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Victoria Police have laid further charges under Operation Eclipse, the ongoing investigation targeting organised criminal groups linked to violent offending across Melbourne. Police allege a 20-year-old Essendon man coordinated a number of serious offences, including aggravated home invasion, kidnapping, extortion, attempted arson and recruiting children to engage in criminal activity. The investigation remains ongoing as specialist detectives continue targeting those respo

Police have charged a 44-year-old man following an armed incident on Barkly Street in Footscray that prompted the lockdown of a nearby secondary school. Authorities allege the man was armed with weapons and fired ball bearings at police during a lengthy confrontation. Officers eventually arrested the man after specialist negotiations, with police seizing edged weapons, imitation firearms and other prohibited items. No members of the public were physically injured during the

Melbourne East police have charged a 32-year-old man following the alleged assault of two women at separate massage businesses in Melbourne's CBD. Police allege the incidents occurred on Bourke Street on 9 July, with the same man entering two businesses and assaulting female employees. The alleged attacks only came to police attention after CCTV footage circulated on social media, prompting an investigation that resulted in the man's arrest and multiple assault charges. V

Police have charged a teenager following an alleged attempted aggravated carjacking in Delahey. Investigators allege a 44-year-old woman had parked at a shopping centre on Taylors Road when she felt a blade against her neck and shoulder. The teenager allegedly demanded her car keys before attempting to steal the vehicle. Two bystanders intervened and challenged the offender, who fled before later being arrested by police nearby. Incidents involving weapons can have a lasting

Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two boys following the alleged assault of an off-duty police officer in Southbank. Police allege the 32-year-old man was walking along Whiteman Street after finishing work when he was approached by three youths who became verbally abusive. Investigators allege the group then punched and kicked the victim before fleeing. The victim received treatment from paramedics at the scene. Two teenagers have since been charged,

Banyule-Nillumbik Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two teenagers following the alleged assault of a rideshare driver in Lower Plenty. Police allege a 39-year-old Doncaster man accepted a rideshare booking from Warrandyte before cancelling the trip shortly afterwards. After the four passengers exited the vehicle on Main Road, two of the youths allegedly assaulted the driver before fleeing the scene. The victim sustained a broken nose, facial swelling and bruisi