode,...
Three arrested after teenager stabbed
Police have arrested three men following the alleged stabbing of a 17-year-old teenager in Melton yesterday.
Police and emergency services were called to the Primary...
New Manor Lakes Neighbourhood Watch group
Manor Lakes residents have banded together to form their own Neighbourhood Watch group.
Organiser Gregg Smith, who has lived in Manor Lakes for two years,...
Illegal dumps a hazard
Two long-time Little River residents want tougher action on illegal dumping after their car hit a discarded office chair as they drove home at...
Brains behind failed market garden hold up jailed
The brains behind a failed Werribee South hold-up – a plan foiled when the victim pretended to faint at the feet of the man...
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Multicultural media funding
Victorians, including those in Wyndham, will receive support to tell their stories through the state's vibrant multicultural media outlets.
The state government said it is...
