Crime rate drops in greater Bendigo, but begging offences spike

Mark Kearney
Ashley Fritsch
Updated December 14 2017 - 5:43pm, first published 12:30pm
ON THE RISE: There were 31 begging offences recorded in the City of Greater Bendigo in the 12 months ending September 2017. Picture: DARREN HOWE
ON THE RISE: There were 31 begging offences recorded in the City of Greater Bendigo in the 12 months ending September 2017. Picture: DARREN HOWE

UPDATE 5.30pm: Four times more begging offences have been recorded in Bendigo this year than in the previous nine years combined, signalling a police crackdown on unsociable behaviour in the city.  

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Mark Kearney

Mark Kearney

Journalist

Journalist. Traveller. Pop culture connoisseur. Mark is passionate about education, the arts and social justice, especially stories affecting the LGBTI community.

Ashley Fritsch

Ashley Fritsch

Journalist

Journalist for the Bendigo Advertiser. Love country living, my two children (retriever and a foxy), reading and sunny days. Email: ashley.fritsch@fairfaxmedia.com.au

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