A GROUP of graffiti vandals have seen their tagging days and nights curtailed after a major police operation saw 10 people across Melbourne, including one in Seaford, charged with various offences. Operation Samurai targeted nine properties that were raided by transit police in the early hours of Tuesday morning (27 March). Transit police allege those arrested were involved in graffiti tagging on trains and infrastructure across Melbourne’s rail network. More than 700 charges were laid including conduct endangering life, criminal damage, burglary and trespass. Police from Transit’s Divisional Response Unit and the Critical Incident Response Team seized allegedly stolen goods…
Author: Bayside News
SAVING historic farm buildings at Down’s Estate in Seaford was music to the ears of a community group and now the homestead is set to host its first music gig. The farm homestead, formerly occupied by renowned whip and saddle maker Harry Down, has been converted into an indigenous bush food garden and permaculture site by the Down’s Estate Community Working Group (DECWG). The public is invited to visit the farm at the Downs Estate Community Project’s first event on Sunday 8 April. Visitors can learn about permaculture, plant seedlings, try Tai Chi, learn about wicking beds or bees and…
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing 11-year-old Ben Hodson. Ben was last seen on 25th March 2018 in the Mount Eliza area. Police have concerns for his welfare due to his age and the length of time he has been missing. Ben is 155cm tall with a skinny build, fair complexion and blonde hair. Ben is known to frequent the Hastings and Frankston areas. Police have also released an image of Ben in the hope someone recognises him and can provide information regarding his current whereabouts. Anyone with information about Ben is asked to contact Mornington…
Firefighters discovered a man’s body in a car when called out to a vehicle blaze at about 7pm last night (Wednesday 28 March) on Golf Links Road in Frankston South. Police are investigating the circumstances of the death. UPDATE: The man has been identified as an 83-year-old. The death is not deemed suspicious. It is believed the driver may have had a heart attack.
A 1995 Nissan sedan originally stolen from Dandenong Plaza on Friday 23 March was later found burnt out at about 8.30pm in a rear carpark of a factory complex at Garden Boulevard, Dingley. The vehicle was spotted in Evan Street, Parkdale before being set alight in the evening. Firefighters attended to the car blaze. Police are seeking witnesses to the arson. Witnesses are also being sought to a stolen 2002 Holden white sedan set alight at the end of Canterbury Road, Braeside at about 12.15am on Saturday 24 March. The car was stolen from Mollison Street in Dandenong North earlier…