Tag: Preston 3072
Toddler's fingers stuck in bath plughole
A 2-year-old boy has been taken to hospital, after getting his fingers stuck in the plughole of a bath at Preston in Melbourne's north.[MORE]
Son and daughter get nine years jail for murder plot
Two siblings who plotted to murder their father in 2006 have been sentenced to nine years behind bars.[MORE]
Body found in Preston
The body of a man has been discovered in the front yard of a house in Preston this morning.[MORE]
Robber gets five years for staged hold-up
A St Albans man has been sentenced to five years jail for staging a hold up at a hotel in the Melbourne suburb of Preston in January.[MORE]
More court appearances over ecstasy bust
Three more people charged over largest ecstasy bust in the world, bringing the total of people to more than 20.[MORE]
Two more arrests over ecstasy ring
Another two people arrested in Melbourne over 'world's largest' ecstasy ring.[MORE]
Man arrested over assaults on elderly
Victoria Police say they have caught the man responsible for a string of violent robberies on elderly women across Melbourne.[MORE]
Bendigo tops the list for hoon drivers
Hoon drivers face losing their cars if caught three times.[MORE]
Hoon P-plater's car impounded, twice
P-plate driver's car impounded twice, under Victoria's anti-hoon laws.[MORE]
ATMs damaged in suspicious fire
Three automatic teller machines have been damaged in a deliberately lit fire at the Northland Shopping Centre in Preston.[MORE]
Man charged with missing brother's murder
A Melbourne man has been charged with the murder of his missing brother.[MORE]
Three killed on Vic roads
Police are urging drivers to slow down after three deaths on Victoria's roads this morning.[MORE]
Two dead in Preston crash
Two men have been killed in a car crash at Preston in Melbourne's north.[MORE]
Brumby defends planning changes
New committees will be created to approve planning proposals in the 26 activity hubs.[MORE]
Anger over Govt power grab on planning
The State Government will set up new committees to control commercial activity in five major shopping areas.[MORE]
Outcry over planning changes for shopping strips
The State Government will introduce changes to planning rules for five shopping strips to increase housing in those areas.[MORE]
Man faces charges over $350k extortion
A man accused of blackmailing a businessman from Melbourne's northern suburbs has been remanded in custody.[MORE]
Alleged armed robber caught in Queensland
Queensland police have arrested 27-year-old man over a vicious armed robbery in Preston last month.[MORE]
$1m extortion ring smashed
A man and woman have been arrested after police raided properties in Preston, Pascoe Vale South, Thornbury and Brunswick as part of an operation targetting an $1 million extortion ring.[MORE]
Man bashed while leaving home
A man is in hospital with serious head injuries, after being beaten with iron bars in Melbourne's north overnight.[MORE]
Police appeal for help in missing person case
Victoria Police have renewed their appeal for public help to find a missing Preston man.[MORE]
Melbourne police still searching for tyre slashers
Melbourne police are still looking for those who slashed the tyres on more than 24 cars at Preston last night.[MORE]
Hotel staff shaken up by gun robbery
Victorian police have released security footage of a violent armed robbery at a Melbourne hotel overnight.[MORE]
Arson squad to investigate apartment fire
A car fire in the basement on a block of units in Preston, in Melbourne's north, has sparked the evacuation of up to 30 residents.[MORE]
