A VIOLENT and disturbing carjacking took place on Beach Road Frankston which has seen a woman in hers 50s left shaken up. The woman was parking on the road on 5 October at 4.30pm, and was being observed by a man loitering next to a nearby shop. As she went to exit the car, the man approached the woman, and demanded she hand over the keys. The man forcefully threw the woman out of the vehicle and took the keys, driving off in the Volkswagen Golf GTI. A local witness helped the woman, who did not suffer any major injuries.…
Author: Bayside News
A BURGLARY took place at 2.20 am on 9 October at Jeff Wignall Ford on Flinders Road, Hastings. Thieves stole seven vehicles from the dealership in a narrow window of time. Two of those vehicles have now been recovered, with one, a Subaru, found burnt out on Yarralumla Drive, Langwarrin. The remaining five vehicles still at large are a maroon 2015 Ford Everest, a black 2018 Ford Everest, a blue 2018 Ford Focus, and two grey 2018 Ford Rangers. One of those vehicles has a David Wignall Ford logo on the side of the car. The burnt out Subaru Outback…
A SPATE of phone hoaxes have hit Frankston residents, with scammers calling people up pretending to be from the Australian Tax Office. The scammers have been calling from overseas and impersonating ATO workers, and telling people to transfer money from their bank accounts to an account with the Commonwealth Bank. Police say the callers threaten their victims by telling them there is a warrant out for their arrest. There have been three reported cases involving locals in the last week, with victims from Frankston and Karingal losing thousands of dollars each. Frankston CIU Detective Senior Constable Bernie Dowling reminded residents…
THE meals service provided by Frankston Life and Frankston Churches Breakfast Club is back up and running after a period of inactivity. The service kicked off again on 1 October, with meals to be served from a new venue at Frankston Chisholm between 7am and 8am from Monday to Thursday. Dunkley MP Chris Crewther said “from November 2017 I called together a committee of local organisations to try to bring back the meals service for the homeless, vulnerable and those in need, that was previously run by CityLife and the Frankston Churches Breakfast Club.” “After a number of meetings with…
A CUSTOMER at the Frankston Regional Recycling and Recovery Centre has been injured after being struck by machinery at the Skye facility. The female was struck by a loader excavator at 12:30pm on 11 October, and was taken to the Alfred Hospital via an ambulance. She has since been released from care. WorkSafe were informed and attended the site to begin determining how the incident occurred. Frankston Council CEO Dennis Hovenden put out a statement that said “council has been made aware of an incident involving a person being struck by machinery at the Frankston Regional Recycling and Recovery Centre.…