Melbourne north crime: Firefighters help land plane at Essendon Airport
Firefighters were called to help a pilot trying to land at Essendon Airport, while a thief stole a luxury car from a house in Sunshine North. See the crimes making news in the north and northwest.
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Emergency services were called to help a pilot trying to land at Essendon Airport on February 15.
An MFB spokesman said crews received a call from Tullamarine Air Traffic Control about a plane in possible difficulty just before 4am.
“The pilot of a twin engine aircraft could not confirm that its nose wheel was down correctly and began a holding pattern,” he said.
“Air Traffic Control confirmed the plane landed safely at 4.10am and MFB crews assessed that it did not sustain any damage.”
The pilot was not injured and the aircraft was placed in the hanger. Up to 36 firefighters were called to the incident.
SUNSHINE NORTH / MAIDSTONE
A thief has stolen driver’s licences, bank cards, house and car keys and a BMW after ransacking a house in Sunshine North on February 2. Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit detectives are probing the aggravated burglary and ensuing petrol drive-off, and release CCTV images last week of a man they believe can assist with their inquiries.
Police said a thief broke into a Cumberland St home while the two occupants were asleep inside about 6.45am. They said a man searched the property, stealing driver’s licences, bank cards and house and car keys before taking off in the victim’s 2007 grey BMW with registration AAA 373. The next day, the man attended a Ballarat Rd service station in Maidstone and filled up the stolen BMW before leaving without paying about 7.45pm. The man police wish to speak to was wearing a grey hoodie, camouflage face mask, black baseball cap, black shorts and green/black gloves. The man was also wearing a black jacket with a red/white motif, navy blue tracksuit pants, black and white runners and a black baseball cap. Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers.
KEILOR DOWNS
A man found with a gun has been charged by police. Keilor Downs police were called to Green Gully Reserve after reports a man was acting suspiciously about 1am on February 14. Officers used the dog squad to find the man, who was hiding in shrubs. A backpack with a gun inside was found nearby. Melton Crime Investigation Unit detectives then raided a property linked to the man and found a loaded firearm. Police have charged the 42-year-old Sunshine North man with two counts of prohibited person possess a firearm, possess ammunition without a licence, commit an indictable offence while on bail, use carriage service to harass and possess a trafficable quantity of unregistered firearms. He has been remanded in custody to appear at Sunshine Magistrates’ Court.
THOMASTOWN / WOLLERT
A motorcyclist riding a stolen bike died after he crashed into a car in Thomastown on February 15. Police said the rider was travelling north on High St when a collision occurred between the motorcyclist and a car turning right out of Westall St just before 11.30pm. Sergeant Julie-Anne Newman said the crash pushed the rider further into High St where he was struck by another car travelling south. The male rider, believed to be aged in his 20s, died at the scene. No one else was injured in the collision. Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating. A 29-year-old woman from Wollert is currently assisting police. Detectives are investigating whether speed was a factor in the fatal crash.
BUNDOORA
Detectives have charged a man over a fire in Bundoora on February 15. Emergency services were called to the May St boarding house just after 3am following reports of a fire. Five people inside the home at the time managed to get out of the house. Three people were taken to hospital for treatment with non-life threatening burns to hands and cut feet. A 38-year-old man, of no fixed address, has been charged with multiple offences including criminal damage by fire with intent to endanger life, intentionally cause serious injury and aggravated burglary. It took firefighters just over 30 minutes to bring the blaze under control, which burnt the second floor and the roof of the double-storey brick house.
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COBURG
A Coburg woman has been arrested in relation to an outstanding warrant after being pulled over during a police operation in the Latrobe Valley. Uniform officers, the Divisional Response Unit, Highway Patrol, Air Wing and Dog Squad saturated the Latrobe area as part of Operation Black Kite overnight on February 18. Police made two arrests, issued a number of penalty notices and impounded one vehicle, with the aim of the operation to safely detect and apprehend people who put the community at risk by driving dangerously on the roads. The 23-year-old Coburg woman was bailed to appear before a magistrates’ court at a later date. Acting Senior Sergeant Steve Owen said local police continued to be concerned by the number of drivers who failed to stop when requested by police. “It’s disappointing that there are still road users making the conscious decision not to obey a direction from police,” he said. “They are a danger to the community and they are breaking the law.”