Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Caleb Pavlovic. A warrant has been issued for the 20-year-old’s arrest after he escaped from Frankston Magistrates’ Court this afternoon. The Hastings man had been remanded in custody and was awaiting transfer from court when he escaped from the court complex about 4pm. He was last seen running along Beach Street towards the Frankston railway station. Police have released an image of Caleb in the hope someone recognises him and can provide information on his whereabouts. Anyone who sees Caleb or has details on his whereabouts is advised not to approach…
Author: Bayside News
THE Southern Peninsula ‘Peninsula Dental Care’ Tournament kicks off on Saturday 17 November with close to 450 basketball teams set to compete across the weekend. Heading into its 32nd year, the Southern Peninsula Tournament will be run across venues from Rosebud through to Frankston with in excess of 12,000 visitors expected to attend the days. Southern Peninsula Sharks basketball operations manager Lucas Allen said the tournament has become massive with representative sides from across the state using the tournament as a key pre-season event. “It’s the biggest tournament in Country Victoria and the standard is one of the best,” Allen…
BASEBALL pitcher Jackson Boyd, of Langwarrin, will represent Australia in the under-23s Baseball World Cup in Columbia on Saturday 20 October. The soon-to-be 19-year-old will join an Australian contingent of 24 players and compete against 12 international teams for World Cup glory. Boyd was chosen from his past performances, most notably being the under-18s Baseball World Cup in Canada last year where his side finished just outside of the top three. The call-up to join Australia’s national team came just moments after touching down in Florida in August where Boyd had just started studying sports science at North West Florida…
FRANKSTON Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a suspicious fire in Frankston last month. The fire was at the rear of some shops on Horne Street near Beach Street on 23 September at 4.30am. Emergency services were notified of the fire by staff from a nearby bakery who smelt and observed a large amount of smoke. The fire caused minor damage to a loading dock before it was extinguished by fire fighters. No one was injured in the fire, which is being treated as suspicious. Detectives have released images of a man they believe can assist with their enquiries. No…
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.…