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4:20am - A house has been firebombed - 32 Braemar Street, Essendon 3040. @FireRescueVic and @VictoriaPolice enroute. Fully involved. 2nd Alarm ⏰️ – at Melbourne, Victoria
05:20am - a car has been dumped and set alight, Ingles Street, Port Melbourne. @FireRescueVic en route. – at Melbourne, Victoria
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a house fire in Cheltenham this morning.
Emergency services were called to reports of the blaze at an address on Bay Road about 3.30am, Wednesday 28 October 2026.
A 57-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman were evacuated from the house.
The man was not injured in the blaze and the woman suffered minor injuries.
At this stage, the fire is being treated as suspicious.
A crime scene has been established, and the investigation remains ongoing. – at Melbourne, Victoria
It is understood unknown offenders attended Tarneit Gardens Shopping Centre on Wickford Road on 28 October 2026, about 2:45am.
Police were told a stolen Toyota Rav4 drove through the entrance of the complex before ramming the doors to a Jewellery store.
Investigators are working to determine the exact items stolen, no one was inside at the time.
The investigation remains ongoing. – at Melbourne, Victoria
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Reservoir last night.
Emergency services responded to reports a man was shot on Mahoney’s Road about 11:50pm on 27 October 2026.
The yet-to-be formally identified man’s death is being treated as suspicious, and a crime scene has been established.
Homicide Squad detectives are on scene.
At this stage, police are investigating if the incident was targeted.
No arrests have been made at this stage and the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident remain ongoing.
A short time after the shooting, a vehicle was located burnt out nearby in Thomastown on Robinvale Avenue whereby the offenders left the scene of the fire in a white coloured vehicle, investigators are working to determine if this is linked to the shooting.
Traffic disruptions are expected in the area for some time. – at Melbourne, Victoria
Illicit Firearms Squad detectives have charged a man, seized weapons in Keilor and disrupted alleged illicit firearm manufacturing.
Detectives executed a search warrant at a property on Old Calder Highway yesterday, Monday 26 October 2026.
With assistance from Australian Border Force, they recovered a privately manufactured shotgun, suspected firearm components, ammunition, prohibited weapons and pyrotechnics.
A 33-year-old man was arrested at the scene.
He was interviewed and charged with:
manufacture Category A longarm without dealers’ licence
non-prohibited person possess unregistered Category A firearm without a licence
possess cartridge ammunition without licence
possess firearm parts for the purpose of manufacturing without a licence
three counts of possess prohibited weapon
store unauthorised explosive (fireworks) without approval
The Keilor man was bailed to appear at Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on 17 February 2027.
The firearms were seized following a national week of coordinated action to crackdown on illicit firearms and remove them from the streets.
The National Illicit Firearms Working Group brought together police from every Australian state and territory, New Zealand and a range of federal agencies including Australian Border Force, to disrupt firearms trafficking, target criminal networks and prevent weapons from reaching the hands of offenders.
During the operation, which ran from Monday 19 to Sunday 25 October, 603 firearms were seized, including 115 in Victoria. – at Melbourne, Victoria
2:06am - a beauty salon has been firebombed at 24 Shuter Street, Moonee Ponds 3039 – at Melbourne, Victoria
1:30am - Two cars have been firebombed in the driveway of 13 Manor Street, Brighton 3186. There has been some fire damage to the house also. 5 residents have been evacuated. – at Melbourne, Victoria
Police are investigating an assault in St Kilda in May 2026.
Emergency services responded to reports a man was located unconscious by a passerby on St Kilda Road about 12am on Saturday 2 May 2026.
The 44-year-old man was taken to hospital with facial injuries that required stitches, as well as a broken collarbone.
It is understood an unknown offender grabbed the victim from behind, as he was walking into an apartment foyer, before putting him in a headlock and throwing him to the ground.
Once the victim was on the ground, the offender stomped on the victim’s head and kicked him several times causing the victim to lose consciousness.
Investigators have released images and CCTV footage of a man they believe may be able to assist with the investigation.
