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Training for young drivers EAST terrace, Balaklava, was closed to regular traffic on Monday when school students underwent a free defensive driving course. The course, organised through Balaklava Lions and Wakefield Regional Road Safety group, involved students in theory and practical driving techniques presented by instructors from the Australian Driving Institute.
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Bad break came in three Riverton • A Saddleworth man was arrested after allegedly breaking into a Saddleworth residence three times within 10 days. Police charged the 45-year-old with three counts of serious criminal trespass, three counts of theft and three counts of property damage. He will appear in Clare Magistrates Court in July. • A 20-year-old Kapunda man was reported for driving while disqualified when police spotted him driving in Rhynie on Monday last week. A 35-year-old Adelaide man was also detected driving while disqualified in Riverton
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CRIME STOPPERS 1800 333 000 on Friday afternoon. Hamley Bridge • A Wasleys man was arrested for alleged aggravated assault following a domestic violence incident on Tuesday last week. He was bailed to appear in court. • A Hamley Bridge man was reported for driving while unlicensed last Thursday. On Sunday, his partner was arrested on a warrant for not appearing in court. She was bailed to appear in court at a later date. • Also on Sunday, a Hamley Bridge man was reported for allegedly marking graffiti following an incident at the local
cricket club rooms. • A Wasleys man was reported for drink driving after an accident in January. Recently received results showed the man was driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.166. Port Wakefield • An 18-year-old Port Wakefield man was left without a vehicle for seven days after his vehicle was seized and the man reported for misuse of a motor vehicle last Thursday. He will appear in court. • A 52-year-old Port Wakefield man was arrested on Sunday for driving while disqualified. • Police targeted
speeding and drink driving over the weekend, with 10 drivers reported for speeding. One vehicle was defected, and no-one was detected drink driving. Two Wells • A Dublin man was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated serious criminal trespass and two counts of theft. The charges against the 25-year-old related to incident which occurred at Wasleys and Nuriootpa overnight on May 25. Wasleys Recreation Centre was broken into, and later, two sheds in a new building estate in Nuriootpa were targeted. Nuriootpa police also charged another Dublin man. Police allege the duo attended the places with the intent to steal, but were disturbed at Nuriootpa and ran from the
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scene, leaving their vehicle, personal belongings and the items stolen from Wasleys. More than $10,000 of tools and other items were found in the Toyota utility, and the police attended the registered owner of the vehicle’s address, which led to the arrest of the two men. Both have been granted bail to appear in court at a later date. • An 18-year-old Lewiston man was reported for aggravated assault after an incident at the Two Wells Tavern on Easter Saturday. Police are still seeking witnesses to the incident, and the man is expected to appear in Elizabeth Magistrates Court. • A Paradise North motorcyclist was injured after colliding with a dog on Temby Road, Two Wells. Balaklava • A wallet was allegedly stolen from a car on George street on Tuesday last week. • A man suffered minor injuries after a three car accident in the Skilly Hills near Auburn last Wednesday. One driver received an expiation notice. • A 16-year-old Hillbank youth lost his licence instantly for six months after being detected speeding at 125km/h. Not only was the Pplater travelling faster than the allowed 100km/ h for provisional licence holders, but was also drink driving. Clare A woman was taken to hospital with minor injuries after her vehicle collided with a parked car in Auburn in the early hours of Friday morning. • A Watervale man lost his licence instantly for six months last Friday night. Police stopped the 46-year-old after detecting him speeding at 115km/h between Sevenhill and Watervale. A breath test revealed he had a blood alcohol content of 0.130. • A window on the Clare library was smashed on Saturday night, but no attempt was made to enter the library.