By CASEY NEILL
More than 40 hoons have been nabbed through Taskforce Regarder since it started last November.
Acting Detective Sergeant Luke Holmes said the operation had been targeting the road menaces in the Victoria Police Southern Metropolitan Region of Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia but was “probably more focused in Greater Dandenong”.
“We’ve put detectives, highway patrol members and analysts together,” he said.
“We’ve been able to covertly investigate and, in effect, charge over 40 people for different hooning offences.
“We’re very pleased with the results.”
Act Sgt Holmes said Taskforce Regarder “has put a stop to these organised meets”.
“It’s really nice to solve a problem for the community and give the community piece of mind that police are taking swift action against these individuals,” he said.
“We very much operate covertly and these people won’t ever see us coming.”
Act Sgt Holmes said several hoons nabbed by the Taskforce would be facing Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 8 June.
He said that at previous hearings magistrates had ordered car owners to forfeit their vehicles as evidence.
