Tag: Crime
Suspected gunshot victim in Werribee
Police are investigating after a man was with a suspected gunshot wound was found in Werribee.
Emergency services were called about 11.45pm, after the man...
Gang targets teen boys in Wyndham Vale
By Alesha Capone and Erin Pearson, The Age
Two teenage boys were allegedly assaulted and robbed by a group of up to 20 youths at...
Hoppers Crossing drug arrests
Police arrested two men in Hoppers Crossing today as part of an investigation into the illegal trafficking of steroids.
Police executed a warrant at a...
Man jailed for violent assault
A man who committed an aggravated burglary in Hoppers Crossing has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
Father-of-six William Sadlier, 36,...
Third man arrested for sexual assault
Police arrested a man in Werribee South yesterday in relation to a sexual assault investigation.
The 29-year-old from Lakemba, in New South Wales, was charged...
Campbells Cove break-ins
Police are appealing for information about a series of break-ins at Campbells Cove.
Police are investigating “around five or six burglaries” across several nights at...
Wyndham crime rates
The overall crime rate in Wyndham has increased slightly in 12 months, with sex offences, theft and drug use rising.
According to the Victorian Crime...
Knife-wielding gang commits robberies
Police believe a gang of males may be responsible for a series of violent robberies and armed robberies committed in Wyndham this week.
Two of...
Woman assaulted in Werribee
Police are hoping to speak to witnesses who assisted a woman after she was assaulted in Werribee last Saturday (December 8).
Police have been told...
Thai woman loses visa appeal
The visa of a Thai woman living in Truganina has been cancelled, after she was convicted of a number of crimes including drugs and...
Prison term for Merrimu raid
A man who planned and carried out a burglary at a rural property, where items valued at $57,000 was stolen, has been sentenced to...
Man jailed over fatal stabbing
By Ewen McRae
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Arrest in relation to home invasion
A third teenager has been arrested in relation to a home invasion, which occurred in Wyndham Vale last month.
About 5.45am on November 17, police...
Wyndham Vale boy arrested
Police have charged a 16-year-old Wyndham Vale boy in relation to a robbery and assault in St Kilda earlier this month.
A man was allegedly...
Tarneit pursuit
Police were forced to abandon a pursuit in Tarneit yesterday, after the car they were following ran a red light and drove on the...