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Police have charged a 41-year-old woman following an alleged aggravated burglary and subsequent assault in Geelong. Officers were called to a property on Ryrie Street around 9.30am after reports that a woman had entered the rear residence of a church and stolen car keys and personal items. It is alleged the woman then stole a nearby Volkswagen Caddy and drove along Melbourne Road in Rippleside, where she became involved in a road rage incident. Police allege the victim exit

Victoria Police have charged a 13-year-old girl with 52 offences following a series of incidents targeting members of Melbourne’s Jewish community. Over multiple days, the girl allegedly drove stolen vehicles in Hampton, Ripponlea, Caulfield, and Brighton, while passengers shouted antisemitic remarks and threw objects at pedestrians. In Ripponlea, the vehicle was reportedly swerved towards a group crossing the road. ​ The offences also include an alleged hit-and-run in Bright

Detectives from the Casey Crime Investigation Unit have charged a 28‑year-old man with more than 15 offences following a series of thefts and aggravated burglaries across Melbourne’s south‑east suburbs, including Doveton, Highett, Cheltenham, and Glen Waverley. Police allege the man attended multiple properties between January and March. On 31 March, officers attended an address in Cranbourne East as part of the investigation. The man barricaded himself inside the property

Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an aggravated burglary that occurred in Port Melbourne in the early hours of 18 March. Police believe an unknown male offender entered a property on Heath Street at approximately 3.15am. The 77-year-old female resident, who is partially deaf, was asleep in a bedroom when the offender allegedly entered the room and stood over her holding a knife. The victim reportedly shouted at the man and chased him from th

A 64-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries after being slashed with a machete in Melbourne’s outer east early Tuesday morning. Police reported that a group of teenagers went to the man’s Croydon property twice on the same night. The first attendance at 10.30pm involved throwing rocks at the house. When the group returned at 2.30am, the victim pursued them in his car. The chase ended on Manchester Road in Mooroolbark, where an altercation occurred and a member of

Detectives are investigating an assault in Bacchus Marsh, north-west of Melbourne, that left a 57-year-old man critically injured with burns. Emergency services were called to a property on Lidgett Street around 9:00pm on Thursday following reports of a fire. Police found the man outside the property with significant upper body burns. Ambulance Victoria transported him to hospital in a critical condition. Investigators believe the injuries were sustained during an assault,