ABC Western Victoria: Horsham - Crime
RSS Feed from the ABC Western Victoria program area - from the location Horsham - marked with subject Crime

• Police crack down on nightclub bad behaviour
  Mildura, Stawell and Horsham will be targeted during a police summer blitz on bad behaviour at nightclubs and other licensed venues.
• Police launch record holiday traffic blitz
  The largest Christmas-new year traffic blitz in Victoria's history has begun.
• Police prepare for Christmas with new radars
  Victoria's Wimmera-Mallee traffic police will have a new piece of technology at their disposal this Christmas holiday period.
• Police search for stolen water trailer
  Police are trying to find a water trailer that has been stolen from a Mallee town.
• Man to face court on child sex charges
  A Wimmera man is due in court tomorrow on a series of child sex charges that date back more than 25 years.
• Wimmera man accused of 204kph drive
  Police have charged a Wimmera man after he was allegedly recorded driving at more than 200 kilometres per hour.
• Home invasion accused face court
  Six men who were allegedly involved in a violent home invasion in the Wimmera last week have faced court.
• Woman avoids jail for stealing from employer
  A Warracknabeal woman has successfully appealed against being sent to jail for stealing more than $60,000 from her employer.
• Man to face court accused of 190kph drive
  Police say a motorist was caught travelling at 190 kilometres an hour in the Wimmera this week.
• Man accused of drink driving, theft, damage
  Police have charged an allegedly drunk Wimmera man with a series of offences.
• Man to face court accused of computer thefts
  Police have charged a man over a series of alleged thefts and burglaries in Kerang and Cohuna in northern Victoria.
• Three charged over Vic drug raids
  After a nine-month investigation, three people have been charged over drug raids in Horsham and Ballarat in western Victoria.
• Police charge drivers in drink-drive crackdown
  Twenty-seven people have been charged with driving offences, as part of an operation by Ararat police.
• Police search for 5 over Shepparton assaults
  Police are looking for five people involved in two unrelated assaults in Shepparton in northern Victoria at the weekend.
• SA man accused of police kill threat
  A South Australian man is accused of threatening to kill a Wimmera police officer.
• Court jails Wimmera vandal
  A Warracknabeal man has been sentenced to jail over a series of vandalism attacks and a theft in the Wimmera.
• Police air farm theft worries
  Victorian police are concerned about a continuing high rate of farm equipment thefts.
• Hardware store thief appeals against jail sentence
  A Wimmera woman jailed for stealing more than $60,000 from her employer will appeal against her sentence.
• Police seek taxi hold-up witnesses
  Police are appealing for witnesses as they investigate the armed robbery of a Wimmera taxi driver.
• Man accused of driving car at police
  Police have interviewed a man who allegedly drove his vehicle at two police cars in the Wimmera at the weekend.
• Police quiz man over Horsham assault
  Police have interviewed a 20-year-old man about an incident in the Wimmera last week that resulted in another man being taken to a Melbourne hospital.
• Husband charged over 22-year-old murder
  Victoria Police have charged a Sunbury man over the death of his wife, Marlene McDonald, 22 years ago.
• Speeding Horsham driver loses licence
  A man has lost his licence after being recorded speeding and drink-driving in the Wimmera.
• Horsham driver accused of doing 180kph
  Police have seized a car of a Horsham man recorded travelling about 180 kilometres an hour on the Western Freeway last night.
• Cameras aim to catch firewood thieves
  Authorities are trying to catch people who have been illegally taking firewood from a Wimmera nature reserve.
• Figures reveal mixed crime rates
  Crime rates have risen in the Mallee, but fallen in the Wimmera, in the latest statistics from Victorian police.
• Police seize car after high-speed chase
  Police say a driver had his car seized after a pursuit in Horsham over the weekend.
• Vandals cause more than $2,000 damage in Horsham
  Vandals caused extensive damage to a group of shops in Horsham's central business district.
• Police investigate Jung burglary
  Police are investigating an aggravated burglary in the small settlement of Jung on Thursday.
• 3 charged over stolen credit card info
  Three men have been charged with using stolen credit card information to go on a shopping spree in the Wimmera.
• 2 teenagers charged over Horsham break-ins
  Police have charged a pair of teenagers with breaking into five homes and businesses at Horsham.
• Two men charged over alleged 'dog chain' assault
  Two Geelong men have been charged over the bashing of a man in Stawell on Saturday.
• Men charged over stolen credit card scam
  Three men have been charged with using stolen credit card information to go on a shopping spree in the Wimmera.
• Police probe St Arnaud vandalism spree
  Police are investigating a weekend vandalism spree that has caused thousands of dollars damage around St Arnaud.
• Court jails ex-Wimmera man for child sex offences
  A former Wimmera man has been given a three-year jail term for a series of child sex offences.
• Teens to face court over Hamilton attack
  Four teenagers have been charged over the assault of a 16-year-old boy in Hamilton on Sunday night.
• Ex-bank worker pleads guilty to $2.2m theft
  A central Victorian man has pleaded guilty to charges relating to the theft of more than $2 million from the Bendigo Bank.
• Sex offender's supervision order to be reviewed
  The Victorian Supreme Court has allowed convicted sex offender Robin Fletcher to have his supervision order reviewed.
• Police book Wimmera-Mallee drivers in weekend road blitz
  About 80 drivers have been booked during weekend speeding and drink-driving operations in the Wimmera-Mallee.
• Police ready for long weekend roads crackdown
  Motorists travelling during the long weekend are being warned that the police will be out in force.
• Driver accused of petrol theft
  A man has been charged