Police

Duo arrested after almost $100K in cigarettes and alcohol allegedly stolen

POLICE have arrested two people following a series of alleged commercial burglaries across the Bass Coast this week, where almost $100k worth of cigarettes and alcohol were allegedly stolen. It’s alleged the duo targeted multiple service stations...

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Sentinel-Times

17 Oct 2025

Police

Tenby Point man among those arrested in $15M drug bust

Eight people have been arrested, five of whom have been charged, after police dismantled a sophisticated cannabis crop in Melbourne’s southeast, with thousands of plants seized worth $15 million. One of those arrested is a 26-year-old man from...

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Sentinel-Times

10 Oct 2025

Police

Duo arrested after almost $100K in cigarettes and alcohol allegedly stolen in South Gippsland

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Sentinel-Times

10 Oct 2025

Police

Have you seen this ute? Wonthaggi Garden Supplies broken into overnight

WONTHAGGI Garden Supplies ute was stolen overnight between Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October 4 from the business premises on Inverloch Road in Wonthaggi. It’s understood the business was broken into and at this stage only the ute was stolen...

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Sentinel-Times

04 Oct 2025

Police

Police appeal for footage after incident in Wonthaggi Plaza carpark

POLICE have arrested a 36-year-old male from Wonthaggi following an alleged incident in Wonthaggi on September 27. It is alleged the incident took place outside a shopping centre on Biggs Drive in the carpark of Wonthaggi Plaza about 8.30pm. Police...

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Sentinel-Times

28 Sep 2025

Police

Police Remembrance Day September 29: Recognising their sacrifices

POLICE Remembrance Day is a time to reflect, remember and honour the crucial role Victoria Police officers play in our communities. Day and night, officers put on the uniform and head out – through rain, hail or shine. Sometimes it’s to support...

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Sentinel-Times

24 Sep 2025

Police

Police thank witnesses as two recover in hospital following Port Welshpool collision

POLICE have thanked witnesses, and individuals who have shared footage with them from the scene of a collision on Tuesday, September 9. Two Air Ambulances were called to Port Welshpool on Tuesday at 8.40am after two vehicles collided at the...

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Sentinel-Times

11 Sep 2025

Police

Flowers line the entrances at stations across the state

C In our thoughts, the front-line workers in blue COMMUNITIES across the state are mourning the loss of two police officers who were killed in the line of duty on Tuesday in Porepunkah. A third officer remains in hospital, recovering from serious...

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Chloe Kent

28 Aug 2025

Police

Police appeal for help after axes drawn in Wonthaggi carjacking

DETECTIVES from the Bass Coast Crime Investigation Unit are investigating a carjacking and related damage to a passerby’s vehicle, which occurred in Wonthaggi Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Police have been told that at a time between about 9pm and...

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Sentinel-Times

15 Aug 2025

Police

Justice on top of the podium in Wonthaggi police olympics

THE Bass Coast Police Service Area Eyewatch page of social media has posted what has been described as the “your most entertaining post ever” after chasing down a local fugitive in the Wonthaggi CBD on Thursday, August 14. The female, who failed...

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Sentinel-Times

15 Aug 2025

Police

Fearful Cowes incident highlights lack of police, says victim

A 68-year-old Cowes woman was awoken at 1.30am on Tuesday morning this week by the sound of a car door banging repeatedly. Living close to the town’s main street, noises are a regular occurrence, but this was different. “I wasn’t going to get...

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Michael Giles

13 Aug 2025

Police

Police chase down Wonthaggi woman after stealing 99-year-olds’ scooter

IT’S about as callous as it gets when it comes to opportunistic thefts, stealing a 99-year-olds mobility scooter. But, as has been revealed in an update on the Bass Coast Police Service Area Eyewatch page on Facebook – they got her! “About the...

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Sentinel-Times

12 Aug 2025

Police

Police disrupt Phillip Island drug run

STONERS on Phillip Island might have to look elsewhere for their drugs after police seized a commercial quantity of cannabis and other drugs and charged two Cowes’ residents with a range of offences following an incident near Koo Wee Rup on...

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Sentinel-Times

08 Aug 2025