Posts in Category: Police and crime
Speedsters kept police busy
MANSFIELD Highway Patrol and general duties officers were kept extremely busy over the Easter four day Operation Nexus period.
Deer hunters targeted in fatal Jamieson hit run
POLICE believe they are closing in on those responsible for the death of Jamieson man, Bryce Airs, after he was killed in a hit and…
Lives lost, speedsters caught in long weekend stats
VICTORIA Police have described this month’s Labour Day weekend as one of the worst on the roads with six people dying.
Black market war hits home
FOLLOWING a series of large scale illegal tobacco raids across the state this month, Mansfield police enacted a search on a local shop last week,…
McLeish blames state over local crime rate
CRIME rates in the Mansfield Shire continue to rise, with a 2.6 per cent increase in offences recorded for the last year according to figures…
Image released: police continue fatal hit run probe
INVESTIGATORS from the Major Collision Investigation Unit continue to investigate a fatal hit run collision that occurred at Jamieson at around midnight on November 25…
Country road deaths continue to mount
FEWER people died on Victorian roads in 2017 than in 2016, but country road deaths continued to rise.
Bridge traffic blocked by serious motorcycle crash
A SERIOUS accident last Wednesday brought traffic to a standstill on Bonnie Doon Bridge and resulted in a woman being airlifted to Melbourne.
Police kept busy over holiday period
A FEW bad apples have not spoiled the bunch for local police who say they are “happy” with the general behaviour of the public after…
Government helps us put freeze on ice
THE Federal Government and the Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF) have announced $15,000 of additional funding for the Mansfield Local Drug Action Team (LDAT).
Hit and run: police hope for breakthrough in case
POLICE could be close to a breakthrough in their investigation into the hit and run death of Jamieson resident Bryce Airs last month.
Help us solve this: Police
THE Jamieson community is in shock after a local man was killed in a suspected hit-run collision on Sunday morning.
