POWER tools and electronic testing equipment was stolen from a tradie’s car parked outside his Aspendale house, overnight Friday 2 March. Earlier, the man had heard noises in a neighbour’s garage on Nepean Highway and looked down to see three Caucasian men rummaging through his car. He ran down to confront the offenders but backed off and they ran away. He then checked his own car and found the tools gone. A packet of cigarettes was on his front seat. One of the men was about 183cm tall and the other two about 170cm tall. Anyone with information is urged…
Author: Bayside News
DETECTIVES used the Find My iPhone app to track mobile phones stolen from three 16-year-old boys as they walked to a friend’s place in Edithvale, 1am, Sunday 4 March. Earlier, an older boy had called out to the trio asking for cigarettes. Five or six teenagers, aged 16-18, then ran across Edithvale Road and demanded their phones and cash. They stole $40 and a black Nike jacket from one of the boys, and two phones from the others after grabbing their collars. Protective services officers who saw the incident called police as the attackers ran towards Vincent Street. The offenders…
AN unknown young man found sitting on the floor of a Parkdale business was asked to leave by suspicious staff after he told them he was “looking for his cat”, 3.30pm, Monday 5 March. The man, described as “slightly Asian-looking” and skinny, with short black hair, was wearing dark-coloured jeans and a grey anorak. When challenged he ran across Como Parade towards Parkdale train station with three shop staff in pursuit. They later found he had rifled their handbags and stolen almost $300. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000. First published in the Chelsea…
ST PATRICK’S Day celebrations will be in full swing this year at the Chelsea Heights Community Centre, with the centre set to host a family fun day on Sunday 18 March. Organisers of the event hope the event will provide a good time for all while celebrating Irish culture. “With such a large Irish contingency in our community, committee and staff at the Chelsea Heights Community Centre have decided to acknowledge this very well known culture and create a family-friendly celebration for our local Irish ancestors,” Chelsea Heights Community Centre president Maddie Race said. “We are embracing the Irish culture…
A THREE-DAY carnival of bowls and more will be held in early April in honour of two longtime members of the Edithvale Bowling Club. The Baguley Carnival, named after long-time members Frank and Isabel Baguley, will take place at the bowling club on 6-8 April. There will be a total of $4500 in prize money be up for grabs. The carnival begins on Friday 6 April with a mixed tournament, followed by a men’s tournament on Saturday, and a women’s tournament on Sunday. The tournament is named after the Baguleys, whose name has been associated with the Edithvale Bowling Club…