Police and Emergencies


  • Juvenile keeps police on the hop

    Animal welfare expert Ron Anstis and Colac police officers Craig Carberry, Lisa Hill and John Cochrane prepare to sedate a kangaroo lost in Colac.

    THE police pursuit of a juvenile male after a stakeout in Colac was not all that it seemed.

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  • Raids reveal drugs and weapons

    Colac police have interviewed a man in relation to the Colac pervert case.

    AN Apollo Bay man is facing drugs and weapons charges and a teenager is in custody after three police raids at the coastal town.

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  • Domestic violence reports increase

    Police say reports of family violence are up in Colac and district.

    AN increase in reports of family violence has marred a decrease in overall Colac district crime.

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  • Car and tractor collide in fog

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    SUN glare and fog could have been factors in a car and tractor crash south-west of Colac.

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  • Cars hitting hungry kangaroos

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    HUNGRY kangaroos are the latest threat to motorists on Colac district roads.

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  • Facebook fight ends in assault

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    A FACEBOOK argument ended in a serious assault with a steel fire poker at Cobden.

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  • Train-travelling thief arrested

    Colac police have interviewed a man in relation to the Colac pervert case.

    POLICE have arrested a brazen thief who stole a university student’s laptop computer and graphics tablet on a train at Winchelsea.

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  • Police nab 100 drivers

    olac police stopped 900 vehicles on the Princes Highway, Colac West, on Wednesday as part of a state-wide crackdown.

    COLAC and district police have nabbed up to 100 motorists for safety and traffic offences in a bid to make the region’s roads safer.

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