Rotary to the rescue: Decapitated deer buried
By Grace FrostContent warning: The photographs and descriptions in the following article may be disturbing to some readers.The Rotary Club of Whittlesea stepped in to help an elderly woman in palliative care bury a...
Gendered abuse: When is it time to leave?
#16DaysOfActivismBy Grace FrostMia* is one of the millions of Australian adults who have suffered abuse from a partner – and one of the millions who have doubted when it is ‘justified’ to leave. After surviving...
Family violence on the rise
Victoria Police is urging the community to dispel commonly-held beliefs about family violence and understand the realities, as the number of incidents related to the crime increases.Family violence is a crime that affects all...
Reception hours reduced at Epping police station
Epping police station is among 43 across Victoria to temporarily reduce its reception counter hours.Epping, a 24-hour station, will have a revised classification of ‘all hour response, reception eight hours a day’ as part...
Seymour shop raided for illicit tobacco
A tobacco shop in Seymour was one of 16 stores in regional Victoria to be raided by Victoria Police’s VIPER taskforce last week.The warrants on Thursday were part of the ongoing Taskforce Lunar investigation...
Police seize 700 kilograms of illicit tobacco at Beveridge
Police seized 700 kilograms of illicit tobacco at a Beveridge property last night, as part of Taskforce Lunar ongoing investigation into organised crime syndicates linked to illicit tobacco.The raid at MacGregor Road Beveridge follows...
Beveridge man charged for driving offences
A Beveridge man was charged after he allegedly evaded police before being followed through Melbourne’s north-western suburbs on Friday morning. Officers found the car, with allegedly stolen plates, driving on Sydney Road in Fawkner at...
Youths charged after car theft in Keilor East
Police charged two youths after an extended follow through Melbourne’s northern suburbs last week.Police Air Wing spotted an allegedly stolen black Holden Cruze wagon driving erratically on High Street, Lalor just before midnight on...
Police investigate murder at Craigieburn shopping centre
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating a fatal shooting in a carpark at Craigieburn Central shopping centre on Saturday.It’s believed two men were sitting in a vehicle in the carpark on Windrock Avenue just before...
Speeding drivers caught in Melbourne’s north
Almost one in four drivers intercepted by police during a two-day traffic blitz last month were caught speeding.The operation – targeting speeding and distracted drivers in Melbourne’s north – involved police intercepting about 200...