General News
8 February, 2026
False plates, drugs and speed sends driver to court
ST ARNAUD police could never have guessed what they were about to find when they pulled over a driver on January 22.
ST ARNAUD police could never have guessed what they were about to find when they pulled over a driver on January 22.
A 28-year-old Sebastapol woman was stopped on the Sunraysia Highway at Carapooee West at around 1.43pm.
Officers noticed the white Ford Laser didn’t have a front number plate and said it had allegedly been travelling 113km/hr.
So they stopped her for a chat.
Police discovered the rear number plate was allegedly false and did not belong to that vehicle and the vehicle’s registration had expired in July 2022.
The driver’s day got worse when she allegedly failed a preliminary roadside drug test and then refused to accompany police to the St Arnaud police station for an oral fluid test.
The woman will appear before the St Arnaud Magistrates Court where she faces the prospect of losing her licence for a minimum of two years and a term of imprisonment.
Burglary and fence cut at transfer station
OVERNIGHT on January 17, offender/s accessed the St Arnaud transfer station, entered a shed and stole a steel trunk, model plane, and a pair of white/green Kookaburra cricket gloves.
As if that wasn’t enough, the station was targeted again later on in the month when they cut through the fence.
Once they had got it, the offender/s got into the scrap metal bins.
Police believe this happened between January 27 and 30.
Drug arrest
POLICE found a 17-year-old male with an alleged illicit substance in Outram Street, St Arnaud
last week. The man was taken to the St Arnaud police station where he was interviewed for the alleged offending.
If you have information that could assist with any crime or suspicious activity, please report anonymously to Crime Stoppers at crimestoppersvic.com.au or by calling on 1800 333 000.
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