Police briefs from across the Hume LAC - including updates from Bowral, Crookwell, Goulburn and Yass.
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The local communities of The Hume Local Area Command are reminded that Police are targeting alcohol & drug related crime and associated antisocial behaviour. Police will continue to target persons and licensed premises taking a zero tolerance to alcohol/drug fuelled criminal and antisocial behaviour. A considerable amount of Police time is taken up in dealing with people behaving badly as a result of consuming alcohol & drugs. Of particular concern is the cost to the rest of the community as a result. Be warned that Police in this command will closely scrutinise those who come under notice in the lead up to the festive season.
15 & 16/11/14
This year’s Tuff Mudder event is being held at 231 Nandi Road Wingello. This event attracts very large numbers of participants and spectators. Local residents are reminded to be aware of greatly increased vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the general area of Merrimba Road, Nandi Road & surrounds.
9/11/14 to 10/11/14
Between 17:00 on Sunday 09 November 2014 and 09:00 on Monday 10 November 2014 Unknown offenders have attempted to gain entry to the Australian Alpaca Centre on the Old Hume Highway at Berrima by tampering with the door and the attempting to remove the hinges from door. The offenders have been unsuccessful and have not gained entry. This is the 2nd attempt to gain entry to the location by removing the hinges in several weeks. Local residents of the area are asked to be vigilant & contact Police in the first instance if any suspicious persons or behaviour are noted.
9/11/14
Approximately 11.30am on Sunday the 9th of November, 2014 a 49 year old rider from the ACT was travelling in a northerly direction to Sydney. The rider stopped at the Northern side Sally's Corner Shell Service station and filled up his motor cycle. About 2km after leaving the service station the front wheel started to vibrate. The rider was travelling at 110 kph. The ride slowed the motor cycle to 90 kph in an attempt to stop on the shoulder of the road. The wobble in the front wheel got worse and the rider lost control of the motor cycle. The motor cycle fell to the right hand side and the rider let go over the bike rolling to the left hand shoulder of the road. A witness travelling behind the motorcycle stated that he saw the motor cycle start to wobble before the motor cycle went off the road. Rider conveyed to hospital with a sore tail bone. No further injuries. No other vehicle was involved in the collision. It appears there is a fault in the suspension.
Nil to report
The community is reminded that Police are targeting alcohol related crime and associated antisocial behaviour. Police will continue to target persons and licensed premises taking a zero tolerance to alcohol fuelled criminal and antisocial behaviour.
11/11/2014
Between 11:00pm and 11:55pm on Monday the 10th November 2014, offender(s) have jemmied open a side door to St Xaviers Church Hall Bourke Street, Goulburn and gained entry into the premises. The offender(s) have left the premises via the front fire exit doors. About 11:55pm on the same date, the person reporting was conducting his rounds and observed the front fire exit door of the premises to be open. As a result, police were contacted & arrived a short time later. Police conducted a search of the premises, with nil persons located. Further enquiries are being conducted by Police with Crime Scene Police attending.
9/11/2014
About 2.40am on the Sunday 9th November 2014, Police were travelling along Auburn Street Goulburn when a local 18 year old male lifted his left arm at Police and raised his index finger. Police approached the male and asked the accused why he stuck his finger up at them to which there was no sensible reply. The male continued to swear and be obnoxious claiming that if he stayed in the area that someone would pay. The male continued to swear at the public walking past. Police warned the male about his language on three occasions but the accused continued his rant. The male was advised he was to leave the area immediately & friends arranged for him to be conveyed from the area. The male will subsequently be issued with a criminal Infringement Notice for his actions.
9/11/14
On the evening of Saturday night the 9th of November, a performer & his wife were providing the music entertainment at a local Hotel in Auburn Street Goulburn. Sometime around midnight a male local to Goulburn aged about 30 has been dancing to the entertainment/music provided by the entertainer and assisted by his wife aged approximately 51 years old. The male has then been spoken to about moving away from the entertainer’s equipment a number of times. The intoxicated male .has become aggressive and thrown a schooner glass with full force, towards the entertainer. The glass has travelled past a number of patrons, before it has impacted with the 51 year old female victims left temple area. As a result of the impact the victim's forehead has commenced to bleed heavily. She was assisted in being seated, as she was feeling concussed and close to passing out. The victim was then taken to Goulburn Base Hospital where she was treated for a number of lacerations to her left temple area. She required 5 stitches in her wounds. Police are currently investigating the matter with charges likely to be laid against the 30 year old male.
08/11/14
About 10:30pm on Saturday the 8th November 2014 two local brothers aged 24 & 28 were walking west on Auburn Street, Goulburn when they have both entered a car park entrance and have both begun urinating against the wall in plain sight of vehicle and pedestrian traffic from Auburn Street. Police approached the brothers who saw Police and continued urinating. Police then approached both brothers and spoke to them in regards to their actions. Police informed them both that they would be receiving infringements for offensive behaviour. Both males were moderately affected by intoxicating liquor and were unsteady on their feet and slurred their speech.
08/11/14
About 8.50pm, Saturday 8 November 2014, police attended a residence May Street, Goulburn in relation to unknown person/s smashing the windscreen of a white Toyota Avalon. If anyone has information regarding this incident they are asked to contact Goulburn Police with information.
The Goulburn community are reminded that Police are targeting alcohol related crime and associated antisocial behaviour. Police will continue to target persons and licensed premises taking a zero tolerance to alcohol fuelled criminal and antisocial behaviour.
The Yass community are reminded that Police are targeting alcohol related crime and associated antisocial behaviour. Police will continue to target persons and licensed premises taking a zero tolerance to alcohol fuelled criminal and antisocial behaviour.
10/11/2014
About 12:30pm on Monday 10th November 2014 a 15 year old local resident of Polding Street Yass attended the police station to report her puppy had been stolen. The person reporting stated she is currently sitting her exams and had an exam starting at 10:30am; hence she left the house and attended her exam. Upon returning home about two hours later she noticed the puppy was missing. The puppy is housed within a cage which is outside in the backyard. The owner stated the puppy cannot escape from this cage and hence believes the puppy was stolen. If any person saw suspicious activity during those hours in Polding Street they are encouraged to contact Yass Police. The puppy is described as 1 x great dane x bull arab x ridgeback 11wk old female puppy, blue/grey in colour, white chest, white nose, blue eyes, 3 black dots on belly.
09/11/2014
About 6.05pm on Sunday the 9th of November 2014, a local 73 year old resident was the driver of a silver Holden Commodore in Polding Street Yass. Police directed the driver to stop for a breath test. Police then spoke with the driver and submitted him to a breath test which indicated a positive result. The driver was arrested, cautioned and conveyed to Yass Police Station for the purposes of a breath analysis. The breath analysis indicated a reading of 0.072 grammes of alcohol in 210 litres of breath.
The driver was then charged with PCA.