Detectives from the Southern Metro Division 4 Response Unit have today arrested two people after a search warrant was executed at an address in Seaford. The search warrant was conducted at the East Road address around 9am after a long investigation into drug trafficking and explosives. Police seized a large commercial quantity of methylamphetamine, a large sum of cash, two firearms as well as other weapons, Cannabis and a small quantity of explosives. A 29-year-old Seaford man has been charged with trafficking a drug of dependence, possessing a traffickable quantity of firearms, being a prohibited person in possession of a…
Author: Bayside News
FIFTEEN teenagers have been arrested over the alleged destruction of an unoccupied home in Aspendale Gardens. The Wells Street home was allegedly broken into numerous times throughout September. Police say that there was extensive damage inside the home including smashed windows and walls, graffitied walls and fixtures, torn out electrical and light fittings, and fire damage. In the last two months, police have arrested fifteen teenagers in relation to the damage. They charged two 14-year-olds from Aspendale Gardens and a 14-year-old from Keysborough on summons with criminal damage and trespass, with all three scheduled to face a children’s court at…
A CHELSEA Heights man was among those injured when a car slammed into the back of an emergency response truck on Eastlink last week. An emergency response car was attending to a car with a flat tyre in Boronia, around 3.30pm on 10 November. The cars were in the emergency lane, with the occupants of the broken down vehicle standing on the side of the road. A white Ford wagon is alleged to have smashed into the back of the emergency response vehicle. The emergency response truck was moved in the collision, and struck a 56-year-old Clyde North man and…
ACCESS to the Mornington Peninsula Freeway from Springvale Road will be cut off for a night this week to accommodate Mordialloc Freeway works. The right turn lanes on Springvale Road to the M11 close from 8pm to 6am on 19 November. Left lane access to the M11 is also cut off until 21 November. Detours via Wells Road and Thames Promenade will be laid out for drivers. Detours are currently in place for motorists wanting to turn left onto the Mornington Peninsula Freeway from Springvale Road, via Hutton Road, Frankston-Dandenong Road and Thompson Road. Motorists can still exit the M11…
THE new train stations at Edithvale, Chelsea, and Bonbeach are scheduled to open next week. The rebuilt stations will open and normal service will resume on the line on Monday 22 November. Bonbeach resident Craig Lemon was hurt at one of the now removed level crossings three years ago. He said he was glad to see it taken down. “I was seriously injured at the Swanpool Avenue level crossing three years ago and so I am very pleased to see it’s being removed,” he said. “I have lived in Bonbeach for about five years and really wanted to support local…