A MAN allegedly threatened a woman with a screwdriver after she returned to her car at Karingal Hub shopping centre earlier this month and found him rifling her glove box. Acting Detective Sergeant Frank Olle, of Frankston police, said the Frankston woman managed to photograph the man (pictured) before he grabbed her phone and stomped on it, 8am, Monday 4 September. Police were later able to extract the image. The 28-year-old woman told police that after challenging the man they squared off beside the car. He pushed her over while threatening her with a screwdriver taken from the glove box.…
Author: Bayside News
A CHELTENHAM liquor store attendant had no sooner dealt with a shoplifter than he was confronted by an armed robber who demanded cash and cigarettes, 9.30pm, Friday 15 September. The incidents at the Warrigal Rd shop began when two teenagers walked in and selected six packs of beer. The girl took her beer to the counter but the boy bolted out the door without paying. The attendant grabbed the girl’s six pack and she ran after him. A minute later, as he was closing for the night, the attendant was confronted by a man, described as African, waving a 15-20cm…
A WOMAN who tried to buy sold-out concert tickets via a fake Facebook page has been conned out of $150, Thursday 14 September. Kingston detectives said the victim contacted the “seller” of the tickets – a “Debra Smith” – and was told to pay the money immediately to qualify for a discount. When the money was transferred the page was shut down. Another victim who contacted Westpac was told the account did not belong to the name which was an alias. Detective Sergeant Peter Windhager, of Kingston CIU, urges buyers to beware of direct approaches from “sellers” and to deal…
A SUPERMARKET attendant had soft drink poured on her and a bottle thrown at her head during a shoplifting incident in Mentone, 7.35pm, Monday 11 September. Police said five teenagers – three females and two males – entered the Woolworth’s store and stole three energy drinks which they hid in the girls’ handbags. At the checkout, the attendant asked them to open their handbags while another customer sided with her. The girls pushed past them and all five let fly with a barrage of abuse, taunting both the attendant and the customer. The attendant followed them outside but, when she…
A PARKDALE resident performed a citizen’s arrest after she arrived home to see a woman hiding among bushes near her driveway and her car door and hatch open, 7.30pm, Sunday 17 September. The Roberts St woman grappled with the offender, 27, of no fixed address, and held her until police arrived. The woman was charged over previous incidents at Dandenong and Chelsea Heights, including four counts of theft, three theft of motor cars, two burglaries and theft from a motor car. She was also charged with handling stolen goods and unlicensed driving. The woman allegedly used one of the stolen…