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…
Author: Bayside News
THE Frankston Waterfront Festival will take place for the 21st time this weekend. The main stage on the evening will feature musical acts Kingswood, Emma Donovan, and Melbourne rhythm combo The Putbacks. Other performers include The Tarantinos, Phil Para, Brooke Taylor, TK Reeve, and INSTYNKT. Amusement rides will also roll into town for the festival, including Australia’s largest transportable extreme ride, The Beast. Food trucks, wine, and craft beer will be on offer for visitors looking for something to eat or drink. The night will be capped off with a fireworks display over the water. Discussions had taken place to…
SCAMMERS are targeting businesses and homes in Frankston and Langwarrin pretending to be VicRoads workers. VicRoads issued a statement last week which read that the organisation had been “alerted to six cases of people being scammed across Melbourne with the fake workers targeting businesses and homes in areas including Craigieburn, Frankston, and Langwarrin.” VicRoads says that one person was scammed out of $20,000 by fake workers who offered to fix his driveway. “In the most serious case, two men claiming to be working for VicRoads and displaying fake VicRoads identification, knocked on the door of a house in Langwarrin and…
A man has been arrested after he allegedly rushed at police with what was reported to be a machete in Frankston last night (9 February). Police arrived at Ashleigh Avenue, locating the armed man just before 9pm. The man rushed at attending police and one officer discharged his firearm which didn’t strike the man. He was subsequently sprayed and arrested by police, who were not injured. The man who is believed to be aged in his 30s, has been taken to hospital for assessment. Regional detectives will investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident and Professional Standards Command have been notified,…
Transit Divisional Response Unit detectives charged two teenagers following a series of thefts from cars in Melbourne’s south. It is alleged offenders broke into more than 50 cars at four train station carparks including Cranbourne, Hallam, Berwick and Merinda Park on Thursday 30 January. Two Frankston boys, aged 14 and 16, have both been charged with more than 100 theft and criminal damage related offences. They will appear at a children’s court at a later date. Victoria Police News – Wednesday, 5 February 2020