Police
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Man arrested at Harcourt
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a woman in Kangaroo Flat on Sunday night.
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Buried firearms found after anonymous tip-off
Ten firearms buried 20 years ago were unearthed on a vacant residential property in Huntly, just out of Bendigo, last month.
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Nixon awarded AO
Former Victoria Police Commissioner and Castlemaine resident Christine Nixon has been made an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.The latest award for distinguished service to law enforcement, to women in policing and to tertiary education, adds to many awards Ms Nixon has received including the Australian…
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Kyneton hotel fire leads to arrest
A Kyneton man has been arrested after three people were injured in a suspicious fire in the Newmarket Hotel at Kyneton.Fire broke out in the upper floor accommodation section of the hotel shortly before 7pm last Tuesday night. A triple zero call taker, hearing people coughing, immediately responded multiple CFA units and paramedics.Six guests were…
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Suspicious fires spark firebug fear
Two suspicious fires that ignited on the side of the Calder Freeway at Taradale in the past week have sparked fears a firebug may be active in the area. A large number of resources turned out to a fire called in about 12.45pm on Saturday with brigades from Taradale, Malmsbury, Kyneton, Chewton, Elphinstone, Harcourt and…
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Lucky escape for driver in fiery Harcourt crash
A driver was lucky to escape serious injury in a single-vehicle accident on Ford Road at Harcourt North on Sunday afternoon. Castlemaine Police Sergeant Steve Bax said the vehicle collided with a tree around 3pm and fortunately the woman was able to free herself from the car before it burst into flames. Multiple passers-by stopped…
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Car flips in Kyneton crash, driver flees scene
A driver fled the scene of a spectacular crash on Edgecombe Street in Kyneton this afternoon. The 37-year-old Kyneton woman was driving a Holden Astra north near Orr Street about 1.50pm when she collided with a parked Mitsubishi Lancer and spun, flipping her car onto its roof. The 37-year-old sustained cuts and bruises and a…
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High-speed crash at Carlsruhe
A Woodend man had to be cut from his vehicle following a high-speed crash at Carlsruhe on Saturday. Emergency services were called to the scene on Cobb and Co Road about 4pm, after the driver lost control of his vehicle and crossed to the wrong side of the road, rolling several times and landing in…
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Call catches burglar
Police response to a Triple Zero call in Woodend recovered a series of stolen items on Monday. Gisborne and Kyneton police responded to reports of a male acting suspiciously in High Street about 3.30am. Upon arrival a 30-year-old male from St Kilda was arrested for breaching his bail conditions. The male was searched and located…
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Lancefield Romsey link in crime syndicate
Police have arrested three Macedon Ranges locals among 18 people of interest in an organised crime syndicate bust. Vehicle Crime Squad detectives seized more than 70 vehicles as part of a nine-month investigation into car re-birthing linked to the syndicate. The syndicate operated in Melbourne’s outer northern and western suburbs, with stolen vehicles and machinery…
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Man charged for endangering police
Police have charged a man following an incident in Elphinstone yesterday. Local units were travelling along the Calder Freeway in Kyneton when they observed an SUV bearing stolen plates allegedly speeding about 4pm. Another unit followed the car towards Elphinstone before the car stopped in Harmony Way and a female passenger got out and attempted…
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POLICE SHOOT AT CAR NEAR ELPHINSTONE
Police were forced to shoot at an SUV being driven at officers yesterday afternoon. Officers noticed the vehicle travelling at high speed along the Calder Freeway at Kyneton about 4pm and continued to track it until it stopped in Harmony Way, Elphinstone, to let out a female passenger. Police attempted to intercept the car but…