Police News

Police are investigating if two collisions involving cyclists in Cheltenham and Beaumaris on Tuesday morning (Jan. 23) are linked. Officers were called to Beach Rd about 5.20 and were told a 51-year-old man was riding along Beach Rd, near Charman Rd in Cheltenham, when he was involved in a collision with an unidentified vehicle. The

Box Hill Divisional Response Unit officers have charged a man who allegedly called an Uber ride-share vehicle to try and get away from police in Clayton. Police responded to reports of a collision at the intersection of Ferntree Gully and Blackburn Rds just before midnight on Tuesday, January 9. Officers confirmed that one of the

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in North Fitzroy. Emergency services were called to St Georges Rd, near Watkins St, following reports of a crash and car on its side, just after 11.30pm on Wednesday, January 10. It is believed the car struck a pole and rolled before coming to rest. Sadly,

Westgate Divisional Response Unit detectives have charged a man with an armed robbery that took place almost six years ago in Yarraville. It is alleged a man rode a bike through the drive-thru of a fast-food restaurant on the corner of Somerville and Williamstown Rds just after 1am on August 4, 2018. The offender forced

A man who attempted a carjacking in St Kilda has been held down by the victim and members of the public until Police arrived. Police were called to the intersection of Chapel St and Alma Rd following reports of an assault and scuffle, about 8.55pm on Wednesday, January, 10. Officers have been told the 51-year-old

Detectives from the Illicit Firearms Squad have charged a man and seized a loaded slam gun, a stolen BMW sedan, a shotgun barrel and a firearm silencer in Hampton Park. The investigation commenced after police received information the man had firearms. A warrant was executed at a residential property in Hampton Park on Wednewsday morning,

A dirt bike rider who performed a burnout in front of police on Thursday night (Jan. 11) has been arrested in Werribee. The rider was travelling along Point Cook Rd, near Sneydes Rd, when he was spotted by Police about 8.30pm. Officers were in close proximity to the rider when he allegedly looked at them,

Five people have been charged after they allegedly tried to evade Police in two stolen vehicles on Thursday, January 11. The stolen Mercedes and BMW were observed in the Endeavour Hills area around 8.20am and were monitored by the Air Wing. The vehicles travelled through multiple suburbs and stop sticks were used in Camberwell and

Yarra Ranges Highway Patrol officers continue to investigate a fatal crash in Monbulk late last year. Investigators believe a man in a white Honda sedan was driving along Monbulk Rd when he veered from the road about 6.30pm on December 2. It is understood that the Honda left the road and travelled down an embankment

A constable from Western region has been charged following a sexual assault incident. The charges relate to a sexual assault incident alleged to have occurred in Bendigo in April last year, while the member was off duty. The 30-year-old has been charged with three counts of sexual assault. He will appear before a court at