AN attack on a Frankston tattoo parlour is being investigated by police. At around 12:45am, 20 February, the parlour on Shaxton Circle was “targeted” by an attack, police say. A fire at the premises broke out and caused extensive damage to the building. Nobody was inside the tattoo parlour at the time of the incident. The parlour was attacked from the front entry point. As of 25 February, no arrests have been made. A dark coloured sedan was seen in the vicinity of the fire at the time of the incident. Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for anyone…
Author: Bayside News
THERE were 219 reported family violence cases in Frankston with an adolescent aggressor in the space of a year. The 219 incidents involving a person under 18 years of age took place between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019. The latest figures released by the Crime Statistics Agency revealed that there were a little under 153 cases of adolescent family violence per 100,000 people in the municipality. CSA chief statistician Fiona Dowsley said that many of the aggressors had been exposed to family violence as a child. “Our research found that over half of adolescent aggressors of family violence…
WORKS to repair Frankston Pier have faced delays, but will finally begin in April. The pier was badly damaged in harsh storms in August last year. A 20-metre section of the top of the pier snapped off in 95kmph winds, and floated down to the foreshore. Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke said that the New South Wales bushfires had left timber for the reconstruction stranded. “Delivery of the timber material is now possible and work will now commence in April 2020,” he said. “Works will include rebuilding the pier head with new piles and structural timber, [and a] new Disability Discrimination…
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for witnesses following a stalking incident which happened earlier this morning in Frankston North. The incident occurred on Forest Drive when a 17-year-old Frankston girl was approached by a man just before 8.30am. The victim told investigators that a man pulled up in a white van and allegedly asked her if she wanted a lift. The victim declined his invitation and continued walking on her way to school. The man drove into a side street as the victim was stopped by a traffic controller at a construction site. While waiting to continue, the…
NO-BOATING zones are set to be expanded in areas across Port Phillip Bay. The zones will be expanded at Carrum, Chelsea, Aspendale, Hampton, and Elwood. Works in Carrum will increase the area to align with Progress Avenue, and expand the area around Patterson River. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “after a review and community feedback, no-boating zones will be expanded in the bay, and clearer signage and navigational aids will be installed to make the areas clear for anyone visiting the bay.” “Works will also continue north along the bay to increase the area zoned for swimmers and make it…