Articles tagged: Colac Police
Generosity touches Colac theft victims
What started as a crime story has resulted in one of Colac’s most heart-warming offers.
Driver injured and sheep dead in Colac truck rollover
A truck driver is in hospital, about 100 sheep are dead and an investigation is underway following a livestock transport crash at Colac East this week.
Police appeal to hand in guns
Colac and district residents can hand in unregistered firearms and weapons no-questions-asked, with Colac police offering an amnesty to increase community safety.
Dad’s police dedication draws son to the force
Zach Wilson is one of Victoria Police’s newest constables; Leading Senior Constable Pat Wilson is an old hand, with 25 years of policing under his belt.
Police eager to impound cars
Hoons, speedsters, unlicensed and woozy motorists beware.
Police search for plate snatchers
Police are investigating the theft of number plates and fuel in Colac this week.
Vandals decimate rare trees
Vandals have deliberately damaged more than a dozen trees in the Colac Botanic Gardens.
Livestock truck crash kills sheep
Emergency services yesterday responded to a sheep transport rollover on the Colac-Ballarat Road, killing dozens of sheep.
Tougher bail laws lead to drop in reported offences
Crime in Colac Otway has decreased, with Colac Police Station commander Ken Slingsby saying tougher bail laws are a contributing factor in the fall.
Search finds stolen items
Colac police and State Emergency Service volunteers have found stolen items at Lake Colac believed to be burgled from a Colac home earlier this month.
Police welcome security upgrade
Colac police say improvements to Colac’s Memorial Square’s security and lighting will help reduce crime and help them identify offenders.
Man flees burning building after standoff
A siege in Colac ended in an arrest yesterday after a man who police were in negotiations with left a burning home and tried to flee the scene.
Plea to help identify thieves
Thieves have targeted Colac Botanic Gardens, stealing more than 20 plants from the community asset and costing authorities thousands of dollars.
Walker stabbed in central Colac
Police are appealing for information after unknown offenders stabbed a man in Colac on Sunday night.
Police investigate fire at old school site
Colac police are appealing for information about a suspicious fire at Colac’s former high school site.
Arson team examines site of Birregurra fire
Colac police are appealing for information about a suspicious fire at Birregurra at the weekend.
$300,000 equipment fire metres from house
Colac police are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed more than $300,000 worth of landscaping equipment just metres from a Barongarook home.
Online help to identify shoplifter
Colac business Sportspower is thanking Colac police and the community for helping identify a shoplifter and wants people to know there are consequences for thieving.
Crime rates soaring across Colac region
A rise in crime throughout Colac and district has prompted the region’s top police officer to warn the public to be vigilant and proactive.
Invaders stab man on couch
A Colac man suffered multiple stab wounds yesterday when three unknown men entered his home and attacked him while he slept on a couch.
Colac’s police receive tasers
Colac police will now be wearing tasers as they patrol the region, becoming the state’s 37th station to receive the devices.
Pet killer to face cruelty charges
Colac police have charged a man with aggravated cruelty after he allegedly committed a “disgusting and inhumane” act killing a dog.
Police nab fugitive after public tip-off
Police have arrested a man at Colac’s Driver Reviver site after a community member alerted police to the wanted man’s location.
Burglar appeals prison sentence
A magistrate told a Colac man he will "roll the dice" when he appears at the County Court to appeal a six-week jail sentence.
