Tag: Police
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...
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...
Jobs tactic to fight crime
Victoria Police is throwing its support behind young people in the west as part of its campaign to steer them away from crime and...
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...
Petrol thieves on Sunbury streets
Thieves are siphoning petrol from parked cars while their owners sleep.
Police say petrol thieves have struck across several areas of Sunbury since April 24.
They...
Hume to get more cops
Hume will gain 36 additional police officers in the next few weeks, but it is unknown how many will be allocated to Sunbury.
The new...
Road blitz nabs pedal pushers
Speedsters and others drivers flouting the road rules copped the wrath of the law on Hume and Macedon Ranges roads during a recent police...
TAC funds put rider safety in the spotlight
New protective roadside barriers and line markings, better signage and smoother surfaces are among upgrades due to make roads safer for motorcycle riders in...
Calder carnage closes freeway
A crash that killed a Romsey father of six and another that left a man seriously injured by the roadside made for a horror...
Police hunt Karen’s killer
The family of deceased woman Karen Ristevski has vowed to do everything possible to bring her killer to justice.
Police identified the body found at...
Remains found at Mt Macedon identified
UPDATE:
Police have identified the body found at Mount Macedon on Monday as that of missing Avondale Heights, woman Karen Ristevski.
Mrs Ristevski, 47, was...
Cops flat out as rock fans hit the road
Police are disappointed the road safety messages are not getting through to some motorists following the weekend’s operation Thunder Road.
Motorists were urged by police...
Tree vandals destroy lone pine.
Sadness fills the space where Sunbury’s lone pine tree stood sentinel to the town’s Anzac legends, after callous vandals intervened.
The Sunbury RSL community was...
Spike in Sunbury burglaries
At least eight Sunbury homes have been targeted by burglars in recent weeks and police are calling for residents to be vigilant.
Burglars have hit...
Plate thefts on the rise
Number plate theft in the Macedon Ranges is on the rise and among the crimes “concerning local police”, according to their commander.
Local Area Commander...
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Festival of languages
The many and varied languages of Melbourne’s west will be celebrated at the annual Language In Community Festival next month.
Held at Footscray’s Seelaf Square...
