DETECTIVES at Frankston CIU last week assisted in the arrest of a man later charged with the murder of a Sydney toddler 47 years ago. It is the oldest cold case arrest in Australia. The 63-year-old, who was 16 at the time of the incident, was seized on Wednesday by NSW detectives after a two-year investigation into the disappearance of Cheryl Grimmer from change rooms at Fairy Meadow beach, on the NSW south coast, in January 1970. She is believed to have been murdered. Her body has never been found. The man, who now lives under a different name in…
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AN off-duty policeman was allegedly assaulted at Edithvale golf course by a drunk, 3.30pm, Sunday 19 March. Mordialloc police said the officer was finishing a game of golf with his brother when a man emerged from the clubhouse in a “drunk and aggressive” state after being refused service. He had reportedly been drinking since 9am. Police said the officer showed his badge and asked to man to calm down. The offender allegedly attempted to headbutt him and, soon after, swing a punch. The officer wrestled the man to the ground and, with his brother, held him down until police arrived.…
TWO friends in a group of five walking home in Carrum with takeaway were knocked to the ground and kicked in the head several times, 9.30pm, Friday 17 March. Chelsea police said the teenagers were walking along McLeod Rd from Station St when they were approached by three men and two women from Valetta St. One of the group, 19, was singled out by the offenders and punched and kicked to the head causing “significant” facial bruising later needing stitches. When his friend intervened, he, too, was punched and kicked to the head. The offenders then stole a backpack and…
AN elderly cyclist’s ride at the Edithvale velodrome was spoiled when he was assaulted by a man standing on the track, 7.45pm, Tuesday 14 March. The man said he was enjoying his usual bike ride when a man and a woman jumped the east fence and set up four orange traffic cones on the inside lane for an agility exercise session. The victim cycled past the pair twice without incident, although he had to move out of his usual path. On the third circuit, the man said something to the victim but he didn’t hear or understand it. On the…
A FRANKSTON North man has been arrested over a series of alleged offences in Chelsea early on Monday 13 March. The 22-year-old has been charged with intentionally causing injury, recklessly causing injury, unlawful assault, assault-in-company and breaching bail conditions. The charges follow the alleged theft of cars and items from cars after houses were broken into at the Waterways estate. Several relate to the alleged assault and robbery of an Uber driver, 2.30am, Monday 13 March in Wells Rd. The driver, 27, had stopped by the side of the road when his car overheated after dropping off a passenger in…