Golden strike

POLICE say they got “great results” from a mass operation in Casey last week, which involved more than 250 police officers.
Assistant Commissioner Paul Evans said the high police presence on the streets made an impact.
Operation Gold ran in the north-west of Melbourne on Tuesday and in the City of Casey the following day.
The mass blitz involved police saturating the roads in marked and unmarked cars and on foot and on horse back in a bid to target crime, public safety and road issues.
Operation Gold was one of the biggest operations to hit Casey.
Police checked 5112 people and 15,761 vehicles in the two-day operation.
They issued 291 penalty notices for offences such as driving while talking on a mobile phone and not wearing a seatbelt. Forty nine warrants were executed and 51 unregistered cars intercepted.
“By utilising current resources we were able to saturate targeted areas and as you can see from the statistics, we got results,” Mr Evans said.
“Feedback from the community shows they support police operations such as Gold. Not only does it reinforce the feeling of safety, but it also sends the message to anyone thinking of doing the wrong thing that we can be anywhere at anytime … and you will be caught.”
Police did 3971 preliminary breath tests during Operation Gold.