By XAVIER SMERDON
THERE was nowhere for bad drivers and law breakers to hide in Wyndham last week as police held two high profile road blitzes, with one person owing $60,000 in warrants being taken off the road.
On Tuesday 22 January members of the Highway Patrol, along with the Sherriff and members of the Operation Response Unit, set up an automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system and scanned more than 3000 vehicles.
Sergeant Gary Drummond from Werribee Police told Star the operation, held on Heaths Rd in Hoppers Crossing from 4pm to 9pm, nabbed just under 150 law breakers.
More than $50,000 worth of warrants from 97 drivers were executed by the Sherriff and 27 unlicensed and 18 unregistered drivers were detected.
In total there were 51 police offences recorded during the operation including one drunk driver.
“The whole of Heaths Rd was completely blocked off as that is one of our main crime corridors,” Sgt Drummond said.
“Between the Werribee Plaza and Heaths Rd in Wyndham Vale is one of our major crime areas so that is why we strategically placed this operation there.”
A second operation was also held in Werribee on the Princes Highway between Derrimut Rd and Hoppers Lane on Thursday morning.
Members from Werribee Police, the Sherriff, Hobsons Bay Police, and the Operations Response Unit aided with Thursday’s operation.
More than 3500 cars were checked on Thursday while 29 unlicensed and 20 unregistered drivers were caught.
The Sherriff executed 103 warrants totalling about $100,000.
Sergeant Drummond said one driver had $60,000 in outstanding warrants.
