INTO my second week back after a short break of a couple of weeks away. My return has coincided with the school holidays so I hope all those with children are enjoying some extra time with their kids. I’m encouraging our police to get out and about in our community, with any of their spare time being taken up by inspecting schools and walking through local shopping centres, making sure that those kids with a little bit of extra time on their hands are behaving themselves appropriately.
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Crime levels throughout our community are at historic lows and I will do my best to keep it that way. However, if anyone sees anyone playing up, please do not hesitate to call your local police. Graffiti is one of my pet hates and this is one offence I can not tolerate. Unfortunately when school holidays are on, the risk of graffiti goes up. Please report any acts of graffiti to the police so we can act on it quickly.
This week is also the inaugural launch of Neighbourhood Watch week. Becoming more connected in your community via a Neighbourhood Watch group can have great benefits to your community. One of them is identifying strategies to prevent crime. For more details go to the Neighbourhood Watch website at nhwa.com.au.
It has been another fairly good week on our local roads. The only incident I would like to discuss involves one that I was involved in. Late yesterday afternoon as I was driving home along the Hume Highway, I had to allow someone who was hooning up behind me to get around. As I pulled to the left the driver sped up and travel at over 140 kph/h. He was clearly unaware that I was now following him in my unmarked SUV police car. Several kilometres down the road I managed to catch up to him and his wallet is now considerably lighter. It goes to show that you just do not know who is driving next to you and to be wary at all times. Police cars come in all different shapes and sizes, so please be careful on our roads.
Until next week.
