Two drink drivers caught after Mannum music festival

Two drink drivers have been caught after Sounds by the River concert and Coffee with a Cop returns with a splash.

Two drink drivers caught after  Mannum music festival
Two people have been caught in Mannum over the weekend. Photo: SAPOL

A 39-year-old man has lost his license for a year after being caught drink-driving in Mannum.

On Saturday January 11 police were conducting random driver test on motorists leaving a music festival.

At around 8.47pm officers stopped a man from Andrews Farm on Adelaide Road where he allegedly returned a positive breath test result of 0.208.

The man was reported for drink-driving, issued a 12-month immediate loss of licence notice, car impounded and will face court.

Also stopped was a 49-year-old woman from Paralowie along Randell Street.

After undergoing a breath test, she allegedly returned a positive reading of 0.069 and a positive result for illicit drugs.

She was issued with an on-the-spot fine of $951, four demerit points and is set to appear in court pending forensic analysis of her drug test.

Dirt bikes stolen in Wellington

One of the stolen bikes was a green Kawasaki 250CC 2 stoke dirt bike. Photo: SAPOL

Murray Mallee Police are investigating the break-in and theft of two dirt bikes over the past week.

Sometime between midday on Sunday January 5 and Saturday 11 January at 7.30am, a shed on a Wellington property was broken into.

Two motorbikes were stolen from inside; a green Kawasaki 250CC 2 stoke dirt bike and a Black DHZ 160 CC dirt bike.

Anyone with information which might help should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at www.crimestopperssa.com.au, anonymously if needed.

The Water Operations Unit took to the River Murray last Tuesday for Coffee with a Cop. Photo: SAPOL

Coffee with a cop splashes into the new year

Murray Bridge police held their first Coffee with a Cop session of the year on Tuesday January 7.

This session allowed the community an opportunity to engage with members of South Australian Police's Water Operations Unit.

There were many water safety-related questions being asked and some of the younger community members were able to try out their sea legs by getting onboard the police boat and wearing a special police-issued life vest.

Coffee with a Cop will return to the Marketplace on Tuesday March 4 and this time the officers will be both two-legged and four-legged, with friends from the Dog Operations Unit.

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