On the Beat – police
Between August 3 and 8, we again had several cars stolen and interfered with, this time around Cambridge East.
Senior constable Deb Hann inside the police station. Photo: Aaron Radford.
Thank you to the members of the public who have proactively contacted police advising of subsequent suspicious behaviour or by providing valuable CCTV footage of the offenders. Investigations are ongoing at the time of writing. If you see anything suspicious such as people casing or running through properties, trying car door handles etc, don’t hesitate, report it immediately.
Continuing on the topic of vehicles and roads, we have had reports of a motorbike with a loud exhaust driving at speed around the Kotare Downs and Bridleways areas. If you witness such driving behaviour, please note the registration plate along with a detailed description of the bike and rider and phone 111 at the time. We would like to catch up with the rider.
Cambridge’s Victoria ‘High Level’ Bridge.
Being well into term three of school and being a wet weather term, there is the usual increase in vehicular traffic around school drop off and pick up times. I want to give a reminder for everyone to be aware of students and cyclists when entering school zones. Ensure that you reduce your speeds in restricted speed areas, fully obey give way and stop signs and respect pedestrian crossings. Yellow no parking lines are in place to ensure visibility, especially around driveways, pedestrian crossings and intersections. Park only in designated parking areas. If your child is cycling to school, make sure they pay close attention to their surroundings and the driving behaviours of motorists. Ensure students who walk to school use the patrolled crossings where provided. As per my recent column, traffic that is turning must give way to traffic that is continuing straight, including bicycles.
Finally, earlier this week, Police dealt with an incident that closed the high level bridge. We would like to express our appreciation to those members of the public who assisted, both through immediate direct intervention and indirectly by promptly calling emergency services. Thank you also to Camjet for their cooperation and the many motorists and pedestrians who heeded Police diversions during the road closure.
