Crackdown on speeding vehicles
Police have received multiple reports from residents about vehicles speeding past schools on Newbridge Boulevard, Wallan East, during school drop-off and pick-up.
Between 8am and 9am on Thursday, Wallan police set up a laser along Newbridge Boulevard to assess the manner of driving being reported.
Police stopped and spoke to about 25 drivers, including cars and trucks, regarding their speed.
Police say the number of drivers stopped is a concern, but what surprises officers more was that a majority of the speeding drivers had young children in the back of their vehicles.
Police are urging drivers to slow down and obey speed limits and school zones.
Trespass on land
Between 7am and 4.30PM on Thursday, unknown offenders are believed to have trespassed onto a property located on Moody Court, Seymour. The property’s gate cannot be opened from the outside, leading the property owners to believe the offender possibly jumped over and opened the gate. There was no access to the premises, and nothing appears to be stolen.
Theft
A Stihl Ms201 chainsaw, valued at $2000, was stolen from a property in Allen Street, Kilmore, between 1pm and 1.30pm on Wednesday.
Accidental fire
A vehicle caught fire after possibly overheating on the Hume Freeway near Broadford on Tuesday evening.
Broadford CFA successfully extinguishing the fire, and no one was injured or any further vehicles or properties damaged.
Theft and criminal damage
An unknown offender damaged a diesel tank, and proceeded to steal about 400-600 litres of fuel from a business in East Street, Kilmore last week.
The theft occurred between 11pm opn March 10 and 10.30am on March 11.
