A MAN wielding a chainsaw allegedly cut down the door of a unit behind the former Ambassador motel and then cut up a TV set inside last week.
It is believed the incident followed an argument – then a fist-fight – between two men outside Officeworks on Nepean Highway, Frankston, 8pm, Monday 16 October.
A dispute between the two men is believed to have been going on for weeks.
The men live at the units but no one was at home when the chainsaw TV “massacre” was taking place.
Hearing the roar of the chainsaw, the frightened sister of a resident called 000. Detective Senior Constable Shane Smith, of Frankston police, said a 30-year-old man was arrested after a “full doorknock of all units”.
He said police would allege the chainsaw was still in the man’s possession when he was arrested. “It was a bit of a giveaway,” he said.
Details of the incident are described as “sketchy” because neither party – nor other residents – are actively assisting police in their investigation, Detective Smith said.
“It is amazing there were so many people there but no one saw or heard anything.”
Damage is estimated at $200.
A man faced Frankston Magistrates’ Court, Tuesday, charged with burglary, criminal damage and possessing a dangerous article. He was further remanded to reappear at the same court, Wednesday 25 October.
