AN operation by Swan Hill police to make vehicles safer has been a success, with 50 people taking up the offer of one- way screws for their numberplates.
Swan Hill police offered the security screws for free on September 17 at the tourist information bay opposite Swan Hill police station, amid rising numbers of thefts of registration plates from vehicles.
Service staff abused
WHEN a coffee machine at a service station in Lake Boga wasn’t working, a customer took the opportunity to berate staff.
Swan Hill police Leading Senior Constable Andrew Downes said on September 10, the woman customer became abusive and used indecent language towards a staff member when the coffee machine she was using didn’t work.
The woman was fined $330.
Drugs and knives found
A WOMAN sleeping in her car at Beverford has ended up with a fine for drug possession.
The car was parked beside the Murray Valley Highway on September 18.
During a search of the vehicle, police found a small quantity of illicit tablets and two knives.
He said the woman was arrested for possessing a drug of dependence and taken to Swan Hill police station.
$670 bill on stolen card
POLICE are on the lookout for an offender who racked up a bill on a bank card that was lost in Robinvale.
The card owner told police the card was left at a coffee shop on September 19.
“It was picked up and used by an unknown person,” said Leading Senior Constable Andrew Downes of Swan Hill Police.
“It was used on multiple occasions on this day (through the tap-and-go payment option) and some $670 had been racked up.”
The card has been cancelled.
Drug find
POLICE believe they have found two types of drugs during a search.
On August 28 police found green vegetable matter and a crystal-like substance while searching a woman’s handbag.
The woman was arrested and taken to Swan Hill police station. The substances will undergo testing.
Stolen vehicle found
A WHITE Toyota LandCruiser, reported missing from Ashton Street in Swan Hill on September 13, was found on Tuesday.
