Coffee with Murray Bridge police and road safety Jeff

Last Tuesday Jeff the road safety dog made an appearance at Murray Bridges coffee with a cop.

Jeff, along with the Murray Bridge Crime Prevention and Road Safety Section hosted the event at the Murray Bridge Marketplace.

Locals were given the opportunity to ask questions about local issues while enjoying a coffee.

Although Jeff the dog couldn’t have a coffee, he made friends with the younger crowd and reminded them of the importance of road safety.

Murray Mallee police would like to thank all the locals who came for a fun afternoon.

• The next coffee with a cop is scheduled for September 2; members from Polair will be visiting.

NAIDOC week family fun day

Murray Bridge Police attended the NAIDOC week family fun day last Wednesday at the Murray Bridge Showgrounds.

A collaborative effect from members from CIB, patrols, crime prevention and station staff resulted in a team effort in the three v three basketball event.

The local kids in the colour run had a successful ambush of Senior Constable David Brown and Senior Community Constable Greg Smith.

Stolen car located in Swanport

Last Saturday a a 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl both from Victoria, were arrested following a traffic stop in Murray Bridge.

At around 12.10am police were called to a housing development area on Old Swanport Road after reports of a gold Ford Kuga station wagon doing burnouts on paddocks.

Patrols stopped the car soon after and arrested the driver and passenger, checks on the vehicle showed it had been stolen from Wantirna in Victoria.

Both people were charged with numerous offences including illegal use of a motor vehicle, driving unlicensed and misuse of a motor vehicle.

Traffic reports

Six drivers were caught drug driving in the Murray Mallee region over the weekend.

• A 33-year-old man from Murray Bridge was stopped on Granites Road on July 10, Tailem Bend and allegedly returned a positive drug test - he lost his license and will appear in court.
• A 50-year-old woman from Collinswood was stopped on Maurice Road in Murray Bridge on July 12, where she allegedly returned a positive drug test -she lost her license and will appear in court.
• A 57-year-old man from Murray Bridge East, was stopped on Princes Highway at Monteith on July 12 where he allegedly returned a positive drug test -he lost his license and will appear in court.
• A 38-year-old woman from Ottoway was stopped on Maurice Road in Murray Bridge on July 12 where she allegedly returned a positive drug test -she lost her license and will appear in court.
• A 55-year-old man from Sturt was stopped Maurice Road in Murray Bridge on July 13 where he allegedly returned a positive drug test -he lost his license and will appear in court.
• A 46-year-old man from Swan Reach was stopped on Adelaide Road in Mannum on July 13 where he allegedly returned a positive drug test -he lost his license and will appear in court.