Tag: Crime
In brief
Surgeons visit
Specialist surgeons will travel to Geelong for operations on children, saving families trips to Melbourne, Health Minister David Davis has announced.
Mr Davis said...
Strip club hot under collar over bikie report
A GEELONG strip club operator has reacted angrily to reports of bikie gang links after a security staffer turned away eight Bandidos at the...
Grinder attack on Corio, Ballan Myki machines
POLICE are hunting three men who allegedly tried to break open Myki machines at Corio and Ballan railway stations in October and December.
Two men...
Wrong-way freeway terror at Lara
By NOEL MURPHY
MARCIA and Glen Wood are thanking their lucky stars they’re alive after a near-miss with a car driving the wrong way on...
Mokbel under investigation over Barwon Prison assault
By PAUL MILLAR
GANGLAND heavyweight Tony Mokbel is being investigated for an assault in Barwon Prison which left another inmate with a suspected broken nose.
The...
Trickey gets prison term
By Noel Murphy
High-profile Geelong Facebook blogger Jason Trickey has been sentenced to six months jail for assaulting a woman.
Two months of the six-month sentence...
Family violence crisis: call for a new court
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG needs a dedicated court to deal with increasing family violence, according to Barwon Community Legal Service.
Family violence, including offences against children,...
Graffiti assault on busy strip angers residents
By NOEL MURPHY
A GRAFFITI assault is making Minerva Rd a grubby, untidy mess, according to frustrated residents of Manifold Heights and Herne Hill.
Vandals have...
Intruders shoot man at East Geelong
POLICE have issued a public plea for information after a man was shot by intruders at East Geelong overnight.
Two men entered a McNeil Avenue...
Double-barrel shotgun terror strikes family at Corio
UPDATE:
A CORIO family was left “extremely traumatised” when a shotgun-wielding bandit jumped the counter of a Goldsworthy Rd milk bar to menace them in...
Moorabool raid smokes out 35,000 illegal tobacco plants
By PAUL MILLAR
A notorious Lebanese crime clan is believed linked to a massive illegal tobacco plantation discovered on the outskirts of Geelong during a...
Police plea on soccer fan brawl
POLICE have released images of five men they want to speak to after an alleged brawl between opposing soccer fans in Melbourne’s CBD last...
Better access makes a splash
Beachgoers can wave hello to safer and easier access to beaches and coastal areas across Geelong and the Bellarine.
Five projects have received...
