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Aggravated burglary
Police are appealing for public assistance following an aggravated burglary in South Melbourne in March.
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Southbank man arrested after police seize drugs, cash in raids
A 30-year-old Southbank man has been charged with drug-related offences after police raided properties in Melbourne’s south-east on January 28.
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Police investigate Montague fire
Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit detectives continue to appeal to witnesses following a fire at a factory in the Montague Precinct of South Melbourne on May 5.
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Promenade cyclists in the gun
Police will be targeting speeding cyclists along Southbank Promenade in March in a bid to improve safety along the busy thoroughfare.
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Police hunt cowards over serious assault
Detectives from Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance as they continue to investigate a serious assault in Southbank earlier this month.
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Police investigate attempted abduction
Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an attempted abduction of a woman in Southbank on January 18.
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Concrete explosion
Four men were injured and a vehicle badly damaged following an explosion at the Australia 108 worksite last month.
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Tram accident
A man in a wheelchair collided with a tram at the pedestrian crossing on the corner of Clarendon St and South Wharf Promenade on November 1.
Read MoreCrime down
Latest figures released by the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) show a slight decrease in the total number of criminal incidents over the past year in Southbank.
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Access granted
The City of Melbourne has reopened vehicle access between St Kilda Rd and Sturt St, as construction work progresses on the Southbank Boulevard project.
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Local crime continues to rise
Crime in Southbank continues to steadily rise, according to Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) figures for the year ending March 31.
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Church burglary
Local detectives are appealing for witnesses following a burglary, which took place on June 3 at Planetshakers Church on Cecil St in Southbank.
Read More“Eyewatch” launched
Southbank Police Station commander Snr Sgt Steve Bills has appeared in an online video to help launch Victoria Police’s new “Eyewatch” Facebook page for the City of Melbourne.
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Crime’s up in Southbank
The Crime Statistics Agency released its annual figures last month and once again the numbers don’t look good for postcode 3006.
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Witness appeal
Police are appealing for details relating to an alleged robbery on February 11.
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Woman charged
Police have charged a 35-year-old woman following an alleged handbag theft at a Southbank restaurant last month.
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Car-theft crusade continues
Police continue to urge residents and members of the public to be more vigilant, following news of further car thefts being reported in Southbank and surrounding areas this month.
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Man found dead
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Southbank on July 5.
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Easter Sunday siege brings Southbank to a stand-still
Shockwaves were sent through Southbank late on Easter Sunday after a man allegedly held a woman hostage for about eight hours inside the Ludlow Bar and Restaurant at Riverside Quay.
Read MoreTheft clamp down
Police are urging local residents to be more vigilant, following a growing rate of thefts being reported in the Southbank area.
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Police release CCTV in relation to burglary in Southbank
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