A POLICE officer was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a driver allegedly dragged him along the ground while fleeing in a car in Frankston last week. Police say they saw an allegedly stolen car parked on Schooner Bay Drive at around 4am on 27 July. A police officer opened the door and attempted to remove the man in the car but was hurt when the driver allegedly reversed quickly then fled. The police officer was taken to hospital to treat minor injuries. The driver is still wanted by police. They allege the car involved in the incident was…
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POLICE were surprised to find a man they pulled over in Cranbourne West last week had lost his licence in 1978. The man, a 74-year-old from Cranbourne South, allegedly lost his license 44 years ago for drink-driving. Police pulled over the white Hyundai on Bradman Drive at around 10.20am on 27 July. He was charged on summons with driving offences and had his car impounded for a month. First published in the Frankston Times – 2 August 2022
SEAFORD life savers won bronze at the Australian Inflatable Rescue Boat Championships last month. The national championships were held at Mollymook in New South Wales. The Seaford Life Saving Club came home with a trophy, taking third place in an under-23 mass rescue event. The winning team featured Brooke Collins, Isabella Comey, Michael Jacobsen, and Sean Scott-Harvey. Portsea Surf Life Saving Club also returned from the event with silverware, taking out first place in the under-23 men’s tube rescue and second in the open women’s tube rescue. Life Saving Victoria’s general manager education, sport, and club development Kate Simpson congratulated…
YOUNG students at Frankston Heights Primary School had the chance to play with a professional cricketer last week. Melbourne Stars player Nick Larkin visited the school last Monday, 25 July, to run a cricket clinic. He also ran clinics at Benton Junior College and Seaford Cricket Club. Later in the week Larkin was joined by WBBL player Sasha Moloney to teach kids cricket at five different primary schools – Tyabb Railway, Hastings, Balnarring, Dromana, and Rye. First published in the Frankston Times – 2 August 2022
POLICE are appealing for public assistance after a man was assaulted in Carrum last month. It is understood a 46-year-old Carrum man was driving along McLeod Road, before turning into Valetta Street where a group of motorbike riders damaged his vehicle about 9.45pm on Friday, 24 June. Police were told the man was assaulted when he got out of his car. He was injured and required hospital treatment. The offenders fled the scene on their bikes. Police have released a CCTV image of four men who may be able to assist with their enquiries. Anyone who witnessed the incident, has…