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Livestock and Rural Crime Squad

A letter to the editor by Peter Walsh.

By Portal Admin - 26th August 2018 - Back to News

Dear Editor,

Stock theft is getting worse not better under Daniel Andrews.

Opportunistic crooks have made a big business out of ripping off our hard-working farmers and their families, with many farmers calling for more to be done to protect their livestock and assets.

Victorian Crime Statistics Agency data shows offences were up 40 per cent in 2017, but Labor’s cuts to police mean there’s only ever a handful of arrests made.

The Liberal Nationals have listened to our farmers and will work with Victoria Police to establish a new, dedicated Livestock and Rural Crime Squad if we’re elected in November.

The additional 20 new specialist positions, based throughout Regional Victoria, will work with the force’s 48 Agricultural Liaison Officers (AGLOs) to make sure our farmers’ livelihoods are protected.

Only a Liberal Nationals Government will send a strong message to potential criminals that if they are thinking about farm and livestock theft you will get caught and you will get punished.

Victoria’s agricultural industry can’t afford another four more years of Daniel Andrews’ and Labor’s lack of action on farm and livestock theft.

Source: www.gippsland.com

Published by: support@gippsland.com

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