May 1, 2013 | Victims of Crime

Attempted Abduction – Reservoir

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On Monday the 1st May 2013 just before 6.00 pm a nine-year-old girl was putting rubbish out at her front yard on Radford Road in Resevoir when a male riding a silver bike approached her. The male assailant grabbed her arm and the young female victim managed to free herself and run inside informing her…

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Armed Robbery – Prahran Petrol Station

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On the 13-04-13 just after 9.00 am a male offender entered a petrol station on the corner of Punt Road and Commercial Road in Prahran and threatened the female staff member demanding money. The offender indicated that he had a weapon and told the female shop assistant not to make him use it. The offender…

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Male Victim Mauled by Dogs – Carlton

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On the 30-04-13 at around 830 pm a male aged in his fifties was attacked on Drummond Street in Carlton by four dogs. The attack lasted several minutes during which the victim sustained injuries to his arm, leg and back and was treated at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Police arrested three men, aged from twenty-two…

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Crime Prevention Funding Programs

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Community Safety Fund grants (CSF) The Community Safety Fund grants provide funding for communities in Victoria to implement locally based crime prevention projects. Eligible projects must address a crime prevention issue within a local community. Funding available is up to $10,000.00. Go to: crimeprevention.vic.gov.au/safetygrants. The Public Safety Infrastructure Fund (PSIF) The Public Safety Infrastructure Fund…

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Armed Robberies – Notting Hill & Oakleigh

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On Monday the 30-04-13 there were two separate armed robberies in Notting Hill & Oakleigh. At around 6.00 pm three masked male offenders threatened the bottle shop attendant at a hotel on Ferntree Gully in Notting Hill with a screw driver. The offenders punched the staff person to the face before stealing cash and cigarettes…

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Aggravated Burglary – Boronia

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On the 30-04-13 at around 2.00 am the residents of a home on Torresdale Drive in Boronia were awoken by a barking dog and soon found two offenders attempting to break into their home. The assailants when confronted sprayed a forty-eight-year-old resident with clear paint before fleeing over the back fence. The victim pursued the…

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