{"id":583914,"date":"2026-04-04T00:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T00:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/583914\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T00:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T00:30:13","slug":"more-than-50-people-arrested-during-operation-in-melbournes-west-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/583914\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 50 people arrested during operation in Melbourne’s west, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

M\ufeffore than 50 people have been arrested during a two-night operation in Melbourne’s<\/a> western suburbs targeting car thieves and dangerous drivers<\/a>.Police<\/a> said over two nights in late March, 51 people were arrested for several offences, including\ufeff dangerous driving and driving with a suspended license.Authorities also recovered two stolen<\/a> cars during the operation.<\/p>\n

The operation ran from March 25 and 26 last week and will continue running sporadically in the area.<\/p>\n

During the operation, police arrested a 39-year-old man riding an e-bike<\/a> who was allegedly wanted on four outstanding warrants. \ufeff<\/p>\n

A 47-year-old man from Wyndham Vale was also arrested after he was allegedly spotted driving a white Ford Falcon with false registration plates.<\/p>\n

He was later charged with driving an unregistered car and \ufeffwithout a license while breaching bail.<\/p>\n

\ufeffWerribee Police, Senior Sergeant Peter West said that while the community slept, authorities were “patrolling the Wyndham area from the ground and the sky”.<\/p>\n

“You won’t know when Operation Shows is running, so we’d strongly suggest anyone thinking of stealing cars, evading police or driving dangerously in the area to think again.”<\/p>\n

Operation Shows will continue to run in the area after starting in 2022.<\/p>\n

Since then, more than 1200 people have been arrested, and more than 2000 offences have been committed across the \ufeffWyndham, Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay area.<\/p>\n

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