On the 23-04-12 at around 9.30 pm a twenty-nine-year-old Bendigo man was waiting for a tram in Hawthorn when a confrontation with two male assailants arose who followed him onto the tram where he was threatened with a knife before the assailants alighted and fled. The victim sustained only minor physical injuries. If you have…
DetailsOn the 02-06-12 just after 6.00 pm an assailant with a knife entered the Seaford Service Station and demanded money from the twenty-two-year-old Consul Operator who defended himself with a bat and the assailant subsequently fled. If you have been the victim of an armed robbery at work or similar crime contact Victims of Crime…
DetailsOn the 05-06-12 at around 7.20 am a male victim aged in his thirties was walking through St. Albans when he was dragged into a motor vehicle and shot to the forearm and then left on the street before being treated Royal Melbourne Hospital. If you have been the victim of a crime contact Victims…
DetailsOn the 03-06-12 at around 4.10 pm a female assailant with a knife boarded a bus at the Glen Waverley Train Station and soon demanded money from a nineteen-year-old female commuter as well as from the bus driver. The bus driver stopped the bus and gave her money and she then fled. If you have…
DetailsOn the 31-05-12 at around 6.00 pm a twenty-year-old male was walking towards the Thomastown Railway Station when he was set upon by an unknown male assailant who punched him to the face and head resulting in the victim sustaining injuries to his eye and head requiring treatment at the Northern Hospital. If you have…
DetailsJune 2012 will see the definition of Domestic Violence broadened beyond physical abuse to include other forms of abuse, including emotional and psychological abuse. The broadening of this definition is not only intended to protect the primary victims but also children who may be exposed to various forms of abuse within a family situation. Reported…
DetailsOn the 30-05-12 at around 8.30 am a male assailant of African appearance aged around thirty years approached an eleven-year-old girl as she was walking to school and grabbed her by her arms and attempted to lift her into his white van but she managed to break free and run away. If you have been…
DetailsA recent study of teenage students found that ‘cyberbullies’ were more likely to fall into crime and that their victims were more likely to be depressed and inflict self-harm with around 15% of the Year 9 Victorian students surveyed admitting to cyberbullying in the past year with 21% of the victims being girls and 12%…
DetailsOn the 31-05-12 at around 7.30 pm police arrived at the National Gallery to find a male victim in his twenties with stab wounds to his throat following an altercation outside the gallery and who was then taken to the Alfred Hospital. If you have been the victim of a crime call Victims of Crime…
DetailsOn the 31-05-12 at around 7.00 pm a fifty-three-year-old male was struck to the head with a bottle and then stabbed to the chest with the bottle at the Matthew Flinders Hotel following an argument with a known male and female. If you have been the victim of a physical assault contact Victims of Crime…
DetailsOn the 19-05-12 at around 7.00 pm a male assailant entered the Subway Restaurant in the Melbourne CBD and threatened staff with a syringe demanding money before opening the register and taking the cash and fleeing. If you have been the victim of an armed robbery while at work contact Victims of Crime Counselling &…
DetailsOn the 27-05-12 at around 1.35 pm a thirty-eight-year-old woman was jogging along the Merri Creek Trail when an adult male rode past her twice on a bike before hiding behind bushes and then exposing himself to her. The female victim managed to photograph the assailant as he rode away on his bike. If you…
DetailsLast year police attended 42,000 neighbourhood disputes, with 1308 disputes in Melbourne, 1146 in Dandenong, 1041 in Frankston, 708 in St. Kilda and 693 in Corio, including serious physical assaults and other crimes. Police can take out a personal safety intervention orders where a crime is committed and there are safety concerns. If you have…
DetailsTwo nineteen-year-old males have been arrested and are in custody following alleged armed robberies with an iron bar, screw driver and a knife on the 16-05-12 at 7-Eleven in Keysborough and at the BP Service Station in Edithvale. If you have been the victim of an armed robbery contact Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation…
DetailsIn Scotland about four per cent of Crime Compensation claims are made by police officers last year with fire fighters, prison workers and security staff also making a significant number of claims. No such figures are available for Victoria, Australia. If you have been the victim of a crime while at work contact Victims of…
DetailsOn the 26-05-12 a forty-one-year-old female was charged with the murder of a male in his sixties earlier that morning in Echuca and who is currently in custody. If you are a family member of a victim of murder contact Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services for free, prompt and professional assistance and advice…
DetailsOne taxi driver each day is being attacked by passengers in Melbourne with more than 130 drivers being physically assaulted from January to March 2012 with most attacks occurring in or around the CBD. Two recent attacks include a taxi driver slashed with a hacksaw in Maidstone by six male offenders and in the Melbourne…
DetailsIn 2011 the Victorian Government made serious bullying a crime prompted by the suicide death of nineteen-year-old Brodie Panlock in 2006 as a result of relentless bullying from work colleagues at the Hawthorn cafe where she worked. Brodie’s death resulted in the Victorian Government passing a law, known as ‘Brodies Law’, making serious bullying punishable…
DetailsOn the 18-05-12 at around 7.00 pm three male assailants allegedly assaulted the Pakenham resident in his home with police charging two of the assailants shortly afterwards. If you have been the victim of an aggravated burglary or physical assault contact Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services for free, prompt and professional support on…
DetailsOn the 18-05-12 at around 11.30 pm a female victim opened her front door to a knock where a male offender lured her outside where he sexually assaulted her while her family were asleep inside. If you have been the victim of a sexual assault contact Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services for free,…
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