WITH galleries shut, artists have had to find new ways to showcase their talents. A series of artworks have been painted in outdoor places across the Kingston area. A large mural has been painted at the Chelsea Sportswomen’s Centre, and another piece has been finished at Shirley Burke Theatre in Parkdale. Artist Deb McNaughton completed the Parkdale piece. The mayor Georgina Oxley said that the mural on the facade of the theatre building “pays homage to the rainbow trail movement which has inspired families to draw rainbows on their footpaths and driveways, as a sign of unity.” “There’s already been…
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POLICE are looking for a man who committed a theft at a Frankston service station earlier this month. The man is believed to have entered the McMahons Road service station at around 7.30am, 11 May. He took a blue Samsung charging cable and left without attempting to pay for it. The man drove away in a car which police believe had cloned plates. Police describe the man they are looking for as “caucasian and approximately 25 years old”. He was wearing a New York Yankees camouflage coloured hat, black Adidas jumper with stripes down the arms, navy shorts with red…
A HERITAGE locomotive number plate was stolen from the Mornington Railway Preservation Society’s depot at Moorooduc in an early morning burglary last week. Doors and fences were damaged in the raid which was captured on CCTV, 4am, Saturday 16 May. “We were lucky that they didn’t steal more items,” society secretary Robert Reed said. “One of our volunteers just happened to be on site and ran in to them and they fled.” The stolen number plate was from locomotive W241. Heritage plates are highly valued by collectors but have little value as scrap. Anyone with information is asked to call…
A LARGE number of allegedly stolen power tools have been seized after police executed a search warrant in Fairway Street, Frankston last week. On 19 May, Frankston Crime investigation Unit detectives executed the firearms search warrant. A hand gun, methylamphetamine, GHB, cannabis, power tools, and a tradesman trailer were seized. Police believe 39 power tools were stolen, and will be returned to the owner. They said the approximate value of the tools and trailer is $35,000. A 37-year-old Frankston man was arrested and charged with possess hand gun, possess prohibited weapon, handle stolen goods, negligently deal with proceeds crime, theft,…
FRANKSTON Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged eleven people after an operation targeting people stealing from cars around Frank Street, Frankston. The operation ran during April and May. There have been eleven arrests made, with charges laid including burglary, theft from motor vehicle, cultivate cannabis, traffick drug of dependence, firearms/weapons offences, handle stolen goods, breach intervention order, reckless conduct, evade police, and commit indictable offence on bail. Eight alleged offenders remain in police custody. Police also handed out eleven infringement notices for not complying with COVID-19 restrictions. Frankston Police senior constable Travis Woolnough said “good results like this come about…