Detectives from Frankston Crime Investigation Unit are investigating two robberies in Frankston in December. Investigators have been told a 20-year-old woman exited a Frankston shopping centre onto Ross Smith Avenue when she was allegedly assaulted by a group of teenage girls about 2.45pm on 14 December. One of the groups snatched her purse and they all fled the scene. It is believed some of the same offenders were allegedly involved in another robbery on 18 December. On this occasion two girls, aged 16 and 17, were followed by the group into Ross Smith Lane. Investigators have been told they were…
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KINGSTON CIU detectives are investigating an alleged car theft in Mordialloc, 29 December. Police were told that two offenders stole a red Mitsubishi Lancer from a driveway on McDonald Street at 12.10am. The sedan, registration ZFS349, was later seen driving erratically on Latrobe Street, Melbourne just before 2pm. A boom gate at a private car park was physically forced up by a man to get the car out of the car park. Investigators have released two images of men who they believe can assist with their enquiries. Anyone with information or who may recognise these men is urged to contact…
A MAN has drowned at Aspendale Beach on Monday 7 December. The man, who is believed to be in his 50s, was unresponsive when pulled out of the water at the beach. He was found in the vicinity of Park Lane at about 3.30pm. Police will now prepare a report for the coroner on the man’s death. Police will now wait for the results of a post mortem to determine the circumstances surrounding his death. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 9 January 2019
THREE talented juniors from the Mount Eliza Tennis Club will finally get their chance to assist the world’s best tennis players at the Australian Open on Monday 14 January. Having spent the past nine months undertaking rigorous training and testing, Sam McComb, Hope Backx and Sophie Farish will step out onto the court alongside some of sporting’s greats. It’ll be Sophie’s second time assisting as a ballkid at the Australian Open, while 14-year-olds Sam and Hope will be having their first go at the trade. It’s no mean feat to make it through to the final group of 312 ballkids,…
MORNINGTON-based racehorse trainer Rod Grantley has his speedy mare Waterford Sound flying this preparation having claimed three of her past four starts in country Victoria. The eight-year-old mare made it back-to-back victories at her home track, Mornington, on Thursday 27 December and her trainer Rod Grantley has put the success down to the mare thriving with the addition of beach work. “She’s a lovely mare to train,” Grantley said. “We spent a lot of time down at the beach in Dromana with her and I think that is what has helped her through everything and has really helped with her…