AN alleged thief has been caught by police after falling asleep in the driveway of a property he had just stolen from. On 1 December, a 20-year-old man of no fixed address fell asleep inside a car parked at a Langwarrin South home. The alleged offender was found wearing ladies’ bike gloves stolen from the garage of the home. Police arrested the man, who they believe may be linked to three other thefts from motor vehicles. Police say they located a wheelbarrow which had been used to commit the alleged offences. The man was charged and remanded to appear at…
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A WOMAN who had allegedly attempted to sell a large quantity of stolen Lego has been arrested. The 32-year-old Seaford woman was arrested on 1 December in Frankston as part of a police operation targeting the sale of stolen goods on classifieds websites. Police believe that the allegedly stolen Lego was valued at around $1000. The woman was charged and bailed. Frankston Police Detective Sergeant Nick Lamb said “we are urging people to be cautious when purchasing things off classifieds websites. If a deal seems too good to be true, it is.” First published in the Frankston Times – 9…
A SEAFORD pedestrian overpass will soon feature an Indigenous art installation. Indigenous artists Adam Magennis, Eamon Roberts, and Wilem Dugay Grist are undertaking the project. Indigenous art consultancy Kaptify will coordinate the artwork on the walls of the overpass outside Kananook Primary School. Painting began earlier this month and is expected to be finished this week. The artwork will feature local coastal landscape, plants and animals, the sky, and constellations. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny announced that the “graffiti hotspot” would get a makeover last week. “This is such a wonderful project, linking the Aboriginal artists, who’ve already created the beautiful…
NEW facilities have been officially opened at Kananook Reserve and the Carrum Bowls Club. The refurbished Kananook Reserve sports pavilion features new change rooms with showers and toilets to accommodate more women in sports. Other upgrades include new flooring, and refurbished kitchen facilities. The works at Kananook Reserve were completed with $420,000 in ratepayer money, and an additional $50,000 allocated by the state government. The pavilion is used by Kananook Sports Club and the Seaford Cricket Club. The mayor Cr Sandra Mayer said “it’s wonderful to get out into the community and meet so many of those who make grassroots…
A MORNINGTON tree-lopping business has been fined almost $7000 for illegally dumping truckloads of mulch and garden waste. This comes after Mornington Peninsula and Frankston councils joined forces to prosecute the company at both the Dromana and Frankston magistrates’ courts. Tree pruning and removal business Trim Up Tree Service, described as a “serial rubbish dumper”, was found guilty of dumping the waste at Mount Martha and Langwarrin. A Mornington Peninsula Shire news release said the shire had a strong zero-tolerance approach to illegally dumped rubbish, prosecuting 12 offenders this year. The council understands Trim Up Tree Service was paid by…