Police are searching for a group of men after shots were allegedly fired into a house in Sydney's south-west overnight. Officers were called around 2.30am on Sunday about a fire and found a car alight in the driveway of a home on Shoreline Road, Moorebank. Shots were reportedly fired into the house shortly after the car was set alight. Seven children aged between three and 10, along with a 32-year-old woman, were inside. No one was injured. Unidentified males fled in a white vehicle before police arrived.
A car and a bus caught fire after a fatal crash on Phillip Island last night. Police said the car crossed onto the wrong side of Back Beach Road in Ventnor just after 9pm and collided head-on with the eastbound bus. The bus was carrying 25 people, including the driver. The sole occupant of the car died at the scene, and has yet to be formally identified. Four bus passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries. Police are investigating.
A car driver has died after a head-on collision with a bus on Back Beach Road in Ventnor, Phillip Island. Police are investigating the crash, which happened just after 9pm on Monday, October 19. Both vehicles became engulfed in flames after the impact. The bus had 25 people on board, including the driver, and four were taken to hospital with minor injuries. Anyone with information or footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
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A 32-year-old man has been arrested in Burwood, in Sydney's inner west, after allegedly firing a gun during a confrontation in Dulwich Hill. Police say he stole a car, set it alight and threatened its owners before fleeing on foot through a nearby park. Fire and Rescue NSW put out the blaze and no injuries were recorded. Police released an image of the suspect and the suburb was locked down for several hours. The man, who was found after being on the run since Friday, faces seven charges, including possessing a shortened firearm without authority.
A 32-year-old man has been charged over an alleged car fire in Dulwich Hill and a sawn-off shotgun scare in Sydney's Inner West. Police were called to a car park at about 10.20am on Friday after a man allegedly set fire to a stolen vehicle while carrying a gun. Fire and Rescue NSW crews extinguished the car, and no injuries were reported. Police arrested the man on Burwood Road in Burwood at about 11.30pm on Sunday after he allegedly tried to evade officers.
A 32-year-old man has been arrested in Burwood, in Sydney's inner west, after allegedly firing a gun during a confrontation in Dulwich Hill. Police say he stole a car, set it alight and threatened its owners before fleeing on foot through a nearby park. Fire and Rescue NSW put out the blaze and no injuries were recorded. Police released an image of the suspect and the suburb was locked down for several hours. The man, who was found after being on the run since Friday, faces seven charges, including possessing a shortened firearm without authority.
A lockdown in Dulwich Hill, Sydney, has ended after police searched for a man with a shotgun. The man allegedly set fire to a stolen car and threatened witnesses before fleeing. Police described him as Caucasian, in his 20s, and wearing a blue T-shirt and black pants. Schools and businesses were locked down during the search, and a crime scene remains on Williams Parade.
Police are seeking three people after an armed robbery at a Beenleigh service station. Police say the group arrived at a Logan River Road business in a stolen black Chery Tiggo shortly before 1am on October 14. Two men allegedly entered the store carrying a sword and what appeared to be a gun. An 18-year-old employee fled through the rear of the business and was not physically injured. The pair stole a cash till and the employee's belongings before leaving with a third person who had waited in the car.
A car fire in Hampton Park, Melbourne's south-east, marks the 14th vehicle torched in five days. Police suspect organised crime is behind the spate of arson attacks, which have occurred in multiple suburbs. Acting Commander Troy Papworth warned of the serious risks, including a 13-year-old boy critically injured in a Taylors Hill blaze. Investigations are ongoing, with no injuries reported in the latest incident. The fires have spread to nearby homes, raising safety concerns.
