Eyewatch - Ballarat Police Service Area

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Victoria Police proudly serves the City of Ballarat, with police stations in:

- Ballarat
- Ballarat North
- Buninyong
- Learmonth
- Beaufort
- Lexton
- Avoca
- Landsborough

Make sure you’re on top of the latest community initiatives, crime prevention tips and general policing updates by following your local Eyewatch page! Never use social media to report an emergency.

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Over the past 3 months, investigators from the Moorabool CIU commenced an investigation in relation to a series of burgl...
07/06/2026

Over the past 3 months, investigators from the Moorabool CIU commenced an investigation in relation to a series of burglary and thefts, committed in the multiple locations across the Ballarat and Moorabool police service areas during this time.

In the early hours of Thursday the 4th of June, Detectives from the Moorabool CIU executed a search warrant at address in Napier Street, Creswick.

Detectives located and seized multiple clothing items, which they will allege were worn during the offending.

Detectives arrested a resident at the address, a 49-year-old male and he was transported to the Bacchus Marsh police station for interview.

The male was subsequently charged with the following offences and will appear at the Bacchus Marsh Magistrates Court in October.

Burglary x 6
Theft x 5
Attempted Burglary

This is another example of the dedication our members have to investigate, identify and locate high volume crime offenders and hold them to account.

04/06/2026

On the morning of Wednesday the 3rd of June, members from the Ballarat police station and Ballarat CIU attended a residential address in Otway Street South to execute an evidence search warrant.

Two stolen vehicles were located at the address, a 2021 Skoda Scala hatchback and a 2017 Hyundai Veloster hatchback.

Police also located several items that they will allege had been reported stolen to Victoria Police.

A 34-year-old male resident was arrested at the address before being transported to the Ballarat West police station for interview.

The male was subsequently charged with:

▪Theft of Motor Vehicle x 2
▪Handle Stolen Goods x 7

This incident is another example of the dedication our members have to investigate, identify and locate high volume crime offenders and hold them to account.

On Tuesday, members from the Divisional Crime Investigation Team arrested a 17-year-old male in connection to the theft ...
03/06/2026

On Tuesday, members from the Divisional Crime Investigation Team arrested a 17-year-old male in connection to the theft of a luxury, $165,000 Land Rover SUV.

Police were notified of the theft at about 11am, when an allegedly stolen Toyota Kluger attended a business carpark in Anchor Drive Wendouree.

One male was seen exiting the Toyota before approaching a 2025 Land Rover SUV, which was subsequently stolen after the keys to the vehicle were left inside the unlocked car.

At about 12pm, investigators observed the vehicle driving in the Golden Point area before the male exited the car and attended inside a residential premises.

A 17-year-old male was arrested at the scene and transported to the Ballarat West police station for interview, before he was charged with offences, including:

Theft of a motor vehicle x 2
Theft from motor vehicle
Going equipped to steal
Possess controlled weapon
Handle stolen goods
Commit indictable offence whilst on bail x 5

Due to the male being an unacceptable risk of reoffending, an application to remand the male was sought, and he was subsequently remanded by a Magistrate to reappear at a later date.

🚨🚨 Warrant Wednesday 🚨🚨Ballarat Police are seeking information in relation to the current whereabouts of those pictured ...
03/06/2026

🚨🚨 Warrant Wednesday 🚨🚨

Ballarat Police are seeking information in relation to the current whereabouts of those pictured below.

Each has one or more outstanding arrest warrants for failing to appear at Court and they are all known to frequent the Ballarat area.

If you have any information in relation to their current whereabouts, we urge you to submit a confidential online report via your smartphone 👇🏼
https://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/report-a-crime

On Tuesday the 2nd of June, Detectives from the Ballarat CIU executed two search warrants in Sebastopol and Delacombe in...
03/06/2026

On Tuesday the 2nd of June, Detectives from the Ballarat CIU executed two search warrants in Sebastopol and Delacombe in relation to a series of high-volume offending, allegedly committed across the Ballarat area during late April and May.

Investigators located and seized an amount of allegedly stolen items and arrested a 43-year-old male at one of the residences.

The male was transported to the Ballarat West police station where he was interviewed in relation to several thefts, petrol thefts, and burglaries - alleged to have occured in Mt Helen where the victim's chainsaw was reported stolen and a subsequent burglary in Mt Clear where almost $4000 worth of power tools were reported stolen.

The male was charged with two counts of burglary and six counts of theft, with further charges expected to be laid.

The male was bailed with conditions to appear at the Ballarat Magistrates Court in August.

03/06/2026

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The Community Sentiment Survey is NOW OPEN – and we want to hear from you.Your feedback helps us understand what matters...
31/05/2026

The Community Sentiment Survey is NOW OPEN – and we want to hear from you.

Your feedback helps us understand what matters most to you and help us develop ways to tackle them.

If you live, work and socialise in Victoria, tell us:
🚨 how you feel about safety in your local area
✨ your ideas to improve the work we do
💬 how you want to engage with police and PSOs.

Make your voice count. Complete the survey before 30 June → https://bit.ly/4duFB26

As part of our commitment to community safety, members from the Public Order Response Team assisted our local police wit...
29/05/2026

As part of our commitment to community safety, members from the Public Order Response Team assisted our local police with patrols in priority policing locations recently.

You may have noticed an increase in police presence or observed our PORT members driving in their distinct black police vans and SUV's.

The Public Order Response Team will continue to provide assistance in Ballarat and Moorabool over the coming months.

At about 10.40 pm on Tuesday night, Detectives from the Ballarat CIU intercepted a black BMW in Humffray Street North, B...
28/05/2026

At about 10.40 pm on Tuesday night, Detectives from the Ballarat CIU intercepted a black BMW in Humffray Street North, Ballarat East.

The driver, a 37-year-old male from Brown Hill was found to be the holder of a disqualified driver's licence.

A subsequent search is alleged to have uncovered a small quantity of methylamphetamine on his person, and knuckle dusters, handcuffs, and a folding knife located inside the car.

His passenger, a 20-year-old female from Ballarat, was also searched with investigators locating a quantity of oxycodone tablets without a prescription.

The male was charged with the following offences:

▪Possess Methylamphetamine
▪Drive Whilst Disqualified
▪Possess prohibited weapon
▪Possess controlled weapon x 2
▪Commit Indictable offence whilst on Bail

The female was charged with:

▪Possess Drug of Dependence

Both parties will face the Ballarat Magistrates Court at a later date.

27/05/2026

On Wednesday the 20th of May, detectives from the Ballarat Divisional Response Unit executed a Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act search warrant at a premises in Rodier Street, Ballarat East.

The male resident was home at the time and as a result of the search, investigators will allege they located and seized the following items:

▪80 Cannabis Plants

▪2 kg of dried Cannabis

▪ A large amount of Vapes

▪ A quantity of illegal ci******es

A 30-year-old male was arrested and later transported to the Ballarat West police station for interview and was subsequently charged with the following offences:

▪Cultivate Cannabis

▪Traffick Cannabis

▪Possess Cannabis

▪Possess Va**ng Goods

▪Possess Illicit To***co

The male was released on strict bail to appear at the Ballarat Magistrates Court in July 2026.

If you have information about drug cultivation, manufacture or the selling of drugs of dependence, we urge you to make an anonymous Crimestoppers report via the below link 👇🏼
https://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/report-a-crime

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