Crime
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Crime waves differ across postcodes
Crime statistics from the inner-west reveal a tale of two cities. From the end of 2014 to last December 31, there was a 10.3 per…
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Crime stats reveal tale of two cities
A surge in drug and theft offences has fuelled a 6.4 per cent rise in crime in Maribyrnong in 2015 compared to the previous year.…
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Shop owner jailed for stolen goods
A Footscray husband and wife have pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods valued at more than $70,000 while running a Nicholson Street gift shop. Bich…
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Bikies shot at Yarraville clubhouse
One man is fighting for his life and another is seriously injured after they were gunned down outside the Bros outlaw motorcycle gang clubhouse in…
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Tool theft causes builder to shut up shop
A Bacchus Marsh builder, who had tools valued at $3000 stolen from his ute, says his business never recovered from the financial loss of the…
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Armed robber hits Central Square
An armed robber struck twice at Central Square shopping centre in Altona Meadows on Thursday morning. The centre’s owner confirmed the Aldi supermarket and TAB…
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Haddara crime syndicate member jailed
A drug trafficker involved in a crime syndicate in Williamstown North headed by Fadi Haddara has been sentenced to a minimum of 16 months behind…
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Man charged over Newport heritage rail fires
A Metro Rail employee and CFA volunteer charged with derailing a train on the Hurstbridge line and a string of other arson and sabotage crimes…
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‘Unspeakable crimes’ take toll on MP
Constant exposure to details of “unspeakable crimes and traumatic events” has triggered a three-month leave of absence by police and corrections minister and Williamstown MP…
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‘Scumbags’ steal Altona Homestead artefacts
Thieves who stole Imperial weights and measures from the Altona Homestead Museum, presumably to sell as brass scrap metal, have been described as “scumbags”. The…
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Road deaths on the rise
A quarter of road deaths recorded during the 22-day Victoria Police holiday road blitz happened in Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong. Assistant Commissioner Doug Fryer…
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Rise in sex offences
By Goya Dmytryshchak and Benjamin Millar Reports of sexual offences increased in Hobsons Bay in the 12 months to September 30 last year, new Crime…
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Williamstown family terrified by masked home invader
A Williamstown woman has been subjected to a terrifying home invasion, during which a masked man armed with a knife entered her house and stole…
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Robbery sparks community support for traders
UPDATE The community has rallied to support an Altona bottle shop robbed at knifepoint on Friday night. A man walked into Savvy Cellars in Civic…
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War memorial plaques stolen from Footscray
Police are hunting for callous thieves who have stolen 111 plaques from the Footscray Memorial Garden on the eve of Remembrance Day. Seventy-nine of the bronze…
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