Tag: Crime
Crime fear over Whittlesea station police cuts
Whittlesea police station will have the staffing levels of a “tucked away country outpost” if a forecast reduction in officers goes ahead, according to...
Synthetic DNA kits rolled out in Whittlesea to help fight crime
Property marking kits have been delivered to houses across Whittlesea as part of a six-month trial to help people better protect their valuables.
Local police,...
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...
Burglaries and thefts driving up crime in Whittlesea
A proliferation of home break-ins and car thefts fuelled a spike in Whittlesea’s crime rate last year, new data reveals.
Crime statistics for 2016 show...
Hume community safety forum to help migrants get to know local police
Migrants and refugees living in Hume are being encouraged to take part in a coming community forum to help them get to know their...
Crime on the rise in Whittlesea, Hume
Burglaries are on the rise in Whittlesea, with an average of 35 properties broken into each week in the past financial year.
Data from the...
Whittlesea council stragety to tackle crime and community safety
Feeling safe is a number one concern for Whittlesea residents, to the extent some are not getting full value out of life in their...
CCTV cameras could be safe option in high crime areas
CCTV cameras could be installed in high crime areas across Whittlesea after councillors backed a proposal to develop a CCTV policy.
Cr Ricky Kirkham raised...
Increase in burglary and theft offences in the Macedon Ranges
People are being urged to play it smart and lock their houses, sheds and cars following an increase in burglary and theft offences in...
Burglaries drive spike in crime
Burglaries have increased by a staggering 38 per cent in Whittlesea, Crime Statistics Agency data reveals.
And police have called on the public to help...
Young offenders on the rise in Whittlesea
Crimes committed by young offenders are on the rise in Whittlesea, new data reveals.
Crime Statistics Agency data shows the number of youth offences in...
‘Breakthrough’ in Tom O’Connell murder case
Homicide squad detectives believe they have made a breakthrough in their investigation into the murder of Mernda man Thomas O’Connell earlier this year.
Mr O’Connell...
Detectives seek help over Mernda man’s death
Homicide squad detectives are appealing for help in their investigation into the death of a Mernda man in February.
Thomas Benjamin O’Connell was found in...
Gun crimes drive up crime rate
Hume has experienced a 43 per cent hike in gun crime in 12 months, according to the Crime Statistics Agency.
Annual figures released on Thursday...
Residents fearful after string of shootings
When daylight fades, Trevor Bunker is hesitant to leave his Thomastown home.
Since his neighbour, Rachad Adra, was fatally shot last year when a high-powered...
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The Macbeths to make a morbid Christmas
Shakespeare will be performed in Footscray with a festive Christmas twist next month.
The Macbeths is an intimate and tense reimagining of Shakespeare's original text...
