On the 02-11-17 at around 7.40 pm a twenty-year-old Pascoe Vale man met with two men on Gellibrand Street in Kew whom he had spoken with via a classifieds website . The three then sat inside a motor vehicle before one of the offenders produced a machete slashing the victim to his neck. The two…
DetailsOn the 02-11-17 at around 2.30pm a twenty-year-old female was approached by three men while walking her dog along Guthridge Parade in Sale. One of the men made a remark to the woman in relation to her T-shirt, which contained the slogan “Born fabulous, not straight” before punching her to the face and all three…
DetailsONE crime victim every week is complaining about the long wait for desperately needed financial help to recover from their ordeal. Some victims of crime are waiting up to two years to be compensated, it has been revealed. Victims of Crime Commissioner Greg Davies said his office received a complaint every week from a victim…
DetailsOn the 19-10-17 at around 7.00 pm a seventeen-year-old male was walking along Maramba Drive, near the intersection of Deanswood Way, in Narre Warren when he was approached by three males, one wearing a mask, who proceeded to physically assault him, punching and kicking him to the ground. The offenders demanded that the victim hand…
DetailsOn the 16-10-17 at around 2.15 am a thirty-four-year-old male resident of a home on Cooke Road in Mitcham went outside to investigate noises. Once outside the victim was soon confronted by four male offenders who pursued him down the street before assaulting and repeatedly stabbing him to his legs. The assailants then fled and…
DetailsOn the 09-10-17 just before 8.00 pm a twenty-five-year-old man was walking back towards his Toyota Hiace van in Rye when he was approached by a male offender armed with a knife. The offender stole the victim’s van and drove off with it. It is believed that the same offender only minutes earlier had attempted…
DetailsOn the 08-10-17 at around 10.20 pm an armed unknown male offender forced his way into a home on Lowndes Street in Kennington. The offender was soon confronted by two residents, as well as by two guests, resulting in a scuffle during which one of the residents was injured. The offender then fled. The offender…
DetailsOn the 01-10-17 at around 1.00 am two elderly residents, aged 77 and 81 years, residing at a property on Seventh Street in Mildura went outside to investigate noises. The elderly couple were then set-up and assaulted by two men, aged 18 and 20 years, who were later charged by police with Intentional Cause Serious…
DetailsOn the 16-09-17 at around 9.30 pm a man left university and was walking through Lincoln Square Park in Carlton when he was set upon and robbed by three teenage males, aged 14 – 15 years. The 15-year-old offender has been charged and bailed to appear at a children’s court. The two other 14 year-old…
DetailsOn the 09-09-17 at around 2.15 am a twenty-nine-year-old male offender stabbed to death another male during a fight that took place at a restaurant on Gourlay Street in Caroline Springs. The victim was stabbed and passed away from his injuries. The offender has been charged with murder, affray and aggravated burglary and remanded to…
DetailsOn the 07-09-17 at around 4.30 pm a female aged in her thirties was walking home along Heatherton Road in Springvale when she was approached from behind by an unknown male offender who produced a knife and demanded her handbag and cash. The victim handed over a small amount of cash and the offender then…
DetailsOn the 05-09-17 at around 12.40 am three men armed with a hand gun and other weapons forced entry into a home on Mount View Road in Thomastown and assaulted one of the residents and stole cash and personal property before fleeing. Later that same day the same three male offenders forced entry into a home on…
DetailsOn the 01-09-17 at around 9.30 pm two males armed with a handgun and carrying a pink shopping bag entered a Milk Bar on Balaka Place in Bundoora. The armed offenders threatened staff but were challenged by a shop assistant armed with a broom before they fled on foot empty handed. The offenders were last…
DetailsOn the 20-08-17 at around 10.00 pm the occupants of a Dandenong North home heard a bedroom window smash. The forty-five-year-old male occupant then opened the front door to investigate when he was confronted by three males and a female, all perceived to be of African appearance, and all wearing hooded tops and face coverings…
DetailsOn the 24-08-17 at around 10.20 am three teenagers gained entry into an apartment on Scott Street in Dandenong and threatened the four occupants before stealing household items. Police have since arrested a sixteen-year-old male from Cranbourne West, a seventeen-year-old male from Lyndhurst and a sixteen-year-old male from Cranbourne. Victims of crime for assistance &…
DetailsOn Saturday the 19th August 2017 at around 5.30 pm two armed offenders, one wearing a head covering similar to a niqab or burqa, entered a fast-food outlet on Main Street in Croydon with the intent to steal. The two offenders are also believed to be responsible for three other recent armed robberies – a…
DetailsOn the 26-07-17 at around 6.45 am a fifty-nine-year-old man was sitting in the driver’s seat of a BMW sedan at the corner of Farm Street and Home Road in Newport when he was approached by several offenders and threatened with a knife before the offenders stole the vehicle. A short time later, at around…
DetailsOn the 23-07-17 at around 3.30am two masked male offenders attended the Bell Street service station. One offender produced a hand gun while the other jumped over the counter and assaulted the service station attendant. The offenders stole cash and cigarettes before fleeing on foot. Both offenders were described as being Caucasian and of medium…
DetailsOn the 17-06-17 at around 3.20pm two boys, one with a knife, approached the victim in Parklands on Oriel Road in Heidelberg West demanding his mobile phone before fleeing through the park with the phone On the 17-07-17 at around 7.30pm the victim was walking along Beauchamp Street in Preston when he was surrounded by…
DetailsOn the 11-07-17 at around 2.00 pm four male teenagers, aged from fourteen to sixteen years, entered a shop on Miller Street in Thornbury armed with hammers and an axe. The offenders stole cash and cigarettes before fleeing in a motor vehicle. Police soon after arrested the four teenagers in nearby parkland and charged them…
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