Tag: youth crime
Gang attack fears in Wyndham
A Wyndham Vale father is calling for police to ramp up patrols in the city’s west following an alleged attack on his 15-year-old son.
Ricardo...
Young crims arrested
Melbourne’s newest wave of young criminals are some of the state’s "most active and dangerous" who are increasingly violent and seeking notoriety, police say.
Forty young...
Youths arrested in school holiday operation
A police operation conducted in Wyndham during the school holidays, during which several street robberies occurred in the area, has resulted in more than...
Youth crime stats on the rise
Youth crimes recorded by police have risen in Wyndham across a 12-month period.
Data from the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) shows that between October, 2016,...
Leaders call for respect
Leaders of the South Sudanese community have called for a respectful and balanced debate about youth crime.
Dr Santino Atem Deng, who was born in...
Ecoville management speaks out
Street gangs have "continually overrun" a Tarneit park, despite hundreds of thousands of dollars being spent on security services for nearby residents.
The owners corporation...
Funding aims to help deter youth crime
Fifteen serious and repeat youth offenders will be the focus of a $700,000 program in Wyndham aimed at deterring them from committing more crime.
The state government...
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Green wedge plan ‘doesn’t cut it’
The state government has been criticised for its plan to protect Melbourne’s green wedge areas, with an expert saying it fails to respond to...
