Sorrento Police Station allegedly ‘non-operational’ for 18 months

Key points

• A retired senior sergeant says Sorrento Police Station has had its resources removed and has not been fully operational for 18 months. Malcolm Davey, a former officer-in-charge at Sorrento and Rye, says the recording equipment for interviews has been taken out.
• He says the station appears open but is not attended, and he warns that policing in nearby towns would suffer. Victoria Police says the station remains operational and has not been permanently closed.
• It says daily patrols continue, and the closest 24-hour station is Rosebud.