A VEHICLE stolen from Jeff Wignall Ford in Hastings on 9 October was used to ram raid multiple petrol stations. The first took place at 5am on Saturday, 13 October. The maroon Ford Everest was used to ram a United Petrol in Langwarrin. They occupants of the vehicle attempted to steal cigarettes from the station, but were unsuccessful. The car was then taken to a BP in Carrum Downs at 5.20am, and was driven through the front of the station. Cigarettes were stolen from the behind the counter. The car was later found burnt out at Bruce Park in Frankston.…
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TWO Harley Davidson motorcycles, cars, cash, gun, ammunition, jewellery and drugs were seized by Frankston and other detectives during raids on houses in Seaford, Frankston South and Cranbourne last week. A Seaford man, Seaford woman and a Frankston South man were arrested prior to the raids which formed part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking in the southern suburbs. A Cranbourne West man was also arrested. The offenders were nabbed Wednesday afternoon by Southern Metropolitan Divisional Response Unit officers, Special Operations Group, Dog Squad, Echo Task Force, Australian Federal Police and Frankston police. The 28-year-old Seaford man was apprehended…
AN out of control blaze has caused extensive damage to one home in Mentone and spread to two others. 35 firefighters attended the Flinders Street home, which caught fire at around 11am on Wednesday 10 October. The blaze was brought under control within 50 minutes, as smoke filled the skies above Mentone and Cheltenham. Nobody was injured in the fire. The cause of the outbreak is currently under investigation. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 17 October 2018
MORNINGTON Peninsula Hockey Club had five players represent Victoria at the Women’s Masters Championships in Bunbury, Western Australia on Thursday 27 September. Four of the women, Emma Brown, Kim Trezise, Julia Ashmore and Margaret Nettleship, returned home with silver medals from the national competition while Rebecca Gipp finished just shy of a bronze. Mornington Peninsula Hockey Club goalkeeper Julia Ashmore said “it was a great result from everyone”. Ashmore, who usually plays in the over-45s, competed in the over-40s Victorian team which had to merge with the over-45s due to the lack of numbers. Ashmore said the side had their…
FRANKSTON Australia Clay Target Club shooter Michael Buttigieg has made a brilliant World Championships debut at the World Skeet Championships in Texas, USA on Friday 28 September. Buttigieg finished third overall in the 12 Gauge World Championships before taking out the World Zone Five Man Team event alongside David O’Sullivan (FACTC), Sam Agostino (Cecil Park, NSW), Jack Stockdale (Korumburra) and Adrian Cousens (Bairnsdale). Buttigieg was one of 28 competitors, out of a field of over 700, to shoot 150 out of 150 in qualifying for the 12 Gauge World Championships. Fellow FACTC shooters Glenn Clarke and David O’Sullivan also managed…