THEFTS from cars continue to be a problem in Patterson Lakes and Chelsea Heights. In several instances, cars parked outside their owners’ homes at Patterson Lakes were broken into and glove boxes and centre consoles rifled through, Saturday 8 July. A 2010 Hyundai sedan had its driver’s side window smashed when parked in Palm Beach Drive, but nothing was stolen, 11pm. Later, thieves smashed the side window of a 2015 Mercedes and stole a woman’s handbag containing personal items. At 1.50am next day, a resident of Harbour Drive looked out the window and saw a dark-coloured car idling next to…
Author: Bayside News
Detectives from the Sexual Crimes Squad have released CCTV of a man they wish to speak to after a woman was attacked and sexually assaulted in Seaford in April. A 19-year-old woman was walking home from the train station along Railway Parade near Seaford North Reserve at about 3.10am on Saturday 1 April. It is believed the woman had stopped briefly near bushes at a church car park when she was attacked from behind by an unknown man who sexually assaulted her. The man then ran from the scene and the victim walked home, where she subsequently contacted police. The…
SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie ROY Kilner will step down as head coach of State 4 South promotion candidate Baxter at season’s end and has a succession plan in place. Kilner made the decision to call it a day some weeks back and wants current first team keeper Francis Beck to become the club’s new player-coach. Kilner has told the first team squad of his intentions and Beck has been given more responsibility in overseeing training sessions. While Beck is yet to fully commit to the succession plan there’s also the matter of whether or not his candidature will be approved…
By Ben Triandafillou IT has been six years since the running of the ‘Gift’ on the peninsula but the Frankston Athletics Club has announced that they will reignite the event and host the 2018 Frankston Gift on Sunday 14 January. Next year’s Frankston Gift will be run at the Frankston Football Oval with $1500 available in the prize pool for each of the women’s and men’s gifts. The Frankston Gift will be run on the same weekend as the 2018 Rye Gift which the Frankston Athletics Club believes will only have a positive effect on the event. “We are hoping…
A CAR on the run from police ran up a power pole support cable and became suspended in mid-air with its wheels spinning, 12.40am, Sunday 2 July. Sergeant Phillip Hulley, of Frankston police, said Somerville Highway Patrol police spotted the car with home-made number plates driving along Turner Rd, Langwarrin, and turning into Cranbourne Rd. He said they activated their lights and siren but the car accelerated and was last seen driving into Long St. Continuing their patrol, the patrol crew again spotted the car, this time near the corner of Turner Rd and Beech St, and gave chase. In…