A FIRE at a two-storey shop in Playne St, Frankston, is thought to have started accidentally, police now say. Detective Sergeant Gary Richards, of Frankston CIU, said the Thursday 23 February blaze may have been started by an overloaded power board. Authorities were originally investigating whether the fire had been deliberately lit (“Shop fire ‘suspicious’”, The Times 27/2/17). The fire, detected about 1am, caused extensive damage to Wild Jasmine Thai Massage and the adjoining Family Life business. First published in the Frankston Times – 6 March 2017
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By Ben Triandafillou FRANKSTON High School student Winston Kenyon has been selected for the School Sport Australia Triathlon Championships which will be held at Penrith, New South Wales from 18-21 April. Winston will be joining students from across the state in the School Sport Victoria State Team following a selection process which started in November last year. With three events this season being SSV selection races, the competitor’s two best places were used to select a team of six athletes for the 12-13 years age group. Winston trains locally at a variety of clubs, such as the Mornington Peninsula Triathlon…
A MINI-MOTORBIKE rider has pleaded guilty to the hit-and-run fatality that killed a mother-of-two at Carrum Downs shopping centre in September 2015. Caleb Jakobsson, now 20 but aged 18 at the time of the tragedy, changed his plea to guilty last week and was further remanded to face court in May on charges of culpable driving causing death and failing to stop at the scene of an accident. Jakobsson’s “monkey bike” is said to have struck Andrea Lehane as she walked on a pedestrian crossing in the car park. She was thrown up to seven metres when struck at a speed of “between 30kph…
By Fran Henke AFTER 31 years of tuition, demonstrations and exhibitions, McClelland Guild of Artists is being shown the door by its landlords – McClelland Gallery Trustees. Gallery director John Cunningham met representatives of the artists’ guilds on Studio Park, Langwarrin in February to advise their time was up. McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park has been home since the 1970s to guilds of artists, lapidarists, spinners, weavers and woodturners, bringing thousands of students and practitioners of each discipline through the gallery gates. The guilds are now looking at options to move or amalgamate with other societies. They occupy modest premises…
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a burglary at a storage facility in Seaford last month. It is believed three males driving what is believed to be a stolen silver Mazda Protégé attended a storage facility on Hi-Tech Place about 6.40am on 19 February. A number of storage units were forced open and various items were taken. Police have since located what they believe to be the vehicle involved in the incident. One of the men is believed to be aged in his 20s and perceived to be of Caucasian appearance with a solid build and short hair. He…