Bobcat stolen
Between July 10-14, police say a yellow ‘Case’ manufactured skid-steer loader (also known as a Bobcat) was stolen from the side of the road on Yarram-Morwell Road in Jack River.
The machine was loaded onto a trailer and towed from the scene. The machine is valued at around at around $30,000.
Police are appealing for any information regarding this theft or anyone who may have dash cam footage to contact the Yarram Police Station on 5182 5033, or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Emergency lights offence detected
On Wednesday August 2, Stratford and Sale Police units were performing speed enforcement on the Bengworden Road in Sale.
A vehicle had been intercepted for speed by the Stratford Unit, the Sale police who were no longer required, commenced to drive back to Sale.
Sale Police observed a vehicle passing the Stratford member on the side of the road while his vehicle had the red and blue flashing emergency lights activated travelling at a speed of 100km/ph.
Sale Police intercepted this vehicle as the driver had been committing an offence under Rule 79A (3) of the Road Safety Road Rules 2017.
This section states “A driver must not drive past, or overtake, a stationary or slow-moving police vehicle, emergency vehicle, enforcement vehicle, escort vehicle or incident response service vehicle that is displaying a flashing blue, red, magenta, or yellow light (whether or not it is also displaying other lights) or sounding an alarm at a speed greater than 40 kilometres per hour.”
Road users found committing this offence can be issued on the spot fines of $337.
Police would like to remind drivers to slow down to 40 km/ph when passing Police or any Emergency vehicle when they have emergency lights activated.
