Victoria Police have revealed more than 5,000 offences were detected on the state's roads over the public holiday weekend for the AFL Grand Final.
Cops were out in force from 12.01am on Thursday until 11.59pm on Sunday as part of the Operation Scoreboard initiative targeting high-risk driving behaviour.
There were 282 offences for disobey signs/signals, 251 for mobile phone use, 111 for vehicle impoundments and 95 for seatbelt offences. Victoria Police carried out thousands of roadside tests over the long weekend. Picture: NCA Newswire / Ian Currie "This also meant a busy weekend for Victoria Police, with our members detecting over 5,000 offences over four days during Operation Scoreboard.
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