AN arrest following a police pursuit that ended in Henry Crescent, Seaford on Sunday 6 May will be reviewed by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC). A video of a 22-year-old Seaford man being arrested was posted on Facebook showing a police officer kick out at the man after he was tackled to the ground by other officers. “As the matter is undergoing investigation it would be inappropriate to comment further,” a Victoria Police spokesperson said. The Seaford man was charged with recklessly exposing emergency workers to risk by driving, four counts of conduct endangering life and serious injury, dangerous…
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CRIME Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for witnesses following the assault of a deaf Uber driver in Frankston North late last month. The attack happened on Frankston-Dandenong Road at Carrum Downs on Sunday 29 April at 9.30pm. The victim, a 64-year-old deaf man from Wallan, told police he saw a black Holden Captiva driving erratically in the right-hand lane. As the Uber driver passed the Captiva, he flashed his lights to let the driver know he was passing on the inside lane. The Captiva then slowed down and changed lanes, driving directly behind the victim, who was slowing down to…
A CRANBOURNE North man may find himself on the wrong side of new ramming laws after allegedly driving a Holden Commodore at a police vehicle in Frankston last Friday night (4 May). Frankston Tasking Unit uniformed officers tried to intercept the Commodore with stolen plates in Hickory Crescent at about 9.30pm on Friday 4 May before the car hit the rear passenger door of the police vehicle. A passenger, 41 from Frankston North, got out of the Commodore and was arrested before the collision. The driver, a 24-year-old from Cranbourne North, was arrested by police nearby and charged with several…
FRANKSTON train station has been demolished to make way for a new station to be built as part of a $63 million state government rebuild of the station and improvements to the station surrounds. The major project is underway alongside the level crossing removals works across the state. First published in the Frankston Times – 14 May 2018
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Robert Love. A warrant has been issued for the 27-year-old’s arrest in relation to armed robbery related offences. Police have released an image of Love in the hope someone recognises him and can provide information on his current whereabouts. Love is known to frequent the Frankston, Hastings and Seymour areas. He is described as 185cm tall, brown eyes, short brown hair with a solid build. Anyone who sights Love or has information on his whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online…