On June 24th 2013 at around 9.30 pm a female arrived at her Mentone home with her children to notice an internal light on and an access door from the garage into the house open. The female then entered her home to be confronted by a male offender in her hallway. The offender quickly turned off…
DetailsOn June 22nd 2013 at around 9.00 pm a forty-year-old female burglar was restrained by a fourteen-year-old male who saw her fleeing his home through the back door of his home. Police were called and promptly arrived to find the burglar in possession of items stolen from the home and motor vehicle. The offender is…
DetailsOn Monday, June 24th 2013, two girls entered an Indian Grocery Store on Old Geelong Road in Hoppers Crossing and threatened the shop assistant with a screw driver. The two offenders fled after the assailant called the police. Last month a charity donation box was stolen from the grocery store’s counter. If you have been…
DetailsOn the 20-06-13 at around 10.00 am a disabled male was travelling on his mobility scooter on Caesia Way in Caroline Springs when he was attacked by three males. The victim said that all three were wearing school uniforms and two were of African appearance and one of Asian appearance. For victims of crime support…
DetailsOn Wednesday, 12th June 2013, just after midnight a young man had left a party on Jells Road in Wheelers Hill and was waiting outside to be collected by his father when he was approached by a gang of up to ten African males. The gang physically assaulted the male, who sustained cuts and bruises,…
DetailsOn Monday the 01-07-13 at around 5.15 pm a masked man armed with a knife entered a Pizza Shop on Olympic Parade in Kangaroo Flat and demanded money. The Pizza Shop staff refused to comply and defended themselves and the assailant fled empty handed. If you have been a victim of an armed robbery or…
DetailsA computer program has recently been designed that may be able to one day help depression patients monitor their depression symptoms via their smartphones. The technology was developed in Australia and takes advantage of facial recognition and voice recognition technologies. The program was created by researchers at the Black Dog Institute, a treatment organization for…
DetailsOn the 03-07-13 at around 3.30 pm a male was driving along the Nepean Highway in Brighton when two males on the side of the road threw an object at his motor vehicle. The driver turned his motor vehicle and around and approached the two males at which time one male threatened him with a…
DetailsThere has traditionally been a stigma with veterans which has prevented them from seeking treatment for mental health issues brought on by being in combat zones. The stigma is typically caused by the fact that they do not want to be seen as weak or as unable to deal with war despite the fact that…
DetailsWhen traumatic events happen oftentimes the newscasters and journalists talk with experts on how the events can be explained to children if the children happen to watch the news to find out about the events. This article will cover some select information on research related to media coverage of traumatic events. According to studies, parents…
DetailsDuring the afternoon of Saturday the 29-06-13 a female in her forties was attacked by two of her neighbours, a male and a female, in her Farnsworth Street home in Castlemaine. The female victim suffered facial injuries and was treated in hospital. The two assailants were arrested at the scene and remanded in custody to…
DetailsIn the past few weeks during June 2013 there have been a spate of aggravated burglaries in the Northern Suburbs of Melbourne. Two aggravated burglaries in Oak Park. Two aggravated burglaries in Glenroy. Three aggravated burglaries in Brunswick. One aggravated burglary in Coburg Police are urging residents to be cautious and to ensure their homes…
DetailsOn the 25-06-13 at around 6.00 pm a twenty-two-year-old female was standing near the corner of Spencer Street and Flinders Street under a train overpass when she was approached by a male and a female. The two assailants then physically assaulted the female victim and stole her mobile phone and backpack. The male assailant was…
DetailsOn Sunday the 30-06-13 at around 2.45 am a twenty-three-year-old female was walking along King Street in the Melbourne CBD when she was approached by a male who persisted to walk with her to North Melbourne where the male grabbed her and dragged her into a laneway. The assailant then punched the female victim several…
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