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6 June - 19 June, 2018
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Teen paddler's dream about to come true Jolyon Simpson is off to Hawaii for the Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championships next month. He will paddle 53km between two Hawaiian islands against competitors almost twice his age. See page 3 for the full story. 181529 (Justin Flynn)
Theft on the rise A spate of thefts from vehicles and homes in Ocean Grove has prompted calls for residents to be more vigilant. The number of residential burglaries and theft from motor vehicles has increased in Ocean Grove over the past four weeks. Five residential burglaries and 14 motor vehicle thefts have occurred in the area with nearly all of them occurring at night. The offences occurred on residential premises, houses under construction and holiday homes and motor-vehicle theft was most
prevalent in streets, driveways and carports of residential premises. There has been an increase in burglaries on houses under construction/renovation where power and hand tools have been stolen. Tradies are being urged to lock their tools away at night. Bellarine Police Senior Sergeant Sean Drew said the thefts appeared to be random. "They've been more opportunistic thefts and at this stage we don't believe it's targeted," he said. Senior Sergeant Drew recommended that
tradies ensure their work utes and trailers are properly locked at night. "It's about securing vehicles and not leaving anything of value inside," Senior Sergeant Drew said. "We're going to have proactive patrols in the areas that have been hit." Residents should park their vehicles in garages or behind closed gates. A senor flood light in the driveway where the vehicle is parked is a great deterrent to anybody loitering around.
Houses under construction should be secured correctly every evening and police have recommended that tradespeople should delay installing electrical house fittings such as dishwashers, instant gas hot water systems, stoves and air conditioning units until just before handover of the property if possible. The community is urged to dial 000 if they see anything suspicious. If you have any information regarding the offences, call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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