Articles tagged: Police and Emergencies
Witnesses sought after intersection incident
Colac Police are appealing for information after a motorist fled a crash scene west of Colac.
Police want witnesses over district diesel spill
Police have urged motorists to be aware of road conditions after multiple incidents on district roads this week.
Information sought on Bay burglaries
Apollo Bay Police are appealing for information regarding a recent string of burglaries in the town.
Meth dominates drug detections
Colac Highway Patrol officers have caught 35 motorists who tested positive for either methylamphetamine or cannabis in their system since January.
Police identify fatality victim
The identity of a woman who died in a fatal quad bike rollover at Peterborough has been revealed.
Woman dies in Peterborough quad bike rolling
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal quad bike rollover at Peterborough.
Police release footage to find missing Adam
Police have released CCTV footage as part of an appeal for public assistance to locate missing man Adam, who has ties to Winchelsea.
Offender avoids jail for assault
A Colac man has avoided a term of imprisonment for a violent attack against a witness who came to the rescue of a woman.
Police probing Colac fire
Police are investigating the circumstances of a small fire in Colac’s Coles complex.
PATROLS UP: Colac police targeting “alarming” drink-driving rise
Colac Highway Patrol has labelled the weekend of wet and wintry weather a “blessing”, with little-to-no incidents across the long weekend.
Woman injured in central Colac collision
Police are investigating after a car collided with a motorised scooter in Colac this week.
Fatal Colac West collision investigations continuing
Emergency services responded to a fatal collision in Colac West yesterday.
Assault, fire investigation
Police are investigating an assault and car fire at Yeo.
Police investigate device
The police bomb squad has responded to reports of an incendiary device in Colac district.
Teen almost twice the limit
Colac Highway Patrol members say it was “just stupid behaviour” that saw a 19-year-old Ballarat man drive at almost twice the speed limit on the Princes Highway.
BUCKLE UP: Worrying rise in kids without seatbelts
Colac police say the growing number of unrestrained children in cars is cause for concern.
Police warning continues into weekend
Colac police will continue to monitor road behaviours this weekend with the continuation of Operation Compass.
Camperdown incident cleared
Police have attended a Camperdown venue after reports of a bomb threat.
Checks on violence offenders
Colac police are continuing to hold family violence perpetrators to account through regular compliance checks, as the city recorded more than one family violence incident per day in the city last year.
EYE ON THEFT: Police responding to rise in retail offences
Colac police are teaming up with local traders to address a recent rise in retail thefts.
Milk tanker flips, man airlifted
Police are investigating a crash that saw a Warrnambool district man airlifted to hospital following a milk tanker rollover south-west of Camperdown.
Elliminyt man arrested for alleged drug ring
An Elliminyt home has been searched and a 22-year-old arrested as police swooped on an alleged ketamine drug ring in south-west Victoria.
Police probe district crash
Police are continuing investigations into a car crash near Camperdown that hospitalised two people.
Technology leads to rise in car thefts
Victoria Police has issued a warning to Colac and district vehicle owners, as intelligence reveals key programming devices are behind a surge in car thefts across the state.
