On the 30-09-12 at around 8.50 pm a male assailant wearing a balaclava entered Luks Pharmacy in Ferntree Gully and threatened staff with a kitchen knife demanding money A similar armed robbery was committed several weeks earlier at the same pharmacy when an assailant wearing a balaclava threatened staff with a knife and fled with…
DetailsOn Monday the 08-10-12 at around 3.00 am up to five male assailants wearing balaclavas entered a home on Blackburn Road in Blackburn South and threatened the young occupants with weapons, including a samurai sword. The twenty-two-year-old male was attacked before the assailants fled. Police are appealing for witnesses. For victims of crime support and…
DetailsOn the 07-10-12 at around 4.00 pm a family was the victim of a road rage incident outside a Milk Bar in Endeavour Hills. It is alleged that a Caucasian female aged in her forties and driving a four wheel drive motor vehicle verbally and racially abused the family while a second motor vehicle being…
DetailsTony Abbott, Federal Opposition Leader, announced today that the Coalition government will spend $50 million installing CCTV cameras, funds which will be diverted from the Commonwealth victims of crime fund. Mr Abbott said “I want our communities to be safe… and that we ought to be able to enjoy our communities free from fear.” Ted…
DetailsOn the 19-09-12 at around 1.00 pm a fifteen-year-old girl was travelling on a bus in Reservoir when she was approached by a female who struck her to the head with a bottle and punched her to the face. The teenage victim sustained bruising and swelling to the right side of her face. The assailant…
DetailsOn Sunday the 07-10-12 at around 10.30 pm two male offenders armed with guns entered the Braybrook Gaming Venue and demanded cash from the female attendant. The assailants fled the scene with a quantity of cash in a motor vehicle. Police detectives are currently investigating the scene. If you have been the victim of an…
DetailsAccording to Philip Werner, the organiser of the march for Jill Meagher, the 30,000 people who walked along Sydney Road Brunswick was to show support for “peace, hope, non-violence and solidarity with all women”. Julie Stephens, Associate Professor, said that threats to women’s safety are as ever-present as they always have been. In Victorian police…
DetailsEighteen taxi ranks in the entertainment precinct of Chapel Street have been illuminated in an attempt to reduce violent behaviour. Terry Mulder, Public Transport Minister, said ‘Chapel Street had issues with alcohol-fuelled violence and anti-social behaviour. It is hoped that the new illuminated taxi ranks will help get people off the streets and on their…
DetailsOn Saturday the 29-09-12 (AFL Grand Final day) at around 5.15 pm a forty-five-year-old male victim was punched to the head and knocked unconscious at the Ferrars Street Hotel in South Melbourne. The victim was taken to The Alfred Hospital with serious injuries. Police are looking for four men who arrived at the hotel earlier…
DetailsMcDonald’s Restaurants has tested an invisible spray which is sprayed onto offenders as they flee the crime scene. The DNA spray remains on human skin for weeks and on clothing for up to six months. Tracey Monaghan, McDonald’s Director of Quality Assurance, said ‘the trial of SelectaDNA has been a great success and the system…
DetailsAccording to Dr James Martin, criminologist, CCTV is powerless to prevent crime from occurring, with spontaneous crimes such as late-night violence in Melbourne’s CBD an example of this type of offending. While CCTV may not be able to prevent crime it certainly aids in gathering evidence to assist in policing and the criminal justice system.…
DetailsOn Wednesday the 03-10-12 at around 8.00 pm three young boys were playing on playground equipment at a park in Heidelberg West when they were approached by three men who demanded their back packs. The young boys refused to hand over their back packs when one of them was physically assaulted before the assailants left.…
DetailsOn Monday the 01-10-12 at around 4.00 pm a male assailant entered a home in Diamond Creek and threatened the female occupant with a knife stealing cash and electrical goods. The assailant was described as being aged around thirty years and of Southern European appearance. For financial support and professional advice call Victims of Crime…
DetailsOn Tuesday the 02-10-12 at around 2.45 pm a male assailant armed with a gun and wearing a black balaclava entered the Kilsyth Post Office and demanded cash. The assailant then fled with an amount of money in a Ford Laser motor vehicle which was later discovered burnt out. If you have been the victim…
DetailsJames Ashby alleges that Peter Slipper, Speaker, sexually harassed him. The Commonwealth has settled its case with Mr Ashby for $50,000 and a pledge to provide training for MPs and parliamentary staff to prevent sexual harassment. It is a little confusing as to why the Commonwealth, and in effect the tax payer, is paying Mr…
DetailsPremier Ted Baillieu in September 2012 announced new funding measures to address family violence and sexual assault: $9.25 million for additional family violence counselling. $3.75 million for sexual assault counselling. $3 million for men’s behaviour changes programs. This is in addition to the $85 million already provided in the 2012-13 to address family violence and…
DetailsOn Thursday the 27-09-12 at around 11.20 am a sixty-four-year-old woman was walking through Craemer Street in Preston when she was approached by a male assailant who pushed her to the ground and stole her handbag before running away. The elderly victim required assistance to get up off the ground and the incident is being…
DetailsOn Monday the 01-10-12 Darebin CIU detectives charged a thirty-eight-year-old male for an alleged indecent assault, using an optical surveillance device, of a female victim in Preston earlier that afternoon. The offender was remanded in custody to appear at the Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court. If you have been the victim of a physical assault or sexual…
DetailsOn the 27-09-12 at around 1.00 pm two teenage boys, aged fifteen and seventeen years, were approached by a group of four to five males of Islander appearance at the Dandenong Plaza and were threatened to harm and demands were made to hand over the blue bandanas they were wearing. The teenage victims handed over…
DetailsThe police investigation into Jill Meagher’s murder is an example of how the community can have an impact on crime. The joint investigation between the public and the police in Jill’s case was unprecedented and showed what a partnership between the police and public can achieve. Social media and the internet used as a forum…
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