Tag: Crime
22-year-old faces 88 child exploitation charges
A 22-year-old former South Morang man is facing 88 child pornography charges, including "encouraging" and advising on the abduction, rape and killing of a 5-year-old girl...
Arrest nets haul of building stock
Tradies who have had items pinched recently from building sites in Melbourne’s north and north-west are being urged to contact Sunbury police.
The call comes...
Fake council workers attempt to steal dog
A two-year-old blond Labrador from Roxburgh Park became the centre of an elaborate hoax last weekend.
The pup, named Jax, was in the backyard when...
Bluelight struggles after cuts
The number of Blue Light discos has halved in parts of the state, a year on from cuts to the 39-year police-led crime prevention...
Epping theft ends in CBD arrests
Five people, including at least one juvenile, are in custody after a luxury car stolen in Epping smashed into a police vehicle at a busy intersection...
Hume police crackdown on drugs bears fruit
A Hume police crackdown on drugs is bearing fruit, with the number of use and possession offences up 67 per cent on last year.
Figures...
Northern suburbs worst for family violence rates
Hume is a hot bed for family violence, home to the highest number of reported incidents in the state, according to the latest crime...
UK man on gun and stolen credit card charges
A British man has been charged with a number of offences including burglary and theft following the theft of hundreds of credit cards, guns...