On Monday the 11th March 2013 at around 2.20 am a twenty-four-year-old female entered the toilets at an entertainment complex on Springvale Road in Glen Waverley when she was followed by a male assailant who attempted to remove her clothing and sexually assault her. A female friend of the victim then entertained the toilets and…
DetailsOn the 9th March 2013 at around 4.30 am three male victims, one of whom was celebrating his eighteenth birthday, were approached at the corner of Leicester and Queensbury Streets in Carlton by a gang of males who were being confrontational. The gang then walked off but two of the gang members returned and attacked…
DetailsOn Saturday the 09-03-13 at around 7.00 am a home in Black Springs Road Chirnside Park was set alight while an elderly female and three young grandchildren were inside. The occupants fled the house which was again set alight at around 5.00 am on the following day. Police are seeking assistance from witnesses. For financial…
DetailsDiscuss the impact of environmental factors, in particular crime and trauma, on the psychological development of an individual. Discuss the impact of ‘nature versus nurture’ in the context of crime, both the perspective of the victim and the criminal. Essay written by Year 11 student Tori Dowlin of Emmanuel College in Warrnambool Why do criminals…
DetailsOn the morning of the 10-03-13 two men were charged with assault in Melbourne’s CBD. A twenty-three-year-old man from Footscray and an eighteen-year-old man from St Albans were charged with intentionally causing injury and assault related charges and were remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrate’s Court. The victim remains on life support at the Royal…
DetailsOn Sunday 10-03-13 at around 1.20 pm a thirty-one-year-old male was shot at a residential premise in Brady Road Dandenong. The victim sustained serious injury and was treated at the Alfred Hospital. A forty-two-year-old and a forty-nine-year-old male have been taken into custody. If you have been the victim of a shooting or other serious…
DetailsOn the 06-03-13 at around 9.00 pm a twenty-three-year-old female was walking along Fairbairn Drive in Kensington when she was approached by a masked male offender who attempted to snatch her bag. The female victim resisted at which time she was struck by a second offender to her arms with the leg of a chair.…
DetailsOn the evening of Thursday the 07-03-13 there were two armed robberies in Lynbrook which police believe are linked. At around 11.35 pm when a twenty-four-year-old Frankston man and his female friend were walking along Paterson Drive when they noticed a group of young men, of Aboriginal or Islander appearance, standing at the intersection. The…
DetailsOn Wednesday the 06-03-13 at around 2.00 pm a male offender armed with a golf club entered the Northcote Service Station in High Street. The offender demanded cash from a shop assistant and then proceeded smashing the shop display and glass entry. The staff fled into the staff room and locked the door leaving the…
DetailsOn Thursday the 7th March 2013 at around 10.00 pm two men, aged thirty-one and thirty-two years, were struck by a black Holden Cruze sedan motor vehicle in Heidelberg West. The younger male was dragged some forty meters and then thrown onto the road by the motor vehicle and was rushed to the Royal Melbourne…
DetailsSome relevant activities for victims of crime: Preventing Violence Against Women: What Works and What Doesn’t in Anglican Communities at St Paul’s Cathedral Melbourne Community performance of “I don’t wanna play house”. Tammy Anderson delivers a powerful performance, dealing with the heartbreaking topic of child abuse and domestic violence at Swanston Hall at the Melbourne…
DetailsThe 31st of March is Neighbour Day which was founded by Neighbourhood Watch in 2003. Neighbour Day is meant to remind people to be considerate of their neighbours and to encourage them to focus on making their local community safer. For victims of crime support and advice call 1800 000 055 or go to www.victimsofcrime.com.au…
DetailsOn the night of the 26-02-13 a number of homes in Beaumaris, Bentleigh, Black Rock & Brighton were burgled. The offenders forced their way into homes by either forcing windows open or breaking through rear doors. If you have been the victim of an aggravated burglary contact Victims of Crime Compensation & Counselling Services Victoria…
DetailsOn the 06-03-13 at around 5.30 pm a male offender armed with a jemmy bar and wearing a balaclava entered the cash lenders store on Franklin Street in Traralgon and approached the female staff member demanding cash. The shop assistant handed over an amount of money which the offender placed in a duffle bag and…
DetailsOn the 06-03-13 at around 1.10 am a masked male assailant armed with a sword entered the Plenty Road Service Station in Preston. The assailant demanded money from the male shop assistant as well as from a female customer in the store who both handed over cash and the assailant then fled. Victims of armed…
DetailsOn the evening of the 05-03-13 a twenty-six-year-old male was involved in an assault at the Sikh Temple in Craigieburn. The male was later arrested by police at the Craigieburn Railway Station and charged to appear at the Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court. Victims of physical assault contact Victims Crime Compensation Victoria for Crime Compensation of up…
DetailsOn Monday the 4th March 2013 at around 6.00 pm a female victim was confronted by a burglar in the bedroom of her Malvern Road Toorak home. Police soon afterwards arrested two males, a nineteen-year-old and a twenty-year-old, at the nearby Hawksburn Railway Station and charged them with aggravated burglary and they were remanded to…
DetailsOn the 28-02-12 at around 5.10 pm two staff members were closing a retail store in Wallace Square in Melton when they were attacked by a masked assailant. The assailant threatened the victims with a knife, tied them with cable and physically assaulted them with weapons, including a baseball bat, before fleeing with cash, jewellery…
DetailsOn the 20-02-13 at around 11.25 pm a taxi driver was the victim of an armed robbery perpetrated by two unknown males in Caroline Springs. The taxi driver collected the assailants at the Sunshine Railway Station who then threatened him with knives demanding cash. A thirty-year-old male has since been arrested and charged with armed…
DetailsWritten by Terry Hayes (concerned citizen) I write to encourage a different approach to dealing with the perpetrators and victims of unprovoked violence which is often characterised by massive hits to the head and kicking while the victim is on the ground done by persons sometimes influenced by alcohol, drugs or both and who do it…
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