A lady has been arrested after she was allegedly caught planting items of meat full of suspected baits alongside a foremost street in inside Melbourne.
A member of the general public says they noticed the 52-year-old Prahran lady laying items of meat alongside Excessive Road in Armadale final night time, earlier than alerting police.
Police arrived and arrested the girl and retrieved suspected animals baits from about 19 totally different spots alongside Excessive Road, between Glenferrie and Orrong roads.
The lady was interviewed at Malvern Police Station, earlier than being launched pending summons.
Police are analyzing the items of meat to find out what substances they include.
The arrest comes after pet homeowners have taken to Fb reported discovering canine baits - poisoned items of meat - across the suburb, in addition to within the neighbouring suburbs of South Yarra and Richmond.
The native council, Stonnington Metropolis Council, took to Fb final week to announce it was investigating considerations across the suspected baiting occurring.
"We have elevated our patrols within the space in consequence and ask that residents stay vigilant whereas strolling pets, being cautious to not allow them to eat something they might discover on the bottom," the council stated in a put up,
Victoria Police has notified the RSPCA concerning the incident.
Anybody with info or CCTV surrounding this incident or different suspected animal baiting incidents throughout Victoria is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report on-line at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au