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…
Author: Bayside News
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
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…
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…