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Car crashes into Lyndhurst home
A driver and passengers have fled after a car lost control and crashed into a house in Biscay Grove, Lyndhurst. The black Holden Commodore sedan…
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Bail for alleged taxi rammer
A Doveton man accused of ramming a taxi cab as well as assaulting and stealing from the cabbie has been granted bail. Julian Zagarella, 30,…
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Comanchero run at Hallam
Victoria Police are set to monitor a Comanchero outlaw motocycle gang’s cross-city run from Hallam tomorrow (29 January). According to police, the run starts at…
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$3.5m for better parks
Labor has pledged $2.48 million for parks and playgrounds in the South East, if it wins the 2022 Federal election. Bruce MP Julian Hill and…
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Speedy driver on ‘speed’
A Berwick man was caught driving on ‘ice’ three times in a “rough” year, including while speeding at 126 km/h on the Monash Freeway. Steven…
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Inspector West acknowledged for services to South East
Inspector Caroline West was recognised as one of Victoria Police’s most outstanding officers in the 2022 Australia Day Honours, receiving an Australian Police Medal. Inspector…
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Serial burglar’s hire-car tracked
A serial burglar has pleaded guilty to raiding construction sites across the South East in a hire car, Dandenong Magistrates’ Court has heard. Kevin Campbell,…
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OMNI blitz seizes knives ‘off the streets’
A police operation targeting illegal weapons in Dandenong Plaza, Dandenong railway station, Fountain Gate and Pakenham CBD and station has netted 37 arrests. With extraordinary…
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Works complete ahead of schedule
Works at the Hallam North and Heatherton roads intersection will be completed ahead of schedule, weather permitting, allowing it to reopen to road users on…
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Battery ignites garbo truck
A lithium battery is believed to have ignited a garbage truck fire in Doveton on Monday 24 January. The battery was within hard waste collected…
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Garbo truck fire in Doveton
A garbage truck has dumped a fiery load in the street outside Doveton Pool in the Park early on Monday 24 January. The truck’s load…
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Update: Driver dies in Hallam cul-de-sac
Police are investigating the death of a driver involved in a bingle in Hallam on Saturday, 22 January. A 43-year-old Dandenong man was found dead…