Crime Stoppers

CrimeStoppers Police hunt for criminals

Staff writer POLICE are on the hunt for a man who threw a molotov cocktail, a storeroom thief, a man who has a warrant out for his arrest and a credit-card thief.

Cruel intruders kill kindergarten pets

Andrea Hamblin, Rebekah Cavanagh, Julia Irwin UPDATE: A MELBOURNE animal shelter offers to replace the rabbit and guinea pig that were killed following a suspected break-in at a Thornbury kindergarten.

Crimestoppers Police hunt for criminals

Staff writer POLICE are hunting for a sex predator, who preyed on a vulnerable woman, a bandit who robbed a bottle shop and two men who attempted an abduction.

Jewel bandits snatched letterbox key

Rebekah Cavanagh MOST WANTED: POLICE want to speak with a man and a woman over an apartment burglary where keys were taken from the building’s letterbox.

Police seek help to find missing teen

Tom Minear POLICE are appealing for help to find a teenager who has been missing for two weeks from his host family’s house in Rowville.

Law and Order Thief goes postal in crime spree

Rebekah Cavanagh A THIEF masquerading as a postie has gone on a three-month crime spree in a stolen Australia Post van, targeting homes and businesses in Melbourne.

Thieves target garden sheds

Supplied Editorial Melton Gardens burglary

Ami Humpage A 70-YEAR-OLD red concrete mixer is among items stolen in two burglaries at the Melton Botanic Gardens.

Police search for Craigieburn flasher

n29hogeneric Hume Area generic photos taken in January 2011 Craigieburn Leisure Centre

Natalie Savino POLICE are investigating reports a man exposed himself three times in the past fortnight at a Craigieburn leisure centre.

Woman, 63, assaulted in car park

Victorian ambulance crews in action on the streets of Melbourne's CBD. Ambulance officers attend another job in the city.

Aaron Langmaid A WOMAN remains in a critical condition after a late night assault at the rear car park of a hotel in Fawkner.

Law and Order Dogs stolen from family home

Andrea Hamblin A WERRIBEE family whose pets were hurled from a speeding car during a midnight burglary believes they may have been targeted by a dog-fighting ring.

Crime Stoppers Hunt for $100,000 swindle accused

Rebekah Cavanagh MOST WANTED: POLICE are seeking an accused female swindler, crims after cosmetics, teen train robbers, and attackers who kicked a man on the ground.

Missing schoolgirl found safe and well

Tom Minear UPDATE: A 13-year-old schoolgirl has been found safe and well after being reported missing on Monday.

Crimestoppers Police probe racetrack poison

Country Racing. Stawell Racecourse. Sandy Horton, Wimmera Racing CEO.

Mark Buttler POISON has been used to destroy a long stretch of major country racecourse Stawell in the lead-up to the Stawell Gold Cup Easter meeting.

Graffiti suspect caught on camera

Melissa Merrett POLICE have released an image of a teenager suspected of vandalising poles and walls at Keon Park railway station.

Thieves ram Salvos’ gates, steal car

Break-in prompts Salvos to continue hard work

Natalie Savino CRAIGIEBURN Salvation Army has been hit by thieves for the third time in less than 18 months. This time a car was stolen.

Thief messages victim: Sorry!

Thomas Chamberlin A WOMAN whose home was robbed is shocked to find a Facebook post from the thief - from her own account! And what he wrote is just shameless.

Customer takes on servo bandits

Melissa Townsend A CUSTOMER who walked in on armed robbers at a service station confronted one and tripped another as he fled, CCTV footage shows.

Syringe-wielding thief takes car

Melissa Townsend A WOMAN’S car was stolen after she was threatened with a syringe in a car park at Dandenong Plaza.

Burglars hit string of businesses

Kimberley Seedy THIEVES hit seven Yarra Valley businesses along Warburton Highway in a calculated effort over the course of early Saturday morning.

Erratic rider flees pedestrian hit-run

Anthony Dowsley A MOTORCYCLE rider fled the scene of an accident in Albert Park last night after striking a pedestrian who sustained serious injuries.