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Firearms and drugs seized in Alfredton
Detectives from the Illicit Firearms Unit have seized guns and drugs during a Firearm Prohibition Order (FPO) compliance search in Alfredton this morning.
Police attended the Cedar Avenue address shortly after 8.30am this morning.
Police located five firearms, including two handguns, a quantity of ammunition and drugs believed to be methylamphetamines.
A 31-year-old Alfredton man will be charged with the following offences:
• Possess traffickable quantity of firearms;
• FPO subject possess firearm;
• Prohibited person possess firearm;
• Other associated offences.
The man is expected to face an out of sessions remand hearing at Ballarat Magistrates’ Court tonight.
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Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong and Wyndham will receive 44 extra police, it was announced on Monday.
The area, known as Westgate Division, received the lion’s share for the regions under Victoria Police’s allocation of 396 police to be deployed across the state over the next 12 months.
Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay will each receive 11 officers, Wyndham will get 19 and the divisional highway patrol will get three.
Dandenong Division, which includes Casey, Cardinia and Greater Dandenong will receive 38 officers.
Knox Division, covering Yarra Ranges and Knox will receive 14 police, and Ballarat will receive 11 for the Pyreness and Moorabool areas.
Specialist commands, such as transit and public safety and intelligence and covert support, have been allocated 167 police.
Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong and Wyndham will receive 44 extra police, it was announced on Monday.
The area, known as Westgate Division, received the lion’s share for the regions under Victoria Police’s allocation of 396 police to be deployed across the state over the next 12 months.
Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay will each receive 11 officers, Wyndham will get 19 and the divisional highway patrol will get three.
Dandenong Division, which includes Casey, Cardinia and Greater Dandenong, will receive 38 officers.
Knox Division, covering Yarra Ranges and Knox will receive 14 police, and Ballarat will receive 11 for the Pyreness and Moorabool areas.
Specialist commands, such as Transit and Public Safety and Intelligence and Covert Support, have been allocated 167 police.
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Milestone reached as final allocation of 2729 police announced
Melbourne’s north west and southern suburbs will soon see another injection of police in the community, with the latest deployment numbers announced today.
Westgate Division, which includes Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong and Wyndham Police Service Areas, will receive the lion’s share for the regions, with 44 more police set to be stationed in the area.
Dandenong Division, which includes Casey, Cardinia and Greater Dandenong Police Service Areas, will see 38 officers deployed as part of this allocation.
In the state’s east, Knox Division will have 14 police allocated to the Yarra Ranges and Knox Police Service Areas, and in the west, Ballarat will receive 11 for the Pyreness and Moorabool areas.