Police updates

Savage brothers

In August 2020, Joshua and Taylor Savage were arrested and charged over a spate of burglaries conducted over six months on Phillip Island and in South Gippsland.

On June 8, 2023, the two men appeared before the Melbourne County Court.

An indictment presented to the court by the Office of Public Prosecutions covered 19 charges of burglary and theft.

Both Joshua and Taylor were arraigned and entered a plea of guilty.

They were both directed to appear at the Latrobe Valley County Court on August 28 for a plea hearing on a date to be fixed.

Road rage

Cowes police are appealing for witnesses to a road-rage assault on May 16.

Police believe at approximately 2.30pm, a white and grey coloured Volvo tip truck, which was driven by a 59-year-old male, was driving south on Thompson Avenue approaching the roundabout at the intersection of Church Street.

It’s believed a black coloured Porsche, driven by a male, was also driving in the area.

Police further believe the driver of the truck and the driver of the Porsche then had a verbal altercation, which escalated to a physical altercation.

Police have been told that people in a nearby vehicle, who were possibly associated with the driver of the Porsche, became involved, and then all parties were separated.

As a result of the physical altercation, the truck driver received injures to his face.

Police are seeking any witness to this matter. It’s believed there were a substantial number of passers-by in the area, as the incident occurred in a busy part of Cowes.

If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online: www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/report-a-crime/