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Two Broadmeadows shootings in one night

Police are investigating two separate shooting incidents in Broadmeadows overnight. Hume Crime Investigation Unit detectives have been told that two men fired several shots at a...

Police score big on grand final weekend

Assistant Police Commissioner Doug Fryer voiced his concern last week about the number of drivers tested for drugs or alcohol who returned a positive...

Unsworn officers to free up police at busy stations

Twenty newly recruited custody officers will be stationed at each of Mill Park and Broadmeadows police stations over the next few years, freeing-up sworn...

Drugs and family violence on the rise

Whittlesea police plan to crack down further on drugs and family violence following an increase in offences in the past year. Figures from the Crime...

Hume the stolen car capital of Victoria

Two cars are stolen every day in Hume, on average. Latest data from the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council (NMVRC) shows more cars were...
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Man sought for indecent act in Epping playground

Epping Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) detectives are appealing for information from the public after a man exposed himself in a...

Shots fired in Craigieburn

BREAKING Police are on scene in Craigieburn after gun shots were fired during a heated exchange between the occupants of two cars. Leading Senior Constable Lee...

Two Staffy pups stolen from Craigieburn home

Police are urging the public to keep an eye out for two English Staffordshire puppies that were stolen from a Craigieburn house. Detective Senior Constable...

ATM stolen in brazen ram raid

Two men ram-raided a petrol station in Whittlesea this morning and escaped with its ATM. Detectives from the Whittlesea Crime Investigation Unit are hastily searching for...

Five arrested after policeman bashed in Campbellfield

A police officer has been bashed by five men while trying to perform a late-night breath test in Campbellfield. It is believed the men were...

New police training facility opens in Craigieburn

Victoria Police’s new $30 million training centre in Craigieburn officially opened last week. The complex has replaced a training site in Essendon and will receive about...

Nine-hour blitz nets $275,000 in unpaid fines

A nine-hour police blitz on Melton drivers netted more than $275,000 in unpaid fines last week. Police used automatic numberplate recognition to identify offenders in...

Recognise these war medals?

War medals, a decorative dagger, coins and ladies’ and men’s dress rings were handed into the Craigieburn police station. Police are still trying to find...

Epping man charged after training scam raid

An Epping man is one of three men to have been charged with a series of offences relating to a criminal syndicate that allegedly...

Runaway groom arrested in Campbellfield

Runaway groom Murat Shomshe, who skipped out on his new bride and the law, has been arrested. Shomshe, 33, who goes by the name I-am Houdini on Facebook, was...

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School a home for disengaged students

Offering an alternative to mainstream education, Y Whittlesea has officially opened its independent school. On November 21, the school was inaugurated by Victorian Governor Margaret...