Tag: Victoria Police
Roadside drug testing has begun in Stratford
ROADSIDE drug testing began in Stratford on August 1.
Police will have their sights set on drug drivers after an expansion of the force's roadside...
Homicide Squad investigate mysterious Yarram death
Police have arrested a Yarram woman following the death of a 47-year-old Staceys Bridge man in Yarram on Tuesday.
Officers were called to Yarram-Morwell Road...
Alleged drug trafficking ring busted
Commercial quantities of illicit drugs, as well as illegal firearms and stolen vehicles, have been seized in a major sweep of raids across Victoria...
Police continue engagement in schools
VICTORIA Police is continuing to work with schools to deliver important safety messages, with more than 1500 school visits recorded across the state since...
Annual Police survey points to public transport safety concerns
THE annual Victoria Police Community Sentiment Survey ran over a five-week period between March 31 and May 7 this year.
Victorians participated in the survey...
Tinamba man arrested following significant damage to power transformers across East Gippsland
Police have arrested a Tinamba man and Bairnsdale man after they allegedly causing significant damage to critical infrastructure across East Gippsland.
Detectives from the East...
VIPER Taskforce striking at the heart of organised crime
A NEW taskforce designed to fight serious and organised crime at all levels has averaged an arrest per day and seized in excess of...
200 Yarram trees illegally destroyed
MORE than 200 Yarram trees have been stolen to be sold as firewood, with the public urged to report information about firewood theft in...
Police Beat May 12
Fatal single-vehicle crash in Flynn
A WOMAN has died and a child has been seriously injured following a single-vehicle crash in Flynn.
Investigators have been told...
Break-in at Derek Amos Community Hub
Detectives from Sale Police are investigating a break-in at Derek Amos Community Hub, where perpetrators allegedly stole $100 from cash boxes.
Derek Amos Community Hub...
IBAC slammed for handling of family violence
Family violence complaints allegedly perpetrated by Victorian police officers should not be investigated by Victoria Police, parliament was told recently.
A report by public integrity...
State gong for Carolyn Escreet
Heyfield’s Carolyn Escreet has won the Victoria Police inaugural custody practitioner of the year award.
Most days the police custody officer (PCO) drives to Morwell...