The man is Caucasian in appearance, with a lean build, about 182cm tall with brown unkept hair. He was wearing a black t-shirt and light grey tracksuit pants.
Police believe the attack was unprovoked.
Investigations are ongoing.
Anyone who witnessed the incident, with dashcam/CCTV footage or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or anonymously at crimestoppersvic.com.au
Quotes attributable to Senior Constable Daniel Vandebroek from St Kilda Uniform;
“This was a vicious and completely unprovoked attack on a man who was simply walking home after a night out.
“The violence is utterly unacceptable. The victim was knocked to the ground and repeatedly assaulted, and we are determined to identify the man responsible.
“We’re asking the community to take a close look at the images and vision we’ve released. If you recognise this person or have any information that could help us identify them, please contact police.” – at Melbourne, Victoria
2:20am - @FireRescueVic crews have extinguished the fire. Forced entry. @VictoriaPolice on scene. – at Melbourne, Victoria
Three people have been charged by the Victorian Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (JOCTF) for their alleged involvement in a plot to import 120kg of cocaine into Melbourne.
The trio was arrested on Tuesday (20 October, 2026) and charged with importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug, contrary to subsection 307.1(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth) and attempting to possess a commercial quantity of an unlawfully imported border-controlled drug, contrary to subsections 11.5 and 307.5 of the Criminal Code (Cth).
An investigation commenced on 9 October, 2026, after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers detected anomalies in a consignment from Greece consisting of two cabinets that had been declared as household furniture.
ABF officers x-rayed the consignment and located 120 packages of suspected drugs concealed in the furniture. Presumptive testing identified the substance as cocaine.
The detection was referred to the Victorian JOCTF, which removed the illicit drugs and conducted a controlled delivery of the consignment to an Essendon storage facility.
Police will allege a Pascoe Vale South woman, 49, was the consignee of the shipment.
It will be alleged that she attended the storage facility on Tuesday, where she coordinated the collection and movement of the consignment.
During the controlled delivery, police identified two men – one aged 31 from Rockbank and another aged 40 from Cairnlea.
Police will allege the 31-year-old drove the consignment from the storage facility to an address in Keilor, where it was opened and separated.
Part of the shipment was transferred to a second vehicle, which was driven to an address in Glenroy, where the 40-year-old was arrested.
It is alleged the 31-year-old drove the other vehicle to an address in Rockbank where he was intercepted by police and also arrested.
JOCTF members subsequently arrested the woman at a Pascoe Vale address that day (20 October, 2026).
The charges of importing and attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
The trio appeared on (Wednesday, 21 October, 2026) in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court, where the two men were formally refused bail, and the woman granted conditional bail.
All three will next appear in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 10 February, 2027.
The Victorian JOCTF consists of the AFP, Victoria Police, Australian Border Force and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. – at Melbourne, Victoria
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for information after a woman was found deceased in Tarneit this morning.
A passerby located the woman’s body on Leakes Road at the intersection of Derrimut Road just before 6am.
At this stage it is believed the yet-to-be identified woman has been struck by a vehicle, which left the scene.
Detectives are appealing to motorists who were travelling during this time on Leakes Road and Derrimut Road to check their dashcams.
Motorists may have inadvertently captured the woman as she was walking in the area, or the vehicle involved.
Detectives from MCIU will be on scene for most of today while they process the scene. – at Melbourne, Victoria
UPDATE : Enquiries by detectives have identified the driver and vehicle believed to be involved however the circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation.
A 32-year-old man from Truganina has provided a statement to police and the vehicle seized for forensic examination.
As part of the investigation detectives are keen to speak to motorists who were driving on Derrimut Road, near Leakes Road in the early hours of Tuesday morning anytime from 5 until 6am.
It is believed the 63-year-old local woman was walking south along Derrimut Road, on her morning walk, when she was struck as she crossed a pedestrian crossing.
At this stage it is also unclear if any other vehicles were involved and the investigation remains ongoing. – at Melbourne, Victoria