Crime ‘stable’ on peninsula
Booked in an instant: Police and the Sheriff’s office last Thursday used number plate recognition technology to identify motorists with outstanding warrants driving along Mornington-Tyabb Rd, Mornington. Dunns rd was blocked to prevent motorists turning before passing through the police scanner. Picture: Gary Sissons
CRIME on the Mornington Peninsula has bucked the rising statewide trend according to the latest figures released by the Crime Statistics Agency. While reported offences across Victoria in 2015 jumped by 8.1 per cent compared to 2014, crime on the peninsula remained “stable”, in the CSA’s opinion, with a 5.4 per cent rise between 2014 and 2015. Crimes against the person, including assault, fell on the peninsula from 1579 in 2014 to 1410 last year. There were eight homicides last year and seven in 2014. There were 10,997 reported crimes across the peninsula last year compared to 10,303 in 2014. The crime statistics are released by the Crime Statistics Agency every quarter and the latest figures were published last Wednesday. At a Melbourne media conference last Thursday Premier Daniel Andrews said he is unhappy at the statewide rise in crime. “Victorians don’t want any excuses and I will offer none,” he said. “Instead what I will say to every Victorian, and indeed, first among them, to the Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police Graham Ashton, if you need additional powers you will get them. “If you need additional resources, you will get them.” Victoria Police chief commissioner Graham Ashton said street gangs, such as the Apex gang who rioted in Melbourne CBD last Saturday evening, were mostly responsible for a rise in vehicle thefts and aggravated burglaries.
Cemetery Walk Easter Monday 28th March 2016 The Society will conduct a walk around historic Mornington Cemetery on Easter Monday. Many of the early Mornington ƐĞƩůĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ buried there and each has a story to tell. Your guide will be Val Wilson OAM. The walk will leave the Cemetery gates Craigie Road, Mt. Martha (near the Nepean Highway) at 1.30pm. The cost is $5.00 each Please meet at the gates 15 minutes prior. A comfortable pair of shoes is recommended. Enquires to Val Wilson 03 5975 2958 Premier pledge: Daniel Andrews has vowed to give police the resources to smash gangs involved in violent burglaries and car thefts.
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