Tag: Police
Teens arrested after armed robberies
Five teenage boys, including two from Wyndham, have been arrested and charged following a series of armed robberies in the north-west earlier this month.
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Copper cabbies pull rank
Wyndham police are donning taxi driver uniforms and posing as cabbies as part of an “unusual and unconventional” way to fight crime.
Senior Sergeant Aaron...
Brawl at Werribee shopping centre
A 15-year-old Werribee boy has been charged after an alleged brawl, involving about 16 people, at the Pacific Werribee shopping centre on Monday.
The teen...
Cops respond to river trail fears
Wyndham police have boosted patrols along the Werribee River Trail in response to concerns about drinking, drug use and anti-social behaviour after dark.
Inspector Marty...
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...
NAIDOC Week celebrations go west
Police from across the west will lace up their footy boots this weekend in a friendly Aussie rules match to celebrate NAIDOC Week.
A Victoria...
Family on the force
For Victoria Police officers Craig and Tarryn McDonald, it’s a case of like father, like daughter.
Leading Senior Constable Craig McDonald has been a policeman...
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Tackling exploitation
Laura-Jane Singh has been selected as one of 17 Indigenous and Pacific changemakers for the 2025 Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) fellowship program.
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