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Why police must have the power to pursue.

The decision to engage in a pursuit is one of the most difficult police face. It is also among the…

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Deceased man located in St Kilda

Saturday, 28 January 2012 05:24
Police have been called to Barclay Street St Kilda after a passer-by discovered a deceased male on the footpath just after 4am.

Plane crash claims two lives in Maryborough

Friday, 27 January 2012 18:40
Police are at the scene of a plane crash in Maryborough late this afternoon, which has claimed the lives the two occupants

Single crash at Nathalia

Friday, 27 January 2012 17:42
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a single car crash in Nathalia this morning.

Witnesses sought serious assault in CBD

Friday, 27 January 2012 15:52
Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault which has left a 17-year-old boy with serious facial fractures earlier this month

Pedestrian dies following Maribyrnong collision

Friday, 27 January 2012 14:49
A 90-year-old man has died after being hit by a car in Maribyrnong last Friday.

Would-be tool thieves not so handy in Bunyip

Friday, 27 January 2012 13:38
Police are searching for a pair of would-be tool thieves following a burglary in Bunyip North recently.

Out and About - Wyndham Police Service Area

Stepping inside Werribee police station, you know you have reached the frontline of policing. The front desk is manned by two members tending to a line of people anxious to be heard. A lady raises her voice in a foreign language, slamming her hand on the counter. A policeman calms her before heading behind the mirrored glass to organise a translator to attend the station...

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This week's target crime

Two wanted men: Hung Ya Nguyen and Mark Anthony Sandwith/Ingall

Police are appealing for information on two wanted men, believed to be living in Victoria.

Hung Ya NGUYEN was allegedly involved in trafficking heroin in Footscray in September 2010.

Mark Anthony SANDWITH (also uses the name INGALL - pictured left), was involved in making threats to kill in Daylesford in December 2010.

Police have released the following images of both men. Warrants have been issued for their arrest.

If you have any information, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a report confidentially at www.crimestoppers.com.au

Police Life

Police Life - the official magazine of Victoria Police.

In the latest edition discover how Society murderer Matthew Wales was convicted using forensic science and how police are using tracking applications to find stolen devices.

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