A SEAFORD woman has suffered an unfortunate start to the new year after a visit from a K9 unit and the Frankston Frontline Tactical Unit resulted in her arrest. Overnight on 1 January, police executed a search warrant at a Seaford address. They recovered numerous stolen items, including a motor vehicle, motorcycle, and multiple registration plates. Methylamphetamine was also found at the address. A 31 year-old woman was arrested and charged with theft of motor vehicle, theft from motor vehicle, handling stolen goods and trafficking methylamphetamine. She had six outstanding warrants for her arrest. The occupant appeared at the Frankston…
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LOCAL lights fitter Tony Hansen, the man known for fitting Frankston’s’ giant Christmas tree with its lights each year, has passed away. Mr Hansen had recently caught the eye of many excited Christmas celebrators by donning a Santa suit while rigging the lights on the giant Christmas tree on Davey Street (“Lights festival turns 21”, The Times, 12/11/18). He had been doing the job for nearly two decades. “A few years ago I acquired a Santa suit. Each year I put the jolly costume on to delight the young kids who walk by on their way to school,” Mr Hansen…
FIGURES from the Peninsula Community Legal Centre show that unpaid toll fines from the Frankston postcode exceeded a total value of $3 million. At total of 19,343 infringements have been reported from frankston. A PCLC statement read that “the impact of unpaid toll fines in our community has been mammoth.” “PCLC is tackling the issue and its impact on several fronts: delivering client services such as our Fines Clinics, collaborating with our legal colleagues in law reform and undertaking innovative projects and partnerships such as the Connect East, Streamline Fines and our Work Development Permit Project.” First published in the…
A woman has had her car impounded and licence suspended after rendezvousing with the Somerville Highway Patrol in Frankston last night. Two highway patrol units were parked on the side of Frankston – Flinders Road when a woman pulled in behind them just before 11pm. Police asked the woman whether she was okay and needed assistance and she said she was fine. The Frankston woman remained in her car behind the police so the officers decided to perform a breath test. She returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.236. The 40-year-old’s licence was immediately suspended and her car impounded at…
A man has died after being struck by an emergency vehicle in Frankston this morning. It is believed the Mercedes van was travelling west on Cranbourne Road, near Wattle Tree Lane when it struck a man on the road just before 2.30am. The yet to be formally identified man was treated at the scene but died before being taken to hospital. Police will prepare a report for the coroner. Lives Lost:2018: 2122017: 259 Source: Victoria Police News – Monday, 31 December 2018