Tag: Police
Police lift wins applause
Wyndham’s top cop has hailed the announcement of 32 new police officers and detectives for the area.
The state government revealed last week its budget...
Council calls for budget justice
Wyndham council has called on the state government to commit to an integrated Werribee justice precinct when it unveils its 2017-18 budget next week.
The...
Police investigating alleged assault in Point Cook
Detectives are investigating an alleged assault in Point Cook yesterday following an altercation between two groups of youths.
One youth received a cut to his...
Detectives investigate Hoppers Crossing train assault
Police are on the hunt for a man who assaulted two female commuters at Hoppers Crossing train station in February.
Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives...
Road blitz nabs pedal pushers
Speedsters and others drivers flouting the road rules copped the wrath of the law on Hume and Macedon Ranges roads during a recent police...
Werribee siege death
An internal investigation will look at whether Victoria Police's "non-lethal tactics" to draw out a man holed up inside a Werribee property may have caused...
Cops nab more than 1000 drivers over festive season
A 24-day police operation targeting drivers breaking the law during the festive season resulted in more than 1000 drivers being nabbed on Wyndham roads.
There...
Spike in arson, sex, drug crime
A rise in arson, theft, sexual offences and drug offences has fuelled a 14.2 per cent crime spike across Wyndham.
A total 15,784 offences were...
Police investigate youth brawl at McDonald’s in Tarneit
Police are investigating a brawl at a McDonald's in Melbourne's west that involved a group of about 100 to 150 youths.
Investigators were called to Pistachia Drive,...
Point Cook residents host own night patrols
Point Cook men fed up with no police presence on their streets have organised their own night patrols.
But police have said vigilante-style groups are...
New cop shop, more police on their way to Wyndham
Werribee police station will be rebuilt as part of a $2 billion state government package to help police resources keep up with population growth.
The four-year...
Police appeal for help following attempted theft
Police are on the hunt for a man they believe can assist with their investigations following an attempted theft in Hoppers Crossing yesterday.
A man...
City’s police shifts going unfilled
Shifts at Wyndham police stations are going unstaffed, and resources are being ripped out to provide security at courts and events across the state,...
Police fast-track ‘not enough’
Wyndham will soon see an increase in the number of police officers on the beat – but they won’t be enough, the police union...
Wyndham police levels ‘ridiculously short’
Repeated calls for the allocation of more frontline police to Wyndham are falling on deaf ears, according to the police association.
The association says that...
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Christmas feasts accelerate food waste
A Senior Research Fellow from RMIT University has prompted the question of whether society needs to rethink its food consumption habits at Christmas.
Dr...
