Police and Emergencies

  • Deteictives Dave Renney and Stuart Sims of Colac CIU are investigating the death of Karl Walters, inset, 25 years ago.

    Police resume hunt for cold case killer

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    COLAC detectives have resumed a hunt for a motorist who hit and killed an Apollo Bay man near the coastal town 25 years ago.

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  • Colac and Geelong Falcons footballer Steve Presani will wait for tests this week to learn the extent of a shoulder injury.

    Colac young gun waits on tests

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    COLAC and Geelong Falcons footballer Steve Presani will wait for tests this week to learn the extent of a shoulder injury.

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  • Burglars target neighbouring businesses

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    Warrnambool Crime Desk officers examined the scene of a burglary at a Colac party shop.

    POLICE are investigating a burglary and an attempted burglary at two neighbouring Colac business.

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  • House fire might be arson

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    Constable Anna Masek outside a Colac house police believe burnt in a suspected arson attack.

    INVESTIGATORS say an arsonist could be responsible for a house fire in Colac.

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  • Woman hurt in horse fall

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    Plans to close Colac Hospital's overnight urgent care department will mean a longer wait for ambulances.

    PARAMEDICS airlifted a Colac district woman to hospital after she fell from a horse on a property south-west of Colac.

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  • Regal police presence for Queen’s Birthday

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    Police plan a regal presence on Colac district roads this long weekend.

    POLICE say they will have a “regal” presence on Colac district roads across the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.

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  • Carpark thief steals battler’s treasures

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    A STRUGGLING Colac district farmer lost hard-saved holiday money and irreplaceable photos when a thief stole her bag from her car in Colac.

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  • Sports shop targeted in ‘unusual’ burglary

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    Burglars cut through the roof of Colac's Don Nicolson's SportsPower but left empty handed.

    POLICE are investigating an “unusual” burglary at a sports store in central Colac.

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  • Robber holds up supermarket with knife

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    Police are appealing for information after a robber used a knife to hold up a supermarket.

    POLICE are appealing for public help to find an armed robber who used a knife in a hold up at a Camperdown supermarket.

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