VICTORIA Police detected 259 drug drivers, 124 drink drivers, and 3610 speeding offenders as part of their roadside operation over the Easter long weekend. Operation Nexus ran from 9 April to 13 April. Police also detected 243 disqualified drivers, 398 unlicensed drivers, 902 unregistered vehicles, 246 mobile phone offences, 354 disobey signs or signals, and 162 seatbelt offences Road Policing Command Assistant Commissioner Libby Murphy said “we take comfort in the fact no one has died as a result of stupidity on our roads this weekend, but it’s this sort of reckless and selfish behaviour that can lead to a…
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A CARRUM Downs man has been arrested after police allegedly found drugs and weapons in his car. The man was pulled over by police on Greville Street, Prahan on 17 April. Police allege that they found drugs including GHB, methylamphetamine, ecstasy, ketamine, and prescription medication in his car along with weapons including a machete, a sword, an extendable baton, and several knives. Police also allege that they found “computer items, multiple car and master keys and a large amount of personal documents such as Medicare cards, banking documents, birth certificates and travel documents” inside the vehicle. The 24-year-old was arrested…
A MAN has been charged with murder after the death of a man in Frankston North earlier this month. On 4 April police attended a house on Lehmann Crescent, just after 11pm, when they discovered a man with life-threatening injuries. Paramedics worked on the 47-year-old, but he died at the scene. On 19 April a 44-year-old Frankston North man was arrested by homicide squad detectives, and charged with one count of murder. The man was remanded to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court. First published in the Frankston Times – 27 April 2020
THE search continues for a man who police believe may have been a victim of “foul play” after disappearing last year. Jacob Horton was last seen leaving a house on Drum Close, Frankston, on 27 June last year. He left in the morning without his phone or car. A police statement released last week read that his disappearance was “now being treated as suspicious.” “Investigators are of the belief that Jacob has met with foul play,” the statement read. The 28-year-old resided in Safety Beach, and was known to frequent Rosebud and Frankston. Police say “on the morning Jacob vanished,…
FRANKSTON Council has agreed to continue using fireworks for their local events after completing a cost analysis into alternatives. In January council considered cancelling the fireworks display for the 2020 Waterfront Festival in the wake of the bushfire season. They decided to go ahead with the display, and last week reinforced that decision by voting to endorse continuing fireworks displays at the Christmas Festival of Lights and the annual Waterfront Festival. A council-conducted analysis looked at the comparative costs of different displays based on one event. They found that a fireworks display would cost between $7000 and $10,000, while a…