Police
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Nowhere to hide
Roads across the region over the Easter long weekend looked unrecognisable to Macedon Ranges Highway Patrol officers out on patrol as part of Operation Nexus, as Victorians followed requirements to stay at home. Sergeant Mark Stephenson said the state-wide road policing operation was aimed at reducing road trauma in conjunction with broader Operation Sentinel checks…
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Out in force
The role of women in policing was celebrated with a special International Women’s Day event at Castlemaine Police Station on Sunday. Inspector Donna Mitchell, local area commander for the Goldfields, gave one of our journalists and a couple of Castlemaine Secondary College students the opportunity to join her on a behind-the-scenes tour of the station…
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Castlemaine rail bridge targeted again
Castlemaine community members are furious that a historic rail bridge metres from Castlemaine’s CBD has once again been targeted by a graffiti vandal. The Express was contacted by an angry local resident on Friday after noting the Forest Street bridge had again been targeted sometime overnight Thursday or in the early hours of Friday morning.…
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New chapter begins for Castlemaine Sergeant Peter Lukaitis
Long-time Castlemaine policeman and well-respected community member Sergeant Peter Lukaitis hung up his hat and badge for the final time last Sunday. But before Sgt Lukaitis signed off at the station for the last time he had the opportunity to spend one special day on the local beat with his daughter and newly graduated Victoria…
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Vandals strike Castlemaine war memorial, overpass
Graffiti vandals have struck again, this time defacing the Boer War Memorial in Castlemaine’s Mostyn Street. Just weeks out from Remembrance Day, the historic war memorial has been hit with glaring green paint. It appears to be just part of a wider trail of graffiti between the memorial, that’s situated toward the Kennedy Street end…
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Man wanted, police car rammed in Romsey
Police are on the hunt for a man who rammed a police car with a stolen vehicle in Romsey yesterday and fled the scene. Sargent Mark Sims said police had located a silver Kluger in Romsey believed to have been stolen six weeks ago from the southern-metro area. Sgt Sims said police had received several…
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Above and beyond
Six Castlemaine police officers have been awarded commendations for their roles in saving the lives of two women. The officers were presented with Divisional Commendation awards by Victoria Police Acting Chief Commissioner Wendy Steendam in a ceremony at the Castlemaine Police Station last Thursday. On September 21 last year, Leading Senior Constable Wayne Rowe and…