Detectives from Major Collision Investigation Unit will investigate a fatal crash which occurred in Seaford this morning. Officers attempted to intercept a car on Overton Road about 1am. The car failed to stop, sped off and was last seen turning into Govan Street. Police patrolled the area and found the car which had crashed into a pole. The male driver ran from police on their arrival. Officers checked the car and found a deceased man in the back seat. A female passenger was located nearby. The deceased man is yet to be identified but the female passenger is assisting police…
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A TOW truck had to be called in to haul an expensive BMW RR motorbike from the muddy waters of Mordialloc Creek last week. Two motorcyclists are understood to have stopped on the bank to take photographs, 8pm, Wednesday 20 September, and the $25,000 bike inadvertently toppled in. Despite their best efforts, the bikers could not retrieve it that night; a couple of passing tradies were also unsuccessful next day. Photographer Gary Sissons was on hand when the tow truck arrived and connected a cable to the waterlogged bike. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 27 September…
AN unlicensed driver had her car impounded after being caught driving down the wrong side of Peninsula Link, 4am, Wednesday 20 September. Members of the Frankston Highway Patrol narrowly avoided a collision with the woman who was driving south in the north-bound lane. They chased her for three kilometres and managed to pull her over at the Cranbourne Rd exit. The 48-year-old, of Somerville, claimed she had “swerved to miss a possum” and was unaware she was in the wrong lane. Senior Sergeant Mick Lamb, of Frankston police, said there was “real potential for a catastrophic outcome” in the incident.…
TWO female liquor store attendants struggled with two men who were attempting to steal three cartons of beer in Cheltenham, Saturday 23 September. The men entered the Station Rd store, 12.45pm, and selected two Corona and one Victoria Bitter cartons before attempting to walk out without paying. During the struggle two cartons were dropped, breaking some of the stubbies, and the men fled with only one carton. A witness chased them to Stanley Av but one produced a jemmy bar and raised it in a threatening manner. The men are described as: one Indian or Middle Eastern, 170cm, wearing grey…
A WOUNDED ringtail possum was found after four gunshots were heard in Edithvale, 9.45pm, Saturday 23 September. Nearby residents said they heard the small calibre shots – probably from a .22 rifle – and saw lights shining into trees. Police attending found the wounded possum in a laneway off Edithvale Rd and are making inquiries among residents. Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Cashman, of Kingston CIU, described the shooting as “dangerous and horrifically cruel”. Anyone with information should call Kingston detectives 9556 6111. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 27 September 2017