TWO teenagers have been charged after allegedly attempting to carjack an unmarked police car and committing a series of alleged aggravated burglaries, overnight 11 December. The two teenagers are alleged to have tried to carjack the vehicle in Keysborough. Cardinia Crime Investigation Unit detectives charged the 17-year-old and 19-year-old Noble Park residents with theft of a motor vehicle, home invasion with an offensive weapon, aggravated burglary with a person present, attempted aggravated burglary and attempted aggravated carjacking. The 19-year-old appeared at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court and was remanded to appear again at court on 5 March, 2020. The 17-year-old will face…
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A WOMAN who crashed her car in Chelsea Heights returned a breath test reading almost five times over the legal alcohol limit last week. At around 2am, 15 December, police were called to Thames Promenade to attend a car which had crashed into a parked vehicle. Moorabbin Highway Patrol officers arrived and breath tested the 24-year-old woman. She returned a positive preliminary test, and was taken to the police station where she returned a reading of .244. The Bonbeach woman is expected to be charged on summons with drink driving and other traffic offences. Police will run Operation Roadwise to…
NOMINATIONS have opened for Kingston’s 2020 woman of the year awards. Emma Gierschick was named the municipality’s first woman of the year in 2019 for her work advocating the cause of preventing family violence. “Whatever your background or whatever culture you represent, I strongly encourage you to nominate women who you believe are making an outstanding achievement or contribution in their local community,” she said. The categories open include the Courageous Commitment award, the Arts and Sport award, The Inspiring Innovation award, and the award for success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The mayor Georgina Oxley said “we were…
SUMMER’s official fire danger period started on Monday, coinciding with the week’s predicted high temperatures and dry conditions. The CFA-announced fire restrictions will last until 1am Monday 1 May and include a ban on any burning off without a permit, including on roadsides. Lighting fires or solid fuel heaters and barbecues is illegal if a total fire ban day is declared. Fire danger ratings and total fire ban status of all area with Victoria are available at cfa.vic.gov.au, or by calling the VicEmergency Hotline on 1800 226 226. Advice is available from the VicEmergency hotline, 1800 226 226 and check…
POLICE are looking for a woman who stole credit cards from a car and used them to make purchases from a bottle shop, 29 October. The offender broke into a car in the Frankston CBD and stole the victim’s cards. An image of a woman (above) police want to speak to has been released. Anyone who recognises her is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au First published in the Frankston Times – 16 December 2019