Author: Bayside News

THE failed Liberal candidate for the state seat of Frankston is facing allegations of leaking police information. Michael Lamb, a former Frankston police station commander Senior Sergeant, was last year suspended with pay from his position on the police force after being charged with disclosing police information without reasonable excuse. The Labor state government put out a statement last week addressing the allegations. “Claims aired in Frankston Magistrates’ Court regarding the alleged leaking of privileged police information by former Liberal candidate for Frankston Michael Lamb have raised serious questions for former Victorian Liberal leader Matthew Guy and current leader Michael…

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POLICE are looking for a man who stole power tools from a car in Frankston. Police say that in the morning on 9 December 2019, a man entered a car park on Yuille Street, Frankston. The man broke into a vehicle and stole $8000 worth of power tools from it. An image of a man police wish to speak to in relation to the incident has been released. Any information to Senior Constable Seymour at Frankston CIU on 9784 5555 or report information confidentially to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au First…

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FIVE people have been arrested after the alleged attempted ramming of a police car at a Frankston apartment, 1 February. Police allege that offenders tried to ram the police car in the car park of a Nepean Highway apartment, and soon fled the scene. Five people were later arrested for drug offences and stolen property offences at the apartment. A 31-year-old Frankston man was arrested at a petrol station on Frankston-Flinders Road on 6 February in relation to the attempted ramming. He was charged with two counts of theft of motor vehicle, two counts of reckless exposure of police officer…

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POLICE are looking for two offenders who committed an armed robbery near Seaford Station, 5.40am 2 February. Four people, aged between 18 and 19, were walking home from the station when they were robbed at knifepoint by two men. Wallets and phones were stolen from the victims. No injuries to the victims were recorded. Police are hoping that anyone near Johnstone Street, Seaford may have captured CCTV of the incident. Any information to Frankston CIU on 9784 5555. First published in the Frankston Times – 10 February 2020

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A DOG has been seized after an alleged attack on Heatherhill Road, Frankston last week. It is alleged that a dog was involved in an attack on Sunday, 2 February. Frankston Council officers seized the dog on 4 February, and will hold it in custody until an investigation is completed. A 44-year-old Frankston woman has been charged with owning a dog that bit a person causing serious injury, failing to have effective control of a dog in public, and failing to register a dog. A council statement read that it has “seized the dog in question in accordance with the…

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