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Nilsson writes for The Herald Sun covering Melbourne’s west. He started as a cadet with The Courier-Mail before reporting from Central Queensland.

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East

A 2016 Mercedes Benz C200 similar to the vehicle stolen. Picture: Victoria Police

Men in stolen Mercedes arrested after break-in and assault

A duo who allegedly forced entry into a Melbourne home demanding car keys before assaulting an occupant were followed by the police helicopter ahead of their arrest overnight.

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About 100L of arsenic spilled from the container of a truck on Somerville Rd in Sunshine West at 11.15am on Friday. Picture: Nilsson Jones

Quick-thinking truckie thwarts potentially deadly chemical spill

A quick-thinking truck driver has managed to help stop a poisonous chemical from entering Melbourne’s water system before firefighters arrived to finish the job.

Police & Courts

There were reports the Woodgrove Shopping Centre on High St, Melton was placed on lockdown on Tuesday afternoon. Picture: Supplied

Second brawl at Woodgrove Shopping Centre, girl assaulted

A shopping centre in Melton in Melbourne’s west again become the scene of a violent teen brawl for the second time in a week with a group of teenage girls fighting.

West

Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad charged a second man on Wednesday April 17 following an alleged aggravated burglary and ramming of a police vehicle in Williamstown earlier this month. Picture: Victoria Police.

Duo arrested after police car rammed after Williamstown burglary

A dramatic arrest in Geelong saw a Corio man accused of allegedly stealing luxury cars while armed in Williamstown. Now another man has been arrested as his alleged co-offender.

West

Wyndham: Pacific Werribee shopping centre. Picture: Josie Hayden

Teen with machete threatened to stab shopping centre security

A boy with a machete who allegedly threatened to stab security after his group was booted from a shopping centre in Melbourne’s west was released and fined.

South East

Casey police are investigating a burglary in Cranbourne North last month when three males youths smashed the door with a hammer and attempted to steal cigarettes before the security system interrupted them on 27 March.Picture: Victoria Police

Youths smoked out of shop after attempted theft

Teens plotting to steal cigarettes were smoked out of a shop in Melbourne’s southeast after triggering the security system and leaving empty-handed.

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The Gisborne Golf Club and local RSL sub-branch has been completely destroyed by fire. Picture: Nilsson Jones

Popular golf club, RSL destroyed by fire

A popular golf club and local RSL sub-branch in the Macedon Ranges has been completely destroyed after it was engulfed in flames early on Wednesday morning.

West

Brimbank Sexual Offences & Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives are appealing for public assistance to identify a man who sexually assaulted a woman in St Albans in December. Picture: Victoria Police.

Grandmother allegedly sexually assaulted on St Albans footpath

A grandmother playing with her grandson in Melbourne’s west was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man after she told him she didn’t have cigarettes.

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A driver is fighting for his life after smashing into a tree at Bacchus Marsh as his female passenger was also hospitalised.

Man critical, woman hurt after car smashed tree at Bacchus Marsh

A 70-year-old man is fighting for his life after smashing into a tree at Bacchus Marsh as his female passenger was also hospitalised.

VideoPolice & Courts

Two boys arrested after machete brawl chaos at Melton mall

Police have charged two teenagers after terrifying footage emerged of a violent brawl in a shopping centre in Melbourne’s northwest, forcing horrified shoppers to flee.

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