Police and Emergencies

  • Colac crime rates fall despite car theft increase

    Colac and district’s crime rate has fallen despite a jump in burglary and car thefts.

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  • School zone speeder clocked at 100kmh

    POLICE have seized a motorcyclist’s bike after catching him riding at more than 100 kilometres an hour in a 40 zone at Winchelsea.

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  • Ex-policeman denies hit-run involvement

    A FORMER Colac policeman has denied any alleged involvement in the death of a war veteran in a hit-and-run crash 35 years ago.

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  • New penalties take aim at drunks

    COLAC drunks could face almost $6000 in fines if they refuse to leave bars, pubs and licensed premises.

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  • Search for missing Geelong man continues

    MISSING Geelong man Daniel O’Keeffe’s family is asking all Australians to spend a few seconds “really looking at his face”.

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  • Parents’ worries keep police busy

    COLAC and district parents are contacting police with concerns about their children’s online activities almost every day.

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  • Overturned truck leaking gas at Cooriemungle

    Police and rescue workers are attending to a gas truck crash south of Camperdown.

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  • Drug arrests follow community tip-offs

    COMMUNITY tip-offs helped Colac police arrest five people for drug and weapon offences yesterday.

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