On the 16-06-12 at around 7.00 pm a masked male assailant entered the Carlton North Milk Bar in Rathdowne Street and threatened the female shop assist with a knife demanding cash and cigarettes as well as the victim’s mobile phone. The terrified victim handed over the items and the assailant then fled the store. If…
DetailsOn the 16-06-12 at around 10.30 am four armed assailants with knives and wearing balaclavas entered the Coles Supermarket in Port Melbourne and threatened supermarket and bakery staff with the weapons before stealing cash and fleeing in a stolen motor vehicle. If you have been the victim of an armed robbery or other serious crime…
DetailsOn the 25-05-12 at around 6.00 pm a male assailant in his sixties approached a female employee at the Kyneton Supermarket and after commenting on her appearance proceeded to indecently assaulted her. If you have been the victim of a sexual assault or other serious crime contact Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services for…
DetailsOn the 15-06-12 at around 1.30 pm a male with a handgun robbed a licensed venue in Narre Warren and was quickly apprehended by the police while attempting to flag down passing motorists near the venue. If you have been the victim of an armed robbery while at work contact Victims of Crime Counselling &…
DetailsOn the 06-05-12 at around 4.40 pm a female was walking along a bike track in Geelong North when a man aged in his twenties on BMX bike riding in the opposite direction exposed himself to her and then attempted to grab her but she managed to protect herself and the assailant fled on his…
DetailsOn the 09-06-12 at around 4.30 pm a male and a female aged in their thirties entered the Williamstown retail store and threatened the part-time nineteen-year-old shop assistant to the floor with a spanner before stealing money from the cash drawer and fleeing. The part-time shop assistant and university student reported feeling terrified during the…
DetailsOn the 13-06-12 at around 2.50 pm a male assailant with a knife entered the Montrose Newsagency and demanded cash from the staff and escaped with the cash in a nearby motor vehicle If you have been the victim of an armed robbery while at work contact Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services for…
DetailsOn the 07-06-12 at around 9.30 pm a twenty-two-year-old male was walking through a running track in Pakenham when he was attacked by two assailants and stabbed to his right arm with a screw driver and later treated at the Casey Hospital. If you have been the victim of a physical assault or other serious…
DetailsOn the 05-05-12 an Elsternwick woman in her nineties was followed home from shopping and attacked and throw down stairs sustaining serious injuries before being robbed of cash. A similar incident occurred in Caulfield on the same day. On the 16-05-12 another elderly Brighton woman was also followed home from shopping before having her handbag…
DetailsIn 2011 there were 1815 allegations of physical and sexual abuse in aged care facilities; with 64% being made against staff, 15% against another resident, 12% involving unknown offenders and 4% involving relatives. Of the 1815 reports, 1499 involved the use of force, 284 involved sexual assault and 32 involved both sexual and physical assault.…
DetailsOn the 30-11-11 at around 12.25 am two male assailants in a white utility followed a Taxi Driver tooting their horn before cutting the Taxi Driver off and proceeded to argue with him before throwing a bottle at him and then attempting to run him over. If you have been the victim of a crime…
DetailsOn the 12-06-12 at around 11.20 am a forty-two-year-old armed male robbed the Ballarat Gaming Venue and assaulted others and was promptly apprehended and is currently in remand. If you have been the victim of a robbery while at work contact Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services for assistance on 1800 000 055 or make…
DetailsOn the 06-05-12 at around 9.00 pm a male assailant in his thirties attacked a young woman in Brunswick covering her mouth with his hand and forcing her to the ground before throwing kerosene over her face and then fled. If you have been the victim of a physical assault contact Victims of Crime Counselling…
DetailsOn the 28-05-12 at around 2.00 pm a male BMW driver in his twenties almost crashed into another motor vehicle while overtaking it in Albert Park and again a short time later when the assailant braked heavily causing both vehicles to come to a stop. The assailant then alighted and threatened to harm the other…
DetailsOn the 09-06-12 at around 9.00 pm a seventeen-year-old boy was stabbed to the back after a birthday party was crashed by fifteen youths throwing fence posts. The victim was surgically treated at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and is in a stable condition. Two other males working as security sustained minor injuries and bruising while…
DetailsOn the 12-12-06 at around 8.00 pm a fifty-year-old Melton man assaulted a neighbour and threatened the police with a knife when they arrived. The male then barricaded himself in the house with an eighteen-month-old boy before police stormed the house at around 2.00 am and arrested the male. If you have been the victim…
DetailsOn the 10-06-12 at around 10.00 am two male assailants armed with a gun and a knife entered the Croydon gaming venue and stole cash before fleeing to a waiting motor vehicle. If you have been the victim of an armed robbery while at work contact Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services for financial…
DetailsOn the 09-06-12 at around 10.30 pm three male assailants pretending to be police officers entered the South Yarra home and stole cash and jewellery from the occupants before fleeing. Police have arrested two of the three men and who are currently in remand. If you have been the victim of an aggravated burglary or…
DetailsOn the 10-06-12 at around 2.00 am a thirty-four-year-old male victim was stabbed in the head and body in the driveway of his Alphington home and sustained serious injuries and is being treated at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. If you have been the victim of a crime contact Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services…
DetailsOn the 09-06-12 at around 5.00 am a taxi driver picked up a young adult male of Asian appearance in Southbank who threatened the Taxi Driver with a knife before stealing money as well as the motor vehicle keys and running away. If you have been the victim of a crime contact Victims of Crime…
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