A FRANKSTON woman lost her licence last week after residents reported her to police for driving erratically. The 63-year-old was later breath-tested and returned a reading of 0.272 per cent – more than five times the legal limit. Police had received reports of her crashing into street signs and stationary objects in Margate Av about 6pm. The woman was tracked to a nearby address. She had her licence suspended for 12 months and her car impounded for 28 days at a cost of $1005. She will be charged on summons with exceeding 0.05 per cent blood alcohol and careless driving.…
Author: Bayside News
A FRANKSTON man allegedly fought with a police dog before being arrested in a Carrum Downs caravan park, 11pm, Wednesday 6 September. Police say the 21-year-old, with two accomplices, had tried to rob a Broderick Rd house when the owner confronted them. The men ran off but the 21-year-old was cornered and the dog brought him to ground. He suffered unspecified injuries requiring plastic surgery at Frankston Hospital and was discharged on Saturday 9 September. Detective Acting Sergeant Ryan Collins, of Frankston CIU, said the man was charged with aggravated burglary and remanded to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court, Wednesday…
A MAN and a woman on the run following a home invasion in Langwarrin and liquor store robberies in Carrum Downs, Rye, Cranbourne, Berwick and Clyde were arrested in rural New South Wales last week after a dramatic police chase in a stolen car. The 24-year-old man, of no fixed address, and the woman, 19, of Cranbourne, were spotted by police driving a Mitsubishi Pajero 4WD at high speed on the Mitchell Highway, Orange, Sunday 10 September. Police aborted their chase over “public safety concerns” but, about 15 minutes later, they saw the car on another road after it collided…
A PLEASANT evening listening to the band at a Mordialloc hotel turned nasty for a man who was attacked from behind while standing at the urinal, 11.45pm, Friday 8 September. The man told police he heard someone behind him and half turned before being punched repeatedly until he almost blacked out. When his attacker left the man managed to make his way downstairs where he reported the incident to security staff. He described his attacker – whom he had seen earlier in a downstairs bar with six others – as Caucasian, aged in his 30s, 183cm, 90-100kg, bald head and…
SHOPPERS who stay for more than three hours at Southland Shopping Centre will pay for parking from mid-October. Shopping centres operator Westfield has flagged the installation of a new parking system featuring licence plate recognition from 16 October. The first three hours of parking will be free and boom gates will rise automatically with no need for a ticket if a vehicle departs the centre car park within the three-hour time limit. The move to charge for parking if a vehicle stays on site for more than three hours comes as a new train station is due to be opened…