A handful of locals turned out in cool and blustery conditions for the Murrumbateman Community Engagement Event conducted by the Hume Local Area Command yesterday.
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Police called the meeting to address the community and inform them, officially, of where they are at in investigating the spate of break-and-enters that have occurred in the Yass Valley recently.
Detective Inspector of Hume Local Area Command Chad Gillies, said the meeting wasn’t just about getting a solid turnout, but also about making police presence known.
“I just wanted to reassure the community that it is something that is at the forefront of the local police here at Yass’ minds and to give them a bit of an update verbally and in person as to where we are up to,” he said outside the Murrumbateman Shops.
“Secondly it’s a chance maybe to get some information, if people in the area are here today and know something they can pop over and see us. Everything will be dealt with confidentially and in the strictest confidence.”
He told the Tribune that police are getting extremely close to completing their investigations into the matter.
“The investigation is progressing well, we’re working on a number of very firm leads and we’re confident that we’ll get a result in the near future,” he said.
He also said the work of police has been commendable in proactively addressing the issue.
“We’ve increased our night patrols in the area, both in marked and unmarked police cars, we’re liaising with our local police in Monaro LAC and over in the ACT and from that, as I said, we’re confident that we have a good handle on who’s involved in these matters now and we’re working towards resolving those matters ASAP.”
Hume Local Area Command detectives remain confident that most of the incidents are linked in some way.
“We’re certainly working on the assumption that the vast majority appear to be linked and that’s forming the basis of our investigation but … it’s still very important that anyone in the local area that has any information should still feel free to contact us confidentially, either through Crime Stoppers or the local police, because any assistance will certainly help us in the progression of the investigation.”
It has been nine days since the last break and enter in the Yass Valley.