A SHOT was fired when police officers tried to apprehend the occupants of a stolen car in Frankston this afternoon (13 July). Police saw a stolen Mercedes Benz SUV near Frankston-Dandenong Road, Frankston North at about 1.10pm and followed the vehicle before trying to arrest two men and a woman at the intersection of Frankston-Dandenong Road and Overton Road. Police confirmed a police officer “discharged his firearm” during the arrest attempt. The officer suffered a foot injury and no-one else was injured. Police Professional Standards Command will investigate the incident. Police are searching for the two men and a woman…
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SCAMMERS falsely claiming to be NBN Co representatives have been asking for personal information and financial details under the pretence of switching internet services to the national broadband network. NBN Co says scammers have been taking advantage of customers, including retirement village residents. “It is important to be aware that NBN Co will never make unsolicited calls or door knock to sell broadband services,” NBN Co chief security officer Darren Kane said. “NBN Co may make calls to individuals registered on our medical alarm or fire and lift registers but will never request payment or bank account details during these…
POLICE arrested a man, in Aspendale last Wednesday (4 July) following a search a property. Police executed a search warrant at a 32-year-old man’s Aspendale home shortly before 8am. Investigators allegedly found and seized two firearms, ammunition, a taser, extendable baton, nunchucks, cash, cocaine, cannabis and a white powder believed to be methylamphetamine. One of the firearms is alleged to have been stolen during a burglary at a rural property at Sunbury in October 2014. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 11 July 2018
AN annual survey of ratepayers has rated Kingston Council’s performance as “above average” compared to other councils across Victoria. Council says 400 randomly selected households throughout the Kingston municipality were contacted by JWS Research in February and March to gauge views on key areas including waste management, arts centres, libraries and recreational facilities. The mayor Cr Steve Staikos said council attained an overall performance score of 64, above the statewide average of 59. Two-thirds of those surveyed believe council “is heading in the right direction”, with residents aged 18 to 34-years-old the most satisfied with council’s performance, and residents in…
A STOLEN guitar was returned to its rightful owner thanks to a tip-off from a shop owner. Police said a Frankston Local Cash Sales manager called the Frankston Crime Investigation Unit after “a suspicious male” tried to sell an expensive guitar in the store. The man left the store before police arrived but the guitar was recovered. It had been stolen from a car parked at Langwarrin’s Elisabeth Murdoch College on 30 June before a gig by 18-year-old Amber Walker. Police have identified the man who tried to sell the guitar the same day it was stolen. First published in…