News - Cranbourne - 17th November 2016

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Crime at Apex MONDAY’S Westgate Bridge police pursuit drama has revealed profound crime links in the south east, and the Police Association of Victoria is blaming the failure to tackle crime ‘properly’ on a shortage of officers in Casey. Three young men from the south east suburbs of Melbourne were arrested on the Westgate Bridge on Monday 14 November following a spate of robberies in the northern suburbs. The offenders have been alleged to have links to violent criminal gangs that have been plaguing police and the communities of the Cranbourne and Dandenong areas. One of the 17-year-old boys from Cranbourne has been said to have links to the Apex gang and an 18-year-old from Hampton Park was on parole at the time of arrest. The three young offenders were remanded in custody after the high speed chase involving roughly 30 police members came to a dramatic end on the Westgate Bridge. Secretary of the Police Association of Victoria Ron Iddles has lashed out at youth offenders from south east Melbourne following the dramatic police chase. “We’ve been saying for a long time now that police numbers in Casey are totally inadequate and are nowhere near keeping pace with the area’s burgeoning population growth and out-of-control youth crime,� he said. “Casey has one of the worst police shortages in the state with the police-topopulation ratio sitting at about half of the state average. “This is not good for community safety, and also places our members at risk as they are burdened with unsustainably high workloads.� While Mr Iddles believes that the professionalism of Victoria Police is as strong as it ever was, he says there simply aren’t

enough officers to deal with the issues in the community. “Police are doing their very best but they are at breaking point and simply do not have the numbers working in stations they need to get the job done properly�. “Notwithstanding these problems, we have been heartened by our very constructive discussions with Police Minister Neville in recent weeks, and I’m optimistic that an agreed solution will come out of these talks.� Speaking with Neil Mitchell on 3AW, Mr Iddles took aim at the justice system and blamed the way youth are treated once they are incarcerated for their crimes and the ‘therapeutic model’ of youth crime rehabilitation. “Quite clearly I think it’s time to move on, time to stop holding hands and singing kumbaya,� he said during his radio interview this week. “The Department of Human Service commissioned a report which came out on the 4 November 2011 which costed (the therapeutic model) and for each additional youth if you used the therapeutic model, it was going to be $65,000 per year on top of other costs. “I don’t think they’ve ever funded it properly and it’s definitely not working.� According to the Department of Health and Human Services that oversee Youth Justice in Victoria, the aims of the current method of youth crime rehabilitation is to teach young people skills and lessons to keep them from reoffending. The department outlines objectives of the youth justice system that aims to stop young people progressing further into the legal system along with minimising the likelihood and chances for reoffending. The department also funds many rehabilitation programs in the youth justice area to help young people in desperate situations stay out of the criminal justice system.

Bugle’s clarion call of service ON THE 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Cranbourne stopped to remember and give thanks to all those who lost their lives in batlle and in service of their country. Remembrance Day 2016 saw the Cranbourne community come together and give thanks to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their community and their country. Star News photographer Stewart Chambers snapped this image of the bugle at the Remembrance Day service held at Endeavour Hills. For more photos of the service held at the Cranbourne Cenotaph, see page 11. 161649

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