On Tuesday 11-12-12 at around 11.30 pm up to thirty drunk and aggressive teenagers were involved in a brawl at the Cheltenham Railway Station after attending Bayside Carols. Several of the youths sustained minor injuries and a knife was involved. Police quickly broke up the fight and expressed concern why children as young as thirteen…
DetailsOn Tuesday the 11-12-12 at around 8.30 pm a Protective Services Officer (PSO) was seriously assaulted whilst on patrol near Parliament House. The assailant approached the PSO and after a short conversation struck the PSO with a hammer to his head before stealing his gun and fleeing through the Treasury Gardens. A short time later…
DetailsOn Saturday the 08-12-12 an eighteen-year-old male was stabbed during a fight involving up to ten people at a students’ end of year party in North Balwyn. The victim was treated at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and has since been released. For victims of crime support and advice call 1800 000 055 or (03) 9415…
DetailsOn the 10-12-12 at around 8.10 am an eleven year old girl was assaulted and grabbed the arm by a male in Hastings before she managed to break free and run away. Today detectives from the Frankston Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team arrested a thirty-one-year-old male in relation to the assault. For victims…
DetailsOn Friday the 07-12-12 at around 6.00 am a twenty-eight-year-old female was asleep in a St Kilda Motel on Carlisle Street when she was awoken by a male assailant in her room. The assailant proceeded to sexually assault the victim as she lay in bed. The female then jumped out of bed and the assailant…
DetailsOn Sunday the 09-12-12 at around 5.00 am two men, both aged nineteen-years, were stabbed to the neck and back following an altercation between two groups of men outside a taxi rank in Ballarat. Both victims were treated at hospital. A twenty-five-year-old male was arrested shortly after the incident. If you have been the victim…
DetailsOn Monday the 03-12-12 at around 8.40 am a thirteen-year-old girl was walking to school in Melton when a male of Middle Eastern appearance and aged in his mid twenties approached her and exposed himself and performed a lewd act. The young female victim screamed and the assailant fled. Footscray Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation…
DetailsOn the 03-12-12 at around 5.00 pm a twelve year old girl was walking home from the school when she noticed a male of Indian appearance aged in his mid forties following her in East Malvern. The assailant chased the young girl who managed to enter a home and the assailant then ran off. If…
DetailsOn the 06-12-12 at around 5.15 pm three masked men threatened Dan Murphy’s Bottle Shop staff in Bulleen with knives demanding money. The assailants took the money and fled the store. The incident was witnessed y several customers. Box Hill EMBONA police are investigating the armed robbery. For financial support and professional advice call Victims…
DetailsOn Wednesday the 05-12-12 at around 7.50 pm a female was jogging along Bay Street in Brighton when she was assaulted by an unknown male. Police were called and arrested a fifty-nine-year-old man for being drunk in a public place. If you have been the victim of crime call Victims of Crime Compensation Victoria for…
DetailsOn the 29-11-12 at around 10.30 pm a female was walking from Camberwell Railway Station when she was approached from behind and indecently assaulted. There have been eight other similar incidents in the eastern suburbs over the past four months. On each incident the female victims had just gotten off public transport and were approached…
DetailsOn Tuesday the 04-12-12 at around 8.00 am the eighty-eight-year-old female resident was in her front garden of her Rosanna home when a male offender in his mid twenties entered the unlocked house and stole money. There have been some six similar incidents reported to police in the same area. For financial support and professional…
DetailsVictims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services (VOCCS) provides state government funded counselling and compensation to victims of crime in Australia. VOCCS also now provides free Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) to employees of businesses who have been victims of an armed robbery or similar crime in Victoria. CISD is conducted in our conveniently located…
DetailsOn Friday the 07-12-12 at around 7.30 am a male sustained a stab wound following a domestic argument with another male in St Albans. The victim was transported to hospital and a twenty-six-year-old man was charged by Brimbank CIU and remanded to appear in court on Monday morning. If you have been the victim of…
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DetailsOn Sunday the 02-12-12 at around 12.30 am a forty-year-old man was physically assaulted while asleep on his couch in Noble Park. The victim sustained laceration to his face. Earlier that evening a BBQ was hosted with a number of people attending and the police wish to speak with any witnesses. If you have been…
DetailsOn Friday the 30-11-12 at around 8.30 pm a male in his late twenties asked a woman for assistance to get something from his motor vehicle in Preston. As the female walked away the male attempted to grab her. The victim quickly contacted the police and as she was on the phone to the police…
DetailsOn Wednesday the 05-12-12 at around 1.45 am two masked men armed with knives entered the St Kilda Service Station on Alma Road. One assailant threatened the store attendant while the other jumped the counter. The two assailants then fled with the cash register. If you have been the victim of an armed robbery while…
DetailsOn Tuesday the 04-12-12 at around 11.45 am a fifty-seven-year-old man was approached in the car park of the Epping Shopping Centre by a male in his twenties with a New Zealand accent who asked for a cigarette. When the victim went to give the assailant a cigarette the assailant demanded money but was refused…
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