Crime
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Clubs left in the dark
By Ewen McRae Up to 10 local sporting clubs have been hit by a spate of copper wire thefts across Brimbank and Melton. Wire valued…
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Truganina man arrested
Police have arrested a Truganina man after a vehicle was driven erratically through Laverton North this morning. About 1.45am, a white Mercedes Benz was seen travelling…
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Boy, 13, assaulted at Manor Lakes basketball court
A 13-year-old boy was assaulted at a basketball court in Manor Lakes on Saturday evening, after a group of youths demanded his phone. Police are…
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Nightclub arrest in Werribee
A 20-year-old Hoppers Crossing man who allegedly jumped the fence of a nightclub in Watton Street, Werribee on Sunday morning has been charged with a…
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P-plater avoids head-on crash with police
A 53-year-old Braybrook P-plater was arrested and his car was impounded overnight after allegedly driving on the wrong side of the freeway. Police said that…
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Citizen’s arrest in Sanctuary Lakes
A man made a citizen’s arrest in Sanctuary Lakes this morning, following an alleged road rage incident. Police were called to a shopping centre on Point…
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Tree vandals strike again
A spate of attacks on trees in Sunshine’s Wright Street has cost Brimbank ratepayers more than $9000 in the past two months. About 25 trees…
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Sexual assault in Werribee
Police have arrested three men following an alleged sexual assault in Werribee last night. Investigators said the men approached a woman sleeping under a footbridge…
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‘Well-dressed’ woman sought over Newport bike theft
Hobsons Bay detectives have released an image of a ‘well-dressed’ woman they want to speak with after a unique bike was stolen from Newport. The custom 1970s Ricardo…
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Wyndham youths arrested over alleged robbery and assault
Five Wyndham youths were among 10 arrested overnight following an alleged robbery and assault in Southbank. It is believed a 21-year-old Epping man was walking…
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Cigarettes stolen in Laverton ram-raid
A haul of cigarettes was stolen after a Laverton supermarket was ram-raided early Friday morning. Police say a light-coloured Nissan Patrol utility reversed through the front…
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‘Brave’ girls fight off man who tried to abduct them from Newport park
Two “brave” nine-year-old girls bit and kicked a stranger who tried to abduct them from a residential street in Melbourne’s south-west earlier this month. Detective…
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Wyndham Vale man charged over Altona North shooting
A 53-year-old Wyndham Vale man has been charged in relation to an alleged shooting in Altona North last week. Armed Crime Squad detectives seized a shotgun,…
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Man interviewed over Laverton sexual assault
An Altona Meadows man is expected to be charged in relation to a sexual assault near Laverton train station. A 22-year-old woman was followed and attacked…
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Smash and grab at sex shop
Desperate burglars have broken into a Williamstown North adult store in the early hours of Wednesday. The thieves smashed their way into Erotique Adult Centre…
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