Role of Farm Crime Liaison Officers (FCLOs)
Farm Crime Liaison Officers (FCLOs) work across Victoria to assist with farm-related crimes.
The role of an FCLO is to:
- oversee farm crime and livestock theft investigations where required
- provide advice and assistance to police officers
- establish and maintain relationships with farming partners
- engage with the farming community
- encourage the farming community to report livestock theft and rural crime
- maintain knowledge of local trends and issues, and
- engage with partners to identify and mitigate risks in farming practice.
Contact a Farm Crime Liaison Officer
To get in contact with an FCLO, speak to a police officer at the following locations.
Reporting crime
Police need your help to identify offenders. If we don’t know about it, we can’t act.
If anyone is in danger, a crime is currently occurring, or you need immediate police attendance, please call Triple Zero (000).
If there is no immediate danger:
- call our Police Assistance Line on 131 444 to report non-urgent crime
- submit an anonymous online report through the Crime Stoppers Victoria website, or call 1800 333 000.
Divisional Firearms Officers
Divisional Firearms Officers (DFOs) work in Victoria Police regions to support the firearms community and ensure safe storage and use of firearms.
They conduct inspections of firearm storage in the regions and provide advice about firearm disposal and recovery.
To get in contact with your local DFO, visit the Divisional Firearms Officers page.
Farm and rural safety
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