Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives are making an appeal for information following the alleged theft of a car last month. Investigators have been told an unknown man and woman stole the car from a shopping centre carpark on Olsen Street between 3pm and 4pm on 14 November. The silver Toyota Echo hatch registered SLH248 remains outstanding Police have released images of a man and a woman who they believe can assist them with their enquiries. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au Victoria Police News – Wednesday,…
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THE theft of a credit card in Parkdale is being investigated by police. Kingston Crime Investigation Unit detectives have been told that a credit card was stolen from a car parked on Birdwood Avenue, Parkdale early on 20 November. The stolen card was later used at service stations and convenience stores in Chelsea Heights and Braeside later that morning. Police have released images (above) of a man who they believe can assist with their enquiries. He is described as between 20 and 25 years old, with a large black spacer earring in his left ear. Anyone who recognises this man…
Police are appealing for witnesses following a series of deliberately-lit fires at the Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve in Frankston North. Investigators say the first fire was reported on Sunday 24 November at 3.45pm. A fire was started in long grass in the north-west corner of the reserve, just south of Ballarto Road and alongside the Peninsula Link noise barrier. The second fire was started about 7.30am on Saturday 7 December on an embankment of the water catchment area to the west of the Orchard Track. Police say as the CFA was extinguishing that fire, they observed another blaze about…
A 56-YEAR-old Seaford man has blown almost four times the legal alcohol limit at 7.30am the morning of, 1 December. The man, driving a Holden station wagon, passed a police van on Frankston-Dandenong Road and was pulled over. He provided a positive preliminary breath test for alcohol, then blew 0.192 on an evidential breath test. The man’s licence was suspended and his car was impounded. He will face court on drink driving charges at a later date. Senior Constable Scott Edwards said “he told us he had driven to work as a greenskeeper four hours ago, done three hours of…
A STOLEN Holden Cruise has been returned to its owner in good condition after the arrest of an alleged car thief, 1 December. A 33-year-old Frankston man was arrested at the Ambassador Hotel after he was found in possession of an allegedly stolen car, bearing stolen plates. Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives charged the man with theft of motor vehicle, handle stolen goods, possess proceeds of crime, and commit indictable offence while on bail. The man appeared at the Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 3 December. First published in the Frankston Times – 9 December 2019