Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested 14 people this month following an ongoing investigation into burglaries and aggravated burglaries in the Frankston, Carrum Downs and Seaford areas. Detectives this morning swooped on a Nepean Highway, Seaford address about 7.40am where they arrested a 31-year-old man. The Seaford man is expected to be charged later today in relation to a series of offences and resisting police at the time of his arrest. Detectives later executed search warrants in Monze Drive, Langwarrin and Kyrie Court, Carrum Downs about 8.20am. A 43-year-old Langwarrin man was arrested at the Langwarrin address and is…
Author: Bayside News
TWO teenagers have been arrested in relation to an alleged crime spree across Chelsea Heights, Keysborough, and Murrembeena this month. Police say three vehicles were stolen from a Murrembeena property overnight between 9 December and 10 December. In the early hours of 11 December, three people allegedly used edged weapons to demand cash from staff at a fast-food restaurant on Cheltenham Avenue in Keysborough. Cash was allegedly taken from the registers before the trio left in a silver MG car allegedly taken from Murrembeena the day prior. At around 1.40am on 13 December, the same people allegedly used edged weapons…
A 49-YEAR-old man and two boys aged 15 and 16 have been arrested over nearly 90 property damage incidents involving marbles. Police allege the man and two boys used a slingshot to catapult marbles into business windows in suburbs including Mentone, Bentleigh, Collingwood, Cremorne, Docklands, Richmond, South Yarra, and St Kilda. Police say 87 victims have come forward, and the offending occurred between September and December. The total damage bill exceeds $1 million, police say. On the morning of 13 December, police raided a home in Cheltenham. Inside they allegedly found a small cannabis crop, six firearms, four extendable batons,…
THE Liberal Party has preselected a candidate for Isaacs at the next federal election. Isaacs has been a Labor seat since 1996. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is the incumbent, having held the seat since 2007. Last week, the Liberal Party announced that businessman Anthony Richardson had been endorsed as its candidate for Isaacs. In a statement, Richardson said “families in the Isaacs electorate deserve a dedicated community representative in Canberra who will work hard to fix local issues and reduce the cost of living in the Bayside area.” “I want to represent you in Isaacs so that we can work for…
A 24-HOUR cat curfew will not be implemented in the Kingston municipality for now. Kingston Council had been considering following the lead of many other Victorian councils and implementing a 24-hour ban on cats being outside properties. At their December meeting, Kingston councillors elected to continue the current policy of a night-time ban from sunset to sunrise. The night-time ban was implemented in 2010. Kingston councillors have agreed to reassess the future of a 24-hour ban when council’s 2021-2025 domestic animal management plan is renewed. A report prepared by Kingston Council officers read that council would respond to feedback from…