On Friday the 16-11-12 at around 1.30 pm a sixteen year old female left a Milk Bar in Wangaratta and was then followed by a motor vehicle containing two men aged in their forties. The vehicle soon parked across a footpath preventing the young girl from walking past. One of the males then asked her…
DetailsWritten by Daniel. Absolutely amazing isn’t it!? The People of Australia are not allowed to voice their opinions, when clearly the man…sorry…moron…is most definitely guilty, in PART at the very least! What I don’t understand is WHY it is felt that people giving their opinions is going to in any way impact on his trial…FOR him…OR against him!? The…
DetailsOn Monday the 12-11-12 a twenty-year-old male was shot to the abdomen in Portland. The victim was initially treated at the Portland Hospital and then flown to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where he passed away. A 26-year-old male has since been charged with murder to appear at the Warrnambool Magistrates Court. If you are a…
DetailsOn Wednesday the 14-11-12 at around 11.40 pm a thirty-six-year-old female was walking behind shops in Watsonia when she was grabbed by a male assailant and dragged into a lane way. The female victim fought back and after a brief struggle and assailant released her and fled. The victim suffered minor abrasions and bruising and…
DetailsOn Friday the 02-11-12 at around 4.30 pm fifty-five-year-old female had a conversation with a male while travelling on a Burwood tram. The two got off the tram together and walked towards the Burwood Cemetery where the male proceeded to sexually assault her. The assailant was described as being in his early thirties and of…
DetailsSocial media is helping revolutionise the way police fight crime and it’s playing a key role in the reporting of sexual abuse and assaults, experts say. Australian police forces were early adopters of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, regularly using them to publish appeals for help and access potential witnesses and tip-offs. It is (in some…
DetailsOn the 06-11-12 at around 5.00 am a female was asleep at her home in Fitzroy when a thirty-two-year-old male allegedly broke into her home and sexually assaulted her. The assailant was recently arrested and charged with aggravated burglary and rape and will appear at the Melbourne Magistrates Court. If you have been the victim…
DetailsOn Saturday the 11-11-12 at around 7.30 pm a sixteen year old male was confronted by a gang of up to thirty individuals of Asian appearance at the Eltham Train Station. The victim was waiting for a bus when he was attacked and stabbed three times to the stomach. The victim was treated at the…
DetailsIn the 2011-2012 Victoria Police recorded more than 8300 cases of rape and sexual assault. According to data from the Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault CASA) only one in six women attacked report it to authorities. This would suggest that there are around 50,000 victims of rape and sexual assault in Victoria…
DetailsIn America from 1999 to 2006 11% of all deaths of people aged from twelve to nineteen years were as a result of suicide. A recent study has found that the risk for suicidal ideation is 2.4 times greater among youth who experienced peer victimization, such as bullying, in the past year compared with youth…
DetailsOn Saturday the 10-11-12 at around 10.15 pm a taxi driver collected two male passengers from Fitzroy and drove them to Belgrave. The passengers pre-paid their fare and then fell asleep in the back seat. Upon arriving at the destination the two men awoke and as the taxi driver was giving them their change they…
DetailsAustralia has been described as being in “the acute phase of a chronic disease”, and that chronic disease is violent crime. Like any disease, unless treated early it can spread, from the domestically violent household to violent street gang behaviour and subsequently more serious crimes. Early intervention programs with children, their parents and schools are…
DetailsMany businesses are currently paying very large amounts of money for Employer Assistance Programs (EAPs) to provide such services as Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) to employees when they can in fact be provided free of charge through our organisation. Similar to services offered by EAPs, our crisis intervention involves customised programs to meet the…
DetailsOn Friday the 02-11-12 at around 1.50 pm a seventy-year-old woman was struck in the back and had money stolen while she was withdrawing cash from a Frankston ATM. The male assailant is described as aged in his forties and of slim build. The elderly victim reported since asking her bank to install CCTV where…
DetailsOn Monday the 12-11-12 at around 1.00 am a twenty-year-old masked assailant with a gun entered the McDonald’s Restaurant in Mulgrave threatening staff and customers and demanding money and wallets. As the assailant was leaning over the counter taking money from the tills he was tackled from behind by two customers. The assailant was then…
DetailsOn the 12-11-12 at around 1.40 am a twenty-nine-year-old man was walking to a friend’s home in Yarraville when he was confronted by up to six young adult males. The gang of males proceeded to physically assault the victim who sustained minor facial injuries before managing to flee and hide. The victim then flagged down…
DetailsWritten by Ms L.A. I have been abused all my life but have never resorted to drugs or alcohol or any other addiction as sooner or later, you have to face your issues. What I have learnt from my experiences, it is not the event/s that happen in your life but how you deal with…
DetailsCrime is not culture or gender specific and it effects all in society, not just the direct victim of the crime. Thinking that crime only happens to others and doing nothing to take precautionary measures makes someone very vulnerable to crime. The cost of crime in enormous and includes the psychological and personal effects on…
DetailsA thirty-four-year-old female collapsed at Flemington on Tuesday the 06-11-12 about twenty minutes after drinking champagne that was bought by someone she had just met and she required to be resuscitated by paramedics. A second female also claimed on YouTube to being drugged at the Melbourne Cup. For financial support and professional advice call Victims…
DetailsOn the 08-11-12 a twenty-nine-year-old male from Shepparton was charged with assaulting police and resisting arrest after fleeing from his motor vehicle that was intercepted in Mooroopna. The assailant had an outstanding warrant and is expected to be remanded in custody. If you have been the victim of a physical assault while at work call…
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