Crime
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Crime spike in postcode 3064
Postcode 3064 witnessed the most crime in Hume and Whittlesea last year, according to the latest figures from the Crime Statistics Agency. The yearly figures,…
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Westmeadows fight leaves two dead
Two men have have been killed during a fight at a Westmeadows party on Saturday night. Police are investigating the circumstances behind the two deaths at…
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Shootings prompt police raids
Seven men from around Hume have been charged over a series of non-fatal shootings in Melbourne’s north earlier this month. Embona Taskforce detectives, who investigate…
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Man wanted for Mill Park sexual assault
Police are seeking a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman waiting at a bus stop Mill Park last month. Detectives have been told the woman…
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Epping man on kidnap and assault charges
An Epping man will face court on Tuesday after being arrested in dramatic fashion by Special Operations Group police in a Bunnings car park on Friday…
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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 the…
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Feds bust Broadmeadows meth shipment
A consignment of horse statues filled with methamphetamine destined for Broadmeadows has led to the arrest of four men and the dismantling of a Melbourne…
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Spike in theft from cars in Highlands Estate
Police are urging Craigieburn residents to heed warnings and lock their cars after a spate of thefts from cars in the Highlands estate. Hume crime…
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Lalor man charged for nicking knickers
A Lalor man has been charged following the theft of women’s underwear from balconies in Richmond. Several residents of an apartment building in Lennox Street…
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Police hunt Dallas firebug
The firebug is believed to be responsible at least 25 fires that were deliberately lit in bush and grassland around the Laura Douglas Reserve from…
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Thomastown remains linked to gangland killings
The remains of underworld figure Terrence Blewitt were found buried in a shallow grave at a Thomastown dumping ground yesterday. Mr Blewitt, 53, was last…
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Craigieburn man charged after detonating explosives in park
The bomb squad last week descended on the Craigieburn house of a man allegedly involved in setting off an explosive device in a public park.…
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