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■ A southbound V/Line train continued on its trip after two carriages carrying 10 passengers had detached near Seymour last week. The incident happened just before 6am on Monday (Aug. 25)close to Tallarook. The two carriages came to a controlled stop because of an automatic braking system. The train driver was able to notify the V/ Line operations centre of the incident when they became aware of the detachment. One of the passengers who was on-board one of the detached carriages told media that the carriage came to a stop at around 5.50am. The conductor, who was also in the stranded carriages, told passengers. “We were just driving and then it randomly stopped,” the woman said. “I think after about five, 10 minutes the conductor let us know there was a bit of drama and that we had lost the driver and they had driven off without us because the couplings had broken or something. The train was bound for Southern Cross Station. The woman said a replacement driver arrived about 7am and the stranded carriages were returned to Seymour at around 8.20am.
KILMORE, WALLAN, WOLLERT THEFTS
■ Mitchell Volume Crime Reduction Team police officers are appealing for public assistance following a series of thefts, petrol thefts and $10,000 worth of tools stolen in the Kilmore and Wallan areas. Investigators believe a man and woman, travelling in a stolen Toyota Landcruiser, were involved in more than a dozen thefts or attempted thefts in Kilmore, Wallan and Wollert between Saturday 9 August to Monday, August 11. It is understood the tools were stolen from an Isuzu utility, which was parked on a construction site at Speckled Warbler Loop in Wallan, about 4am on August 10. Investigators believe stolen credit cards were also used to purchase fuel from a Queen St service station in Wallan just after 5.30am on August 10. Police believe the same offenders then stole a blue Ford Maverick from outside a residence on Foxtail Court in Wallan a short time later about 5.45am. More than $600 worth of petrol was later stolen in jerry cans from a Harvest Home Rd service station in Wollert, using a box trailer be-
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● Police want to speak with this man ing towed by the stolen Landcruiser, about 8pm on August 11. The Landcruiser, which was stolen in Preston on August 2, was located burnt out on Raynors Rd in Clonbinane on August 12. Investigators have released images and CCTV footage of a man they believe can assist with their enquiries. He is described as being aged in his 20s or 30s, Caucasian in appearance with a medium build. He was wearing a white hooded jumper, black trackpants, black gloves, white Nike shoes and a baseball cap. The female offender is described as Caucasian with a thin build, dark hair and was wearing a black jacket and black beanie. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit an online confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
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