Police and Emergencies
Crime and police news
Man loses drivers licence after police detect drugs, Scam calls rise in Corangamite, and Colac woman will contest theft charges
Boozy Bookaar driver caught
A Camperdown district man is off the road for a year and will face a magistrate after returning an alarming blood-alcohol reading behind the wheel last week.
Bay drivers lucky after ute and trailer rollover
Two Apollo Bay people were lucky to escape uninjured when a ute and trailer rolled south of Colac.
Cattle stolen from Pirron paddock
Police are investigating the suspected theft of 10 cattle from a property at Pirron Yallock, west of Colac.
Vehicle damage to path
Camperdown Police are seeking information from the public regarding damage to the Mount Leura walking trail.
House visits still banned
Local and state police are encouraging Colac and district residents to report people who flout COVID-19 rules by visiting houses and hosting house gatherings.
Scam calls and texts increase
Scam calls and texts are on the rise with some claiming that victims have suspicious activity in their bank accounts and some even mirroring or replicating other people’s mobile phone numbers and asking for money owed.
Two-time hoon busted in Colac
Road police say they have caught up with a man who allegedly dumped his motorbike and ran away after a dangerous evade in Colac.