A MAN has been arrested after allegedly trying to evade police in Frankston last week. Detectives said they intercepted the man’s white 1989 Mitsubishi light truck, allegedly bearing false plates, in Havana Crescent, 2pm, Tuesday (25 April). They said the man initially pulled the vehicle over but sped off as detectives approached on foot. The detectives saw the car soon afterwards and again pulled it over. Senior Constable Alistair Parsons, of police media, said the 26-year-old driver then “made a triple zero call and reported an incident in a nearby street in an attempt to have the detectives redirected”. Police…
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SOMERVILLE Highway Patrol officers chased two cars playing “cat and mouse” at Langwarrin, Thursday night (27 April), after they travelled side by side at speeds of 136kph in an 80kph zone. Leading Senior Constable Paul Turner, of police media, said police were driving behind the Suzuki Swift and a Nissan X-Trail as they drove east along Cranbourne Rd about 11.30pm. He said the cars accelerated away from a set of traffic lights and began speeding. When they were intercepted police were surprised to find one of the drivers – a 23-year-old Cranbourne woman – had only had her licence for…
NEW shared and supported disability accommodation opened in Frankston North recently was motivated by the “critical lack of suitable housing for people with high complex needs”, according to Community Housing Victoria chairperson Dennis Clark. “We are committed to doing more as there are a large number of people with a disability wanting suitable accommodation, not only in this region but all across Victoria.” The six-bedroom home designed, built and managed by Community Housing Vic Ltd, contains two semi-independent units. It will support six people aged 17-27 with complex support needs. Funding of $1.4 million was provided under the state government’s…
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a 78-year-old man following the death of a 78-year-old woman at Patterson Lakes on Sunday. Police were called to a Balarang Court residence where the body of the woman was located about 9pm. A Patterson Lakes man was arrested at the scene and has been charged with one count of murder. He will appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today. Source: Victoria Police News – 27 April 2017
A man has had his car impounded after police identified a number of issues in Seaford yesterday afternoon. Frankston police intercepted a grey Toyota Lexcen, with expired registration, travelling on Railway Parade about 4.15pm. The 63-year-old driver, whose licence was disqualified, quickly found himself in more trouble when he returned a positive preliminary breath test. He was escorted to Frankston police station where he returned an evidentiary breath test reading of 0.034%. The Seaford man’s car has been impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1032. He is expected to be charged on summons with driving while disqualified, using…