Tag: Police
Three Gisborne officers celebrate 40 years
Gisborne Senior Sergeant Paul Cliffe believes Victoria is a much tougher place now, compared to when he started on the beat 40 years ago.
He...
Crime continues to soar in Sunbury
Drug offences and breaches of court orders are behind a massive 77 per cent annual spike in Sunbury’s crime rate.
Data released by the Crime Statistics...
Juvenile detention centres “in crisis”
Rioting at Victoria’s juvenile detention centres has prompted calls for a state government inquiry into the youth justice system.
Families and Children Minister Jenny Mikakos...
Woman critically injured following Sunbury collision
Two people, one with life-threatening injuries, has been taken to hospital following a head-on collision at Sunbury.
Police believe a black Holden utility was travelling...
Sunbury crime rate spike not necessarily a bad sign
Drug offences and breaches of court orders have driven a 30 per cent hike in the Sunbury crime rate.
But Hume police’s Inspector Anthony Brown said...
Sunbury crime soars
A large increase in drug offences and breaches of orders has driven a 30 per cent increase in overall crime in Sunbury.
Latest data released...
Police union won’t cop new beat for Sunbury
The police union has rejected calls for the booming suburb of Diggers Rest to be transferred into the Sunbury police service area, saying it...
Sunbury stabbing prosecution ‘needs more time’
Police need more time to gather evidence over the alleged stabbing murder of a woman on a suburban Melbourne street, a court has heard.
Eva...
Woman charged with Sunbury murder
A woman has been charged with murder after another woman was found dead in a Sunbury street this morning.
Police and other emergency services were...
Eight arrested in Sunbury drug raids
Eight people have been arrested in Sunbury as police continue to crack down on drug crime in Melbourne’s north-west.
Seven warrants were also executed on...
Former Olympian charged over horse cruelty
A 63-year-old man has been charged over what could be one of Victoria’s biggest cases of animal cruelty.
Bruce Akers, a former Australian Olympian and horse trainer, has...
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...
Road blitz cops ‘not happy’
Traffic police officers caught more than 170 speeding drivers in the Macedon Ranges in a 22-day holiday road policing blitz.
Speeding was the most common...
Arsonists should be tracked: Union
The United Firefighters Union is pushing for anyone charged with arson to be fitted with GPS tracking devices.
The call comes after Sunbury man, Stuart...
Driver killed in collision near Lancefield
Police are on the scene of a fatal collision which occurred on the Tooborac Road, near Lancefield earlier today.
The incident happened approximately five kilometres...
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Nuts support a healthy lifestyle in older Australians
Regular consumption of nuts is associated with maintaining a healthy lifespan, new research from a Monash University-led team has found.
Published in the Journal...
