Briefly
EMERALD Police Senior Sergeant Greg Addis is asking drivers to be wary on wet roads, following a serious crash at a T-intersection over the weekend.
At 11.20am on Sunday 12 July, police believe a car failed to give way at the T-intersection of Bailey Road and Majestic Drive in Cockatoo, and was hit by a car travelling along Bailey Road.
Ambulance Victoria spokesperson Paul Bentley said a woman in her forties and a man in his forties were both treated at the scene.
“The woman had some back pain and some chest pain – she was treated by paramedics and taken to The Alfred hospital in a stable condition,” Mr Bentley said.
“The man had some neck pain but didn’t go to hospital.”
Sen Sgt Greg Addis asked drivers to be careful on the roads, especially in winter when surfaces are wet and visibility is down.
“(It) quite obviously could have been avoided with people paying better attention,” he said.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report to www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
School cash stolen: hunt begins
POLICE are on the hunt for burglars who stole cash from the Macclesfield Primary School last week, and are asking anyone with information to come forward.
Between 10pm and 10.30pm on Tuesday 7 July, burglars broke into the Macclesfield Primary School building on Macclesfield road.
Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) Detective Sergeant Pat Barrow said the burglars broke into the main office building, where they stole cash.
Police attended the scene of the break-in, with the Dog Squad, and picked up tracks from the burglars – though the tracks were lost in thick bush.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Thefts from cars go unabated
POLICE are asking residents to be wary of their cars, after six thefts occurred around Montrose over the weekend.
Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) Detective Sergeant Pat Barrow said that on the weekend of 11-12 July, six thefts from motor cars around the Montrose and Kilsyth areas were reported.
“Items like cash, coins, sunglasses and electrical goods were stolen,” Det Sgt Barrow said.
He said the incidents were a reminder for people to be vigilant when it came to securing their cars, and also that any suspicious activity should be reported to triple zero.
Man faces multiple charges
A LILYDALE man will face court next month after he was arrested in relation to a burglary last Friday.
Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) Detective Sergeant Pat Barrow said on Friday 10 July police arrested a 37-year-old Lilydale man.
The man was arrested for burglary, theft, handling stolen goods and committing indictable offences while on bail, in relation to a burglary in Mooroolbark in April.
Det Sgt Barrow said the man was charged and bailed, and will appear at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on 20 August.