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CRASH SCENE ARREST
■ A man has been arrested following a collision involving a police vehicle in Clifton Hill on Thursday morning (Oct. 6). Police were responding to an earlier crash on the Eastern Freeway when a silver Mercedes sedan allegedly drove through the crash scene around 5.10am, colliding into a Police vehicle and causing the attending officers to take evasive action. The driver of the Mercedes sedan allegedly did not stop and continued inbound along the Freeway. Yarra Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested a 37-year-old Coburg man at a hotel in Kew. A 31-year-old Airport West woman was also arrested at the location, for unrelated matters. Both wre assisting police with their enquiries. A Mercedes sedan was also located at the hotel. Police continue to investigate the earlier crash
Local Briefs Assange call
■ Darebin Council is calling for the Federal Government to undertake urgent diplomatic intervention to free journalist Julian Assange and have the charges against him dropped. The WikiLeaks co-founder was a resident of Darebin and lived for a short period in Thornbury.
Anti ‘ageism’
involving a Holden Commodore sedan. Officers were called to the Eastern Freeway after the driver of a suspected stolen silver Holden Commodore crashed into barriers east of Hoddle St just before 5am Thursday. The male driver, believed to be the sole occupant of the vehicle, fled on foot before police arrived at the scene. Anyone with information regarding the crash or dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
■ The City of Whittlesea has become a signatory of the EveryAGE Counts campaign to actively tackle ageism towards older people.
Funds for library
■ Nillumbik Mayor Cr Frances Eyre was joined by Bundoora MLA Colin Brooks to announce $438,243 from the Victorian Government’s Growing Suburbs Fund to revitalise the outdoor spaces at the Diamond Valley Library in Greensborough.
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