Police and Emergencies

  • Alleged drink driver detected

    A woman in her 50s will face a driver’s licence suspension for six months over alleged drink driving.

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  • Police arrest man for alleged car theft

    Police have located and arrested a man for the alleged theft of a motor vehicle, after he evaded police during an attempted
    intercept in Colac on the weekend.

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  • Two-hour seige leads to arrest

    Colac police called on specialist negotiators during a two-hour siege this week after a man barricaded himself inside a property on Fireman Street.

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  • Police crack down on crashes

    Colac Highway Patrol says it will ramp up safety patrols on the district’s roads in the coming weeks, with wet weather and an influx of tourists expected.

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  • Teens charged over thefts

    Criminal investigators have charged three teenage offenders in relation to two Colac burglaries in October last year.

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  • Motorcyclist dies in another Winchelsea crash

    A man has died in the second fatal motorcycle crash on a stretch of road near Winchelsea.

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  • Cannabis and cash seized

    Police have seized drugs and tens of thousands of dollars in cash from a Barongarook property with help from community tips. 

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  • Friend’s car impounded

    Police impounded a car in central Colac after finding its driver was allegedly unlicensed.

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