PUBLIC assistance has been requested by police to help identify a man and woman who can assist with inquiries into a theft and deception. Police were told that a victim had their credit card stolen from their Armata Crescent, Frankston North, home on 11 May during an open inspection. The stolen card was used to make purchases at a Seaford supermarket, around 6.20pm. Images (above) have been released of a man and woman who police believe “may be able to assist with their enquiries.” Anyone who has seen or knows the people in the image are encouraged to contact Crime…
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A POLICE operation on Cranbourne-Frankston Road, 30 May, saw one motorist caught driving with meth in their system. State Highway patrol members were conducting a number plate recognition operation and intercepted a 41-year-old Mt Eliza man who was driving with a disqualified licence. The man was given a roadside drug test and tested positive for methylamphetamine. He had lost his licence due to a previous drug driving offence. The man had his vehicle impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1042.00. He will receive a summons to attend court at a later date. Highway Patrol Sergeant Matthew Nott said…
MAKING prosthetic limbs and hands from plastic bottle tops sounds like an amazing project and is one which Eastbourne Primary School is enthusiastically supporting. Students have set themselves a goal of collecting one million tops which Seaford not-for-profit group Envision will use to make artificial limbs for children in developing countries. Principal Stephen Wilkinson is asking the community to get on board. “It’s easy to collect the plastic bottle caps with the numbers two or four inside,” he said. The impetus for the project came from Saun Teer at Envision. He visited the school to explain how the plastic tops…
VISITORS to Beauty Park in Frankston are soon to get some relief, with the construction of a new toilet block underway. Park-goers will not have to hold on too much longer, with works expected to be completed in July. The new toilet block will be at the end of the Bay Trail near the playground. Frankston mayor Michael O’Reilly said “the new loos are part of council’s Public Toilet Action Plan, which guides the implementation of safe, accessible and environmentally responsible public toilets for the community.” “The new toilet block adds to the impressive amenities already available in Beauty Park,…
AN alleged drunk driver was pulled over on 23 May after being clocked driving nearly double the speed limit in a Cheltenham school zone. A 1990 Toyota Cressida was caught driving at 72kmph in a 40kmph zone around 9am at a Charman Road school. Police officers intercepted the car and breath tested the driver. He returned a positive preliminary breath test. The 62-year-old Beaumont man refused to accompany police back to the station for an evidentiary breath test. He was then arrested. The man is expected to be charged on summons with speeding, fail to accompany police for a breath…