Police
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Footscray police blitz injury hotspots
Footscray police will soon be cracking down on pedestrians and cyclists in a bid to cut the number of injuries and deaths occurring on the…
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Joint police, sheriff operation nets $385,000
A joint operation between police and sheriff officers in Altona Meadows netted $385,000 in unpaid fines in one day. Forty members of the Hobsons Bay…
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New Tarneit base for Westgate highway patrol
Highway patrol crews from Footscray and Williamstown police stations will move to Tarneit this week in a combined effort to drive down road trauma across…
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African filmmaker accuses police of harassment
An African-Australian filmmaker has accused police of victimising him in a string of racially motivated attacks – a claim that police deny. Representing himself at…
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Pupils buddy up with police
Footscray police have paired up with children at Dinjerra Primary School for some old-fashioned letter writing. Grades 4, 5 and 6 pupils at the Braybrook…
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Cops kick more goals
Footscray police showed plenty of heart but failed to topple their young opponents in the Recwest soccer tournament. Acting Senior Sergeant Amma Bridgeman, from the…
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Armed man arrested at Highpoint
An armed man has been arrested at Highpoint Shopping Centre in Maribyrnong. Shoppers reported they had seen a man believed to be carrying a knife…
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Sexual assault reports on the rise
Sexual offences reported to police in Hobsons Bay almost doubled in a year, mainly because victims are more confident in coming forward. Data from the…
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Melton police reject ‘gun culture’ claim
Melton police have denied that the area is turning into a ‘ghetto’ amid reports guns are being discovered in cars every two days in the…
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Dodgy ‘tradies’ target Yarraville elderly
Police are warning inner-west residents to be on the lookout for fake tradies after a spate of deceptions and thefts. Footscray Inspector Tony Long said…
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Maribyrnong Council and police join forces
Family violence, drug use and disconnected youth are all targets of a joint Maribyrnong council and Footscray police plan to make the region safer. The…
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