A DRUG-AFFECTED motorist sparked a major scare at a Braeside service station when he poured petrol over his car’s front seat and then set off firecrackers near the open driver’s side door. Detective Senior Constable Andy Sapir, of Kingston CIU, said the man had admitted taking a “bad batch of ice” prior to the Wednesday 10 January incident and had little recollection of what could have been a catastrophe. A 41-year-old Frankston man was remanded to appear at Moorabbin Magistrate’s Court next month charged with reckless conduct endangering life. The Boundary Rd station attendant in Braeside watched on as the…
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AN Aspendale man was punched in the face by a burglar who he confronted in the hallway of his Aspendale home, 8.15pm, Sunday 14 January. The resident was asleep when the offender forced a sliding window at the Nepean Highway house and rummaged through desks and draws before making his way upstairs. He may have been about to enter the main bedroom when the resident confronted him and was attacked. The thief told him, “Stay down, dog”. The man stole the resident’s phone and was last seen running towards Nepean Highway. He is described as Caucasian, 170cm tall, with slicked…
A WOULD-BE bank robber armed with a portable weed sprayer menaced a teller at the Commonwealth Bank, Main St, Mordialloc, Wednesday 10 January. The man, carrying a backpack which may have contained the weedkiller, and wearing a bike helmet, allegedly stuck the spray nozzle through the female teller’s security shield and squirted weedkiller at her while demanding money. The teller quickly activated the anti-theft screen and raised the alarm. Nothing was taken. The man walked quickly to the door and was last seen on Pompeii’s bridge at 3.15pm. A witness said he saw the man go under the bridge, where…
FRUSTRATED lifesavers fear it is only a matter of time before there is a fatality near the mouth of Patterson River. Some Carrum beachgoers are failing to heed warnings to stay away from Patterson River while swimming. Four people have been rescued this month after getting into strife near the river mouth while lifesavers but the patrols are not a 24/7 operation. “We’ve arranged for big warning signs to be placed there, we speak with beachgoers, there are stories in the local paper and Facebook,” Carrum Surf Life Saving Club captain Catherine Paulsen said. “However, people continue to swim there.…
YOUNGSTERS can join Parks Victoria’s junior ranger program over summer to find out about national parks and reserves with a ranger. Activities include minibeast discovery walks, signing up as a wildlife detective, being a flora explorer or going on a rockpool ramble. The junior ranger program aims to get children aged 6-12 and their families exploring and appreciating the plants, animals and environments of the state’s parks. Those who can’t make it to one of these activities this summer can go to the ‘make and do’ section online at juniorrangers.com.au to download information to take to parks or reserves. There…