A MAN is on the run after breaking into an underground car park and stealing personal items and a bicycle. The man forced entry to the apartment car park on Nepean Highway, Frankston at around 2.50am, 1 October. He cut into a cyclone fence and climbed under to gain access. The offender broke into the storage cages inside the car park, and stole property. He then stole a push bike chained to the cages, and fled on it. Detectives are asking for public assistance to identify the man. CCTV images have been released of a man police wish to speak…
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A MAN has been disqualified from driving for six months after crashing into an NBN junction box, 15 November. Police say that they received reports of a ute being driven erratically on McClelland Drive at around 7pm, and that the driver later crashed into the NBN box and severed the cable. The ute became stuck and the man ran from the scene. Somerville Highway Patrol officers tracked down the 25 -year-old Somerville man two hours after the crash, and took him back to Frankston Police Station for breath testing. He blew 0.082, was issued with infringement notices for drink and…
THE case of a single mother who had nearly $40,000 withdrawn from her account by Centrelink has prompted Dunkley MP Peta Murphy to support scrapping the robodebt system. Ms Murphy said that “since I’ve been the member for Dunkley, members of my community have contacted my office, often in desperation and always in frustration, seeking help to resolve debt notices or procedural unfairness in their dealings with Centrelink.” “A single mother of four struggling to make ends meet with the settlement from the breakdown of her marriage, her only financial security, woke on a Thursday to find that she only…
THERE will be rides, music, and food on offer to visitors at Frankston’s Christmas Festival of Lights event this week. The event is in its 22nd year, and will feature the switching on of the lights at Frankston’s century-old Norfolk Pine Christmas Tree followed by a display of fireworks. The lights have been rigged by arborist Derek Lyn. “It’s an honour to be involved in rigging the tree this year,” he said. Vuk (pictured), age 6, was offered a chance to check out the lights before they went up. He said “it was so cool. I can’t wait to see…
A brave police woman dived into waters off the Frankston pier to rescue an 18-year-old man in trouble this morning. It is believed the man jumped into the bay for a swim when he was unable to handle the choppy conditions and called for help just before 11.30am. Emergency services were called to the pier on the Nepean Highway and found the man gripping onto the pier. A Frankston Leading Senior Constable arrived shortly after and dived into the water to rescue the man, swimming under the pier with a floatation device. The officer was able to safely pull the…