General News
24 September, 2022
Police praise alert residents
QUICK-THINKING Loddon residents have helped police respond to potentially dangerous incidents in the past week. Serpentine’s Leading Senior Constable Grant Polglase has praised the actions of residents after road guide posts were ripped from the...
QUICK-THINKING Loddon residents have helped police respond to potentially dangerous incidents in the past week.
Serpentine’s Leading Senior Constable Grant Polglase has praised the actions of residents after road guide posts were ripped from the Bridgewater-Serpentine road and strewn across the road.
And a farmer reporting a suspicious vehicle at Calivil has seen a 37-year-old Rochester man arrested and expected to be charged on summons.
Senior Constable Polglase said prompt contact had been key to police responding to the indcidents.
He said six 16-year-olds from Bendigo, Axedale and Gisborne had admitted their role in removing 18 guide posts, four speed signs and a flood warning sign between Serpentine Roadhouse and the Yarrayne Tourist and Camping Reserve on the Loddon River, 4km away.
Yarrayne is one of 20 Loddon River sites now available for camping on the State Government website listing Crown river frontage camp areas.
The youths were in a group of 14 camping on the river on September 10 and 11. “They were given an official caution due to their age and admission,” he said.
Sections of the Bridgewater-Serpentine road have been flooded several times by rains over the past month.
Senior Constable Polglase said last Wednesday’s incident at Calivil also involved police from Inglewood, Wedderburn and Dunolly and followed the alleged theft of a truck and trailer from Rochester.