Recent coverage about Dandenong Plaza is focused on a police incident involving an imitation firearm or fake gun near the centre. Reports say a 30-year-old man was arrested and charged, and police increased patrols afterward.[1][5]
A separate earlier report from December 2025 also covered a similar imitation-firearm scare at Dandenong Plaza, with no injuries reported.[5]
The most recent items I found are dated April 20–21, 2026 and appear to be the current news cycle around this incident. If you want, I can also summarize the December 2025 incident separately or look for broader Dandenong Plaza updates.[1]
Police have arrested a man with an imitation firearm at Dandenong Plaza on Wednesday, 10 December. Emergency services were called to reports of a man with a firearm at the shopping centre on McCrae Street about 11.10am. Officers quickly arrived on scene and searched the area. A 30-year-old man fled on foot and was arrested [...]
dandenong.starcommunity.com.auA man has been charged after allegedly carrying a fake gun and pointing it at shoppers outside a Melbourne shopping centre.
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