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Police to open shop at Craigieburn Central if Coalition wins election
Police officers will set up shop at Craigieburn Central if the Coalition wins November’s state election.
Opposition leader Matthew Guy has vowed to open police...
Police seek help over Whittlesea assault
A devastated mum has questioned how heartless thugs could have bashed her son and left him for dead in Whittlesea last August.
Hamish Layton, 44,...
Thomastown service station robbed by armed gang
Masked offenders armed with hammers have robbed two service stations in the northern suburbs.
Police said that four masked offenders smashed their way into a...
Mernda gets its police station
Mernda police station is open – almost four years after a community campaign for a station in the growth suburb began.
Victoria police opened the...
Plea for Whittlesea police station works
A group of Whittlesea residents is calling on the state government to fund a refurbishment of the Whittlesea police station in next year’s budget.
The...
50 people arrested in Epping as part of covert police operation
Fifty people have been arrested in Epping in the past two weeks as part of a police blitz at the suburb’s main shopping precinct.
Since...
Crime rate on the rise in Whittlesea
Robberies and assaults are on the rise in Whittlesea, forcing up the municipality’s crime rate.
Latest crime data from the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) revealed...
New cops pledged for Whittlesea police station
Two new police officers will be added to Whittlesea police station in a bid to address community safety concerns.
The Police Association has been told...
Police investigating brawl at South Morang Football Club after grand final loss
Police are investigating a brawl at the South Morang Football Club on Saturday night following the club’s Northern Football League division three grand final...
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,...
Man arrested over alleged shootings in Roxburgh Park
A Craigieburn man has been arrested following alleged shootings in Roxburgh Park last month.
The man, 23, was arrested by Armed Crime Squad detectives about...
South Morang man charged over northern suburbs’ truck incidents
A South Morang man is facing 20 charges following a series of alleged incidents involving a flatbed truck in the northern suburbs on Wednesday...
Broadmeadows’ man charged over alleged sports car ring
A Broadmeadows man will face court today as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged trafficking of high-end sports cars.
Vehicle Crime Squad detectives...
My Whittlesea: Top cop Andrew Falconer
Inspector Andrew Falconer started as Whittlesea’s top cop just over two weeks ago, on the anniversary of his 24th year in the police force.
Where...
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Star Weekly is looking back on its best stories of 2024. This story was originally published in April and Star Weekly has chosen to...
