By Luke Voogt
Highway Patrol officers and other police detected 86 offences in a four-day operation across Geelong, ending on Sunday.
Uniform and Highway Patrol members across the region conducted Operation Sweep beginning last Thursday to address incidents of vehicle crime and high-risk driving.
As a result of the operation, police issued 49 infringement notices for speeding, not wearing a seatbelt, mobile phone use while driving, and registration, red light and bicycle offences.
Another 24 drivers will appear before Geelong Magistrates Court for licence and drug-driving offences, according to police.
Police impounded seven vehicles and charged a total of six people for offences including vehicle theft, drug trafficking and dangerous driving.
Of those, four have been bailed after police charged them for vehicle theft and drug offences.
Another two have been remanded in custody for vehicle theft and “subsequent high-risk driving”, according to police.
