Mornington Divisional Response Unit officers have seized drugs and cash after executing a warrant in Carrum Downs on Tuesday. Police executed the warrant at a residential address on Fairhaven Road and allegedly located various quantities of drugs which included cocaine, ecstasy, methylamphetamine and cannabis. Investigators also located a quantity of prescription drugs and over $20,000 in cash. A 32-year-old woman was arrested at the address and has since been charged with nine offences including possess proceeds of crime, traffick drug of dependence and possess drug of dependence. She has been bailed to appear at the Frankston Magistrates Court on 8…
Author: Bayside News
ALLEGED thieves who targeted cars parked at railway stations across south-east Melbourne have been arrested and charged. The three men allegedly committed 70 thefts from motor vehicles, and five attempted thefts. Police allege that six of them occurred in Kingston, and one in Frankston. The majority occurred in Greater Dandenong. The thefts allegedly occurred between 5 May and 24 August. On Thursday 26 August, police executed four warrants across Cranbourne North, Noble Park, and Cranbourne. They arrested three men and seized tools, car jacks, and clothing. Police charged a 20-year-old Cranbourne North man with 32 counts of theft from motor…
AN Edithvale pizzeria owner put smiles on faces the best way he knows how last week, through the power of pizza. The Bo Gurks restaurant spent three hours handing out free pizzas last week. The initiative was an effort to cheer up the community in the midst of another COVID-19 lockdown. Bo Gurks owner Jared Turnbull said he had noticed his regular customers had become more upset in recent weeks, and decided to try and make a positive difference. “When customers come into the shop we always like to get alongside them to find out what they’re interested in and…
THE state government is forming reference groups to help shape the future of the suburban rail loop. The planned multi-billion dollar rail loop starts on the Frankston line at Cheltenham. A precinct reference group will be set up in Cheltenham to provide information and feedback on the project. The state government says that it plans to develop SRL precincts, encompassing the 1600 metre areas surrounding suburban rail loop stations. They will be an ”important component of delivering SRL in addition to the new orbital rail line and new stations,” a state government media release read. “SRL precincts will play a…
Detectives from Frankston Crime Investigation Unit are hoping to identify a man following a burglary and subsequent deceptions across Melbourne’s south last month. Investigators have been told an unknown man broke into a business on the Nepean Highway in Frankston about 1.45pm on Thursday, 26 August. The man stole a wallet inside a filing cabinet before leaving the premises. Shortly after, the man used stolen credit cards to purchase items totalling over $1,200 from stores across Frankston, Glen Huntly and St Kilda between 1.50pm and 5pm. Investigators have today released images of a man who they believe may be able…