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Weather : Thursday, 11 March, 2010

Melbourne : Sunny. Max 22° C

Police rain on hoons parade

Twenty-two cars were impounded and 80 notices of un-roadworthiness were handed out in a massive police blitz targeting illegal drag racing in Campbellfield.

Award for courage

Police have awarded a Glenroy couple with a certificate of appreciation for the courage they showed in assisting with a serious investigation.

Citations for TMU members

Sergeant Wayne Burton and Leading Sen Const Chantel Vidler of the Diamond Valley Traffic Management Unit were presented on Friday with citations...

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9:13am	Aspendale Gardens, 2 car accident, one car rolled, nil injuries at Frankston Freeway and Springvale Road blocking the freeway exit
8:40am	mentone intersection of Nepean Highway and Lower Dandenong Rd the traffic lights are out. Vic Roads en route.
8:13am	A car and tram have collided on Raleigh Rd and Wests Rd, Maribyrnong. Traffic on Raleigh Rd is now heavy. Delays expected.
7:25am	Car rollover at Princes Hwy and Station St in Officer
7:24am	Boom gates down at Allendale Rd in Diamond Creek

Two arrested over Coburg shooting

Thursday, 11 March 2010 19:15
Police have arrested two people in relation to the shooting of a man in Coburg in January, 2010.

Armed robbery in Mirboo North

Thursday, 11 March 2010 18:42
Police are searching for a man after an armed hold-up at a bank in Mirboo North this afternoon.

Six charged for sexual assault in Wonthaggi

Thursday, 11 March 2010 14:09
Five men and a youth have been charged by Sexual Crime Squad detectives with the sexual assault of two teenage girls in Wonthaggi last weekend.

Police take part in Cultural Diversity Week

Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:45
More than 1000 people from various multicultural backgrounds will be treated to a day at Werribee Open Range Zoo next Thursday as part of Cultural Diversity Week, beginning Sunday.

Birregurra man dies

Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:33
A 54 year-old Birregurra man has died after collapsing in the cellar of a hotel in Main Street this morning.

Police arrest bike bandits over robberies

Thursday, 11 March 2010 01:23
Police have arrested two bandits on push bikes following two separate armed robberies in Brunswick last night.

From the ashes

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The Black Saturday bushfires will forever be burnt in the Australian psyche as one of the most devastating events of our time.

Marysville and Kinglake – two Victorian towns hailed for their beaut y and charm – are now remembered as places of tragedy rather than tranquillity.

Police Life’s Mark Tesoriero visited the iconic townships to follow their paths to recovery one year later.

Victoria Police Museum - Ambush Exhibition

Opinion

Deputy Commissioner, Road Policing, Ken Lay and VicRoads' Director of Road Safety, Dave Shelton took part in an P-plater online chat on Wednesday, 24 February. VIEW CHAT

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Crime Stoppers

An armed robbery was committed in the female toilets at the Delahey Village Shopping Centre on Friday 3 July, 2009.

At about 7.00pm a woman entered a toilet cubicle and placed her handbag on the floor

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