THE cause of a collision causing the death of a cyclist in Moorooduc, Monday 11 June, was still to be determined late last week. The 61-year-old father of adult children from Frankston South, was hit by a garbage truck on Moorooduc Highway, near Bungower Road, about 10.40am. Police attended and later interviewed the truck driver, 53, of Noble Park, at Frankston Police Station. Acting senior sergeant Pat Hayes, of Frankston police, said, Thursday 14 June, that “no cause of death has been ascertained at this point and no charges laid”. He said a pair of headphones found at the scene…
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NORTH-WEST Ward councillor Lillian O’Connor has stepped down as deputy mayor of Frankston Council and has taken leave of absence for several months. The mayor Cr Colin Hampton said Cr O’Connor has taken leave for personal reasons. “We have approved Cr O’Connor’s leave and would like to ensure she is given adequate space,” Cr Hampton said in a statement. “During this time, she will not have any responsibility to respond to emails or council-related phone calls.” North-West Ward covers Seaford, Frankston, Frankston North and Karingal. Crs Glenn Aitken and Kris Bolam are also North-West Ward councillors. Cr O’Connor is a…
A TASMANIAN man, 49, suffered a deep gash to his head during a fight with three men in an alleyway at JD’s Pool Hall in central Frankston. The man said he was “knifed” during the fight after an earlier argument with the trio at the Wells Street pool hall at about 11.30pm on Friday 18 May. Frankston crime investigation unit Detective Senior Constable John Melhuish said CCTV footage showed there were several passersby in “a busy part of the CBD” at the time of the alleyway fight. He appealed for witnesses to come forward. Two of the three men have…
A 31-YEAR-OLD driver was the victim of a “random” road rage attack in Carrum Downs in the early hours of Sunday morning (3 June). The Karingal man was dragged out of his Holden Commodore ute in Lyrebird Drive at about 3am after being rammed by a white 4WD, that crossed a median strip, while trying to flee. Two men got out of the 4WD and struck the outside of the ute with a weapon before bundling the man into the 4WD while threatening him The 31-year-old managed to escape the 4WD and ran off. He suffered minor bruising, police said.…
TWO men were arrested in Skye after an alleged carjacking in Braeside and a pursuit by police on Thursday morning (7 June). A group allegedly approached a man sitting in a car at a Lower Dandenong Road car park. One of the group is said to have shown the carjacking victim a box cutter and demanded his car. Police attempted to intercept the erratically-driven car in Seaford before it was abandoned in Langwarrin. A 26-year-old Skye man and 25-year-old Dingley Village man who fled from the car were arrested with help from the dog squad and air wing. First published…