The driver of a small, red, Toyota Corolla, who has been terrorising the local community with the sound of his car backfiring, has finally been nabbed.
It seems he pushed his luck to the limit when the car backfired directly outside the Wakefield Police Station and the driver was consequently pulled over in Spring Grove.
The driver of the old hatchback has been cruising around the region for the last couple of weeks and, according to social media, the public has had enough.
With the noise being described as the sound of a gun firing off, the fright of the noise was terrifying for some locals.
Online complaints stretched from Wakefield through to Washington Valley and temperatures were running high.
The public were calling for police action before some people took matters into their own hands. Wakefield constable Jamie White assures the public that peace is again restored.
“The driver has now been dealt with by the police.
“His car is green-stickered, and he is forbidden from driving that vehicle.
“He has been dealt with by way of multiple infringement notices and, if he is caught again and his licence hasn’t been updated, his car will be impounded.”
Jamie says it is a good reminder for people that, before jumping on to social media, they should call the local police station or even pop in and have a chat to the officer on duty.
“If we are not contacted about these things it makes it hard for us to follow them up.”