A SURVEY of baby snapper in Port Phillip has recorded the highest count in 26 years, surpassing previous peaks in 2001 and 2004. Victorian Fisheries Authority boss Travis Dowling said the baby snapper boom would herald an “unprecedented influx” of small snapper in 2022 and bigger snapper – over 40cm – in 2025. “Our fisheries scientists have never seen baby snapper numbers as good as this in all the years they have been conducting the surveys,” Mr Dowling said. “Port Phillip is the most important spawning area for snapper in central and western Victoria so this is very good news…
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A ROADSIDE sweep called Operation Nemesis is nabbing drink and drug drivers in Frankston and across the Mornington Peninsula on Friday and Saturday evenings. Specific locations and times are targeted to breath test drivers. Last weekend 61 drivers were breath tested after being pulled over by police. One provided a positive alcohol reading and another refused to undertake a breath test. Nine drivers registered a positive fluid test for drugs. Unlicensed and suspended drivers were also picked up over the weekend. Summons were issued for 14 people to appear in court. “If you take drugs and drive, especially in the…
A SEAFORD man, 42, was last week charged with 25 counts of theft relating to stolen water meters committed between 3 December and 13 February in Frankston, Frankston North, Seaford and Carrum Downs. The water meters were stolen from junior sporting clubs, Salvation Army, churches, Girl Guides, sports grounds and residential premises usually outside unit blocks. The man was also charged with three counts of obtaining property by deception and three of dealing with property suspected of being the proceeds of crime. First published in the Frankston Times – 28 May 2018
A 22-YEAR-OLD Frankston man who allegedly stole jewellery, credit cards and personal property from retirement villages was arrested by police last Friday (18 May). The man was charged with five aggravated burglaries, one burglary and handling stolen goods. He was arrested at a Frankston address in possession of a stolen car with stolen registration plates and was also charged with the theft of a motor vehicle. The alleged burglar ransacked rooms at retirement villages including The Village Baxter and Long Island Retirement Village between 7 April and 9 May. Residents aged between 70-80 were asleep when burgled. First published in…
POLICE are warning people to beware of a phone scam that has been doing the rounds. Detectives are aware of two victims that have been scammed out of large amounts of money. The victims received a phone call from a person claiming to be from an investment company called ‘FTO Capital’, claiming to be able to use the victim’s money to create significant wealth for them. The manner of the person calling is described as forceful and insistent when the victim is asked to transfer large sums of money. Police believe the scammers may be operating from an overseas location…