THE seizure of 190 cannabis plants valued at up to $640,000 from a Frankston Heights property may put a small dent in the supply of illicit drugs in the city. Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Jayson Hamilton-Smith, of Frankston CIU, said the mature hydroponically-grown plants weighing 80kg were found at a Heatherhill Rd “crop house” in the raid, Monday 9 January. A 20-year-old man renting the property was arrested and remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 4 April charged with cultivating a commercial quantity of a drug of dependence. Detective Hamilton-Smith said electricity was being illegally sourced from the…
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POLICE say it was “very lucky no one was killed” when a stolen car was driven south on the northbound lanes of Peninsula Link, early Monday 9 January. The Subaru Impreza, stolen in Cranbourne, was spotted being driven erratically in Quarry Rd, Langwarrin, 4.38am. Frankston Highway Patrol units tried to intercept the car but backed off when they considered the chase too dangerous. The car was seen doing several U-turns, including driving north on the freeway’s southbound lanes, at up to 130kph in what police described as heavy traffic. They monitored the car via CCTV cameras as it continued north…
TEENAGE car thieves – some as young as 13 – have been arrested by Frankston detectives after more than 10 cars were broken into in Langwarrin last week and a stolen car was driven at a resident. The teens, riding in a Holden Commodore stolen from outside a Cranbourne house, 1am, Wednesday 11 January, were allegedly involved in a “lengthy high-speed pursuit” with police before escaping and linking up with a stolen Holden utility in Dunsterville Cr, Frankston, soon after. Detective Senior Constable Richard Thomson said one of the cars was then “driven directly at a resident”, aged 40, who…
STUDENTS from Carrum Downs and Patterson River secondary colleges will have on-site access to healthcare when the ‘Doctors in Secondary Schools’ program is rolled out in term three. The Australian-first program aims to make it easier for young people who might have concerns about confidentiality and medical costs to see a doctor. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said adolescents had some of the lowest GP attendance rates, and many were missing out on the vital healthcare they needed. “This innovative program commencing at Carrum Downs Secondary College and Patterson River Secondary College will help address barriers preventing students in Carrum District…
This year, McClelland is delighted that Derek Guille the renowned broadcaster, author and musician has agreed to curate and MC what promises to be a very special event featuring two of Melbourne’s finest jazz groups The Pearly Shells and Ultrafox (featuring Julie O’Hara) along with one of our favourites in The Frankston High School Senior Stage Band, directed by Leon de Bruin. Derek Guille presented the state-wide Afternoon Program on 774 ABC Melbourne and ABC Local Radio throughout Victoria and Southern New South Wales before taking up the reins of the ABC Evening Program for Victoria in 2003. In September…