Important safety warning for rural property residents

Don’t be the victim of fraud
The Major and Organised Crime Squad (Rural) have recently received a number of fraud complaints where victims have entered into agreements with people purporting to be beef or wild game wholesalers (specifically, roo meat).  The offenders offer high price returns but once the meat is sold, the complainants are simply not paid.  Police urge producers to exercise caution when entering into arrangements with new and unknown buyers and wholesalers. Police also urge the community to report any incidents of fraudulent activity.
Trespassers will be prosecuted
There has also been an increase in reports of trespassers on rural properties right across the State.  Primarily people are being found driving on remote areas of large pastoral properties and when challenged by owners or managers, have no permission or a reasonable excuse to be there.  These people are quite often trespassing for the purposes of hunting and having a person

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