Tag: Police
Extra cops to tackle car thefts
Wyndham’s vehicle crime unit will receive a temporary boost in numbers to combat a three-month spike in thefts from cars.
Senior Sergeant Peter Bitton said...
Petition calls for more police in Wyndham
An online petition calling for almost 160 more police and a third police station in Wyndham has attracted more than 2300 supporters.
The Change.org petition...
Witness plea after teenagers stabbed
Investigations are continuing into the stabbing of two teenagers at Werribee last Tuesday.
Senior Constable Drew Corry said witnesses said a fight broke out in...
Wyndham thieves begin 2016 with 100 thefts from cars
Phones, wallets, satellite navigation systems and sunglasses were among items taken in a Wyndham crime spree, during which almost 100 cars were broken into...
Homicides on the rise
Wyndham had more homicides than any other municipality in the state in the year to September 30, 2015, new data reveals.
According to Crime Statistics...
Road blitz reins in ‘sheer stupidity’
Almost 700 Wyndham motorists were caught committing offences on local roads over the festive season, Victoria Police statistics reveal.
Wyndham highway patrol’s Sergeant Aaron Prentice-Evans...
Wyndham Vale driver impaled on fence picket
A 30-year-old Wyndham Vale man has died after being impaled by a star picket in a car accident on his own property last week.
Acting...
Wyndham police strike against burglars
More than 75 arrests have been made by Wyndham police’s burglary crew since September.
Detective Sergeant Mark Sagona said the unit was receiving an average...
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,...
Police build on ties with Footscray community
Police have been hammering home their community building credentials in a bid to improve safety in Footscray.
A police-led project to build a new wall...
Werribee police warn against door-to-door scammers
Police are urging residents to look out for one another after an elderly Werribee resident fell victim to a ‘travelling salesman’.
A man knocked on...
Tradie tools still popular with thieves
Tradies are being warned to keep an inventory of their tools, mark each item individually and secure them, after a spate of thefts across...
Police probe ute driver’s death
Police are trying to piece together the events leading up to a single-car accident in which a Werribee man in his 40s died at...
Arrest of shooting suspects caught on video
Video of the dramatic arrest of three people at the Pacific Werribee car park over a shooting at police has been uploaded to You Tube.
The man who...
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A Shaw thing
Wyndham councillor Mia Shaw will once again don the mayoral robes after holding off a challenge from Cr Peter Maynard.
Seven of the eleven...
