While our car crime spree continued last week, we have had another good catch.
Senior Constable Deb Hann – On the Beat
A young person was tracked from a stolen vehicle that had been seen being driven suspiciously in Leamington. He was arrested after fleeing from police. He will be facing charges in court accordingly. If your car is stolen, or attempts are made to get into it or steal it, please report it to police as soon as possible.
Still talking youth, five young people were apprehended having forced their way into a commercial storage building on Queen Street. All have been referred to Youth Aid. In other news, a female was caught driving whilst her driver’s licence was suspended. The vehicle she was driving was impounded and she too will be appearing before the courts. A serious assault in Leamington resulted in a male being arrested and charged. Another male was found to be breaching bail and in an intoxicated state on Victoria Street. He was arrested and held in custody to appear in court the next day.
In all cases brought before the courts, whether youth or adult, if released on court bail, they will be subject to conditions by which they will need to abide. When adults breach their bail conditions, they may be arrested immediately. Repeatedly breaching bail may result in bail being opposed and the offenders remanded in custody.
Finally, we continue to receive reports of people being scammed in different ways. Scammers are sophisticated in their methods. If you are on Facebook and receive a friend request from someone you know, but with whom you are already friends on Facebook (a duplication), do not accept. If you are messaged any links, even if they appear to have come from one of your Facebook friends, do not click on it without contacting them directly offline first. This is especially the advice if the message seems out of character.
We had a report this week of a Facebook scammer advertising a large item on Marketplace and completing a sale. When the victim went to collect the item, the legitimate owners had no idea what she was talking about. Unfortunately people advertising items for sale that they either don’t actually own or never even existed (outside of a photo) is not uncommon. As I always say, pay only upon collection of a marketplace item, especially if it is high value. If you transfer money – even a deposit – sight unseen, you risk losing your money. This in turn motivates the scammers to continue on.
Deb Hann lays a wreath on Anzac Day. Photo: Mary Anne Gill
