Police
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Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay car theft hot spots
Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong and Laverton’s Railway Avenue were the worst streets for car theft in the municipalities of Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, data from the…
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Bus services suspended after rock attacks
A series of attacks on buses in Seabrook has led to the cessation of two services for the second time this week. ComfortDelgro Cabcharge group operations…
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PSOs use capsicum spray during Altona brawl
Protective Services Officers used capsicum spray to defend themselves during a brawl involving up to 15 people at Altona railway station on Sunday night. Trains…
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Car bomb scare in Altona Meadows
Police have been called to investigate a suspected car bomb in Altona Meadows. The Bomb Response Unit was called to Hook Street at 10am. Police…
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Lock up or lose it blitz puts drivers on notice
Footscray police have urged people to stop car thefts and break-ins by simply locking their vehicles. More than 1000 thefts from vehicles were recorded in…
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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…
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Rock throwers target buses in Seabrook
Rocks have been thrown at four buses in Seabrook in the past two weeks, prompting calls for community support to help catch the offenders. The…
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CCTV catches alleged arson in West Footscray
Police are appealing for public information after an arsonist attacked a residential care home in West Footscray earlier this month. Emergency services were called to…
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17 cars damaged in Maribyrnong street
Police are appealing for public help after 17 cars were damaged in a Maribyrnong street this morning. Investigators believe a metal object was used to smash…
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Training institution closes over alleged rorts
A Footscray training institution has been shut down and its owner charged with a string of offences over an alleged multi-million dollar student visa rorting…
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Driver killed in three-car crash in Maribyrnong
A man has died following a head-on car crash in Maribyrnong on Saturday night. Police at the scene of the fatal collision believe a car travelling…
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Man killed after driving wrong way on freeway
Police were unable to prevent a fatal head-on collision after a man was spotted driving on the wrong side of the Princes Freeway on Friday morning.…
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Win for police brutality claimant
An Ethiopian man who alleges he was a victim of police brutality and racism six years ago in Williamstown has won an appeal to have…
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Pokies venue hit by armed robbers again
Masked bandits threatened staff and patrons with a firearm during a robbery at Club Laverton on Saturday night. The pokies venue was also robbed in…
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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…
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