Electrician dies
A 24-year-old man died after being electrocuted on a Dallas supermarket rooftop while at work on January 5. Emergency services arrived at the Blair Street shop shortly afterwards, but were unable to revive the electrician. WorkSafe and Energy Safe Victoria are investigating the incident.
Donations stolen
Thieves have stolen a donation tin destined for the Royal Children’s Hospital from a Greenvale house that hosts a Christmas lights display. CCTV footage showed a couple entering the property just after 9pm on January 5 before approaching the charity tin, with a female placing it in her handbag.
Smuggling charges laid
A 40-year-old Mill Park man has faced court, charged with four counts of people smuggling. He allegedly smuggled 15 people into Australia between 2010 and 2013. The man was granted bail on condition that he surrender his passport and report to local police three times a week.
Speed blitz
Police nabbed 29 people speeding in Hume and three speeding in Whittlesea during the Christmas holidays from December 13 to January 3.
