Tag: Police
Nine-hour blitz nets $275,000 in unpaid fines
A nine-hour police blitz on Melton drivers netted more than $275,000 in unpaid fines last week.
Police used automatic numberplate recognition to identify offenders in...
Three arrested in Truganina for drug importation
Three men have been arrested at Truganina yesterday following an investigation targeting following an investigation targeting the importation of crystal methyl amphetamine.
Altona North Divisional Response...
Point Cook school on alert after shooting threat
Point Cook Secondary College was on high alert after a threat of mass shooting was posted on a social media app.
Victoria Police were guarding the school on Friday afternoon after the threat was made...
Dodgy drivers nabbed during Truganina blitz
Almost 50 unregistered and disqualified drivers were caught out in a one-day police operation in Truganina.
Westgate highway patrol used an automatic number plate recognition...
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...
Point Cook cop shop bid gains traction
Point Cook could have a new police station under construction this time next year if the west’s newest upper house politician has her way.
Rachel...
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...
Car impound laws to be widened
Police have impounded 208 cars on Wyndham’s roads in the past 15 months and, from Saturday, more impoundments can be expected when laws are...
Police target driving distractions
Be alert and stay alive.
That’s the message Wyndham police want to enforce when officers join forces with the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) from next...
Point Cook’s operation safe plate
Driving down number plate theft is as simple as changing a few screws.
Police and volunteers will be on hand to fit car number plates...
Police road sting
More than 160 unregistered, unlicensed and disqualified drivers were caught in a single-day police sting across Wyndham and Brimbank last week.
Westgate road policing adviser...
Man arrested over Tarneit siege
A man in his 30s has been arrested after barricading himself and his two kids for more than three hours in a Tarneit property...
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...
Shots fired in Werribee
Police are investigating a shooting incident in Werribee last night.
Officers were called to an address in Deborah Street at about 8pm following reports of a...
Assaults in Wyndham fall as message heard
Wyndham’s crime rate has dropped 2.3 per cent in the past year, despite a rise in burglaries, breaches of court orders and drug use...
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