Most wanted in the west: Have you seen these people?
Two Chinese students were left with facial injuries after allegedly being assaulted by a group of men while walking in Footscray. The men are among alleged crims being hunted by police in Melbourne’s west — do you know who they are?
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Police are hunting alleged crims suspected of crimes including robbery and sexual assault in Melbourne’s west. Do you know where they’re hiding?
The alleged criminals are from Footscray, Sunshine, Spotswood and Tottenham and are wanted by the Footscray Crime Investigation Unit and Crime Stoppers for unsolved crimes, including robbery, theft and sexual assault.
Footscray Police acting senior sergeant Travis Costelow encouraged anyone with information on the identity of the wanted people to contact Crime Stoppers.
Police are hunting Khaled Haouchar, 39, from Sunshine, who is wanted by police for alleged offences including numerous shop thefts across Werribee and Airport West and failure to appear on summons.
Five warrants have been issued for the arrest of Haouchar, who has been seen in Sunshine and Sunshine North. He is 178cm tall with a large build, brown eyes and black hair.
Police are also after a woman allegedly involved in a theft in Spotswood.
On February 19 about 9am, alleged offenders entered a workers’ shed at Donald McLean Reserve and stole a black iPhone that contained a credit card in the phone case.
The card was used at four different stores across Spotswood, Yarraville and Maribyrnong.
Police have released CCTV images of a woman they want to speak to.
She is perceived to be caucasian in appearance, between 20 and 25 years old, with a solid build and short blonde hair with black regrowth.
She was wearing black shorts, a grey Everlast jumper and black Nike runners.
Three men are wanted after an alleged robbery in Footscray.
On April 15 about 7pm, two Chinese students were walking west along Geelong Rd and were allegedly assaulted and robbed by three men of African appearance.
The victims sustained face and head injuries.
Police have released a CCTV image of three men they want to speak to.
All the men are perceived to be of African appearance and in their early 20s.
A man of African appearance is wanted after an alleged sexual assault near Footscray train station on March 26.
About 3pm, a man allegedly approached a woman on a train and sexually assaulted her.
Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to who aged between 20 and 30 and was wearing a blue and grey jumper, khaki shorts, a black cap and black sneakers.
Phuong Thi Nguyen is wanted by police.
A warrant has been issued for the 24-year-old in relation to theft.
Nguyen is Asian in appearance, about 170cm tall with a medium build, brown eyes and black hair. She is believed to be living in Sunshine.
A man is wanted for allegedly stealing tools from a truck earlier this year in Tottenham.
Between 4pm and 8pm on February 23, a man allegedly checked building and vehicle doors at property on Paramount Rd.
He then allegedly stole tools from a toolbox on a truck.
Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to who is aged between 30 and 40 with dark, shoulder length hair and a moustache.
He was wearing a black cap, black shorts and black slides at the time of the alleged offence.
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