A VESPA motorcycle rider was left with life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a car in Cheltenham last week. The 38-year-old Mentone man on the Vespa was allegedly struck by a blue Toyota sedan near Sydney Street at around 6.50am on 23 February. He was taken to hospital with injuries considered life threatening. Police have talked to the driver of the car, a 37-year-old woman. They have asked any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report via www.crimestoppersvic.com.au. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News –…
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A ONE man musical about the life of Rick Springfield will be performed at the Shirley Burke Theatre in Parkdale next month. The play, titled Late, Late at Night, was penned by Edithvale playwright Kieran Carroll. He says that “Rick lived in Parkdale in the late 60s and early 70s”, making the musical something of a return home. “Furthermore, after all the success and winning a Grammy, he got married in Mordialloc in 1984 at St.Nicholas Church.” Rick Springfield has been performing since the 1960s. His song Jessie’s Girl became a massive number one hit in 1981. The musical is…
Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after a man performed an explicit sexual act on a Frankston line train in January. Investigators have been told the man performed the act in the presence of a 14-year-old girl while the train was travelling between Southland and Chelsea railway stations on Friday,14 January about 4pm. The man then left the train at Carrum railway station. Detectives have today released images of a man they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries. The man is perceived to be Caucasian in appearance, with a heavy build, short dark…
Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man after a vehicle with a baby on-board was stolen from Keysborough yesterday. The 46-year-old has been charged with kidnapping, theft of motor vehicle, commit indictable offence whilst on bail and unlicensed driving. The Frankston man has been remanded to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today. The charges follow the reported theft of a 2013 Toyota Rav4, which contained an 11-month-old baby boy, from Putt Grove on Tuesday 1 March about 2.10pm. Thankfully the unharmed baby was reunited with his family following a call from a member of the public. The baby…
Five teenagers were arrested after a police car was rammed in Frankston overnight. Detectives from the Southern Metro Crime Team and Eastern Region Crime Squad are investigating a series of aggravated burglaries and aggravated carjackings which have occurred in Melbourne’s south-east. Detectives were at a car park at the intersection of Ballarto and Frankston-Dandenong Road just before midnight. They attempted to intercept a stolen vehicle when they were rammed. It is alleged the Land Rover had been stolen from a Malvern East address on 27 February. Five teenage boys were arrested and are currently in custody. Vicotoria Police News -…