Tag: Police
Gisborne tops list for drug busts
Proactive policing is largely responsible for a massive spike in drug busts around Gisborne over the past five years, the area’s top cop believes.
A...
Man sought after violent sexual assault in Sunbury
A Sunbury woman has been hospitalised and will undergo facial surgery today after being sexually assaulted and robbed in a reserve early Sunday.
Police are...
Police build on ties with Footscray community
Police have been hammering home their community building credentials in a bid to improve safety in Footscray.
A police-led project to build a new wall...
Police increase patrols amid looting fears
Police are ramping up patrols around properties destroyed by the Lancefield bushfires amid concerns of looters sifting through the ruins.
Authorities confirmed that five houses,...
Sunbury car theft stats prompt warning
Motorists who leave their vehicles unlocked in Sunbury shopping centre car parks and driveways are frustrating police – and driving up the price of...
Woman charged over Sunbury charity tin theft
A 34-year-old Coburg North woman has been arrested in relation to the alleged theft of a charity tin from the Royal Hotel in Sunbury last...
Police hunt brazen caravan theives
Police are hunting for caravan thieves who struck while a Sunbury resident was in their backyard shed.
The caravan was taken from a carport in...
Sunbury drug raids prompt rental warning
Landlords are being encouraged to check carefully before entering into private tenancy arrangements after a series of drug raids on rented houses in Sunbury.
Raids...
Ice forums in Macedon Ranges
The Macedon Ranges are not immune to the effects of substance addition, the area’s top cop has warned ahead of a forum which will...
Three arrested for growing cannabis in Sunbury
A man and two women have been charged as part of an operation targeting the cultivation of cannabis in Sunbury.
Sunbury police, with the assistance...
Alcohol still shadows ice for ambulance call outs
Paramedics are being called to fewer ice-related incidents in Hume, despite widespread fears about the use of crystal methamphetamine.
A new report by drug and...
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...
Update: Nine charged drug raids
Nine people have been charged with drug offences after a series of raids at Sunbury and Romsey.
Cannabis, ecstasy, steroids, prescription drugs, methylamphetamine and precursor...
Nine charged after Sunbury/Romsey drug raids
Nine people have been charged with drug offences after a series of raids in Sunbury and Romsey.
Cannabis, ecstasy, steroids, prescriptions drugs, methylamphetamine and precursor...
Police seek owner of stolen trailer
Police are trying to find the owner of a trailer seized during a search in Romsey in May last year.
Investigators believe the 1995 Rogers...
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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...
