THIEVES coming up from the beach stole valuables from residents at a Patterson Lakes retirement village, overnight Monday 9 January. The victims were asleep in their units in the Gladesville Blvd premises when laptops, purses, iPad and backpacks were stolen. In one unit two offenders moved a handbag from a door handle and stole $600 cash from a purse. A resident gave the alarm when she awoke at 2am to see a torch shining on the walls of her unit. She said the offenders were dressed in dark grey hoodies and dark pants. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers…
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THIEVES used a wheelie bin to steal up to 100 men’s and women’s T-shirts, bags and sports shoes from the A-Mart sports store, Mentone, early Monday 9 January. They jemmied a glass panel door to gain entry to the Nepean Hwy store and were on the premises only two or three minutes in the $3000 raid. CCTV footage shows the male and female offenders were wearing gloves, hoodies and dark clothing. The woman has long blonde hair. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 18 January 2017
TUESDAY’S hot weather made it ideal for a splash at Melbourne Cable Park’s new Aqua Fun Park with its tracks, hamster wheels, giant slide and an aqua-trampoline. Thrill seekers Leo, Jack, Jai, Jack and Kynan enjoyed the action at the facility next to the National Watersports Centre, Bangholme. Open since last Monday, the outdoor recreation facility will have two full-size cable lakes for participants to wakeboard and kneeboard. Those riding wake boards can grab onto handles for a thrilling ride around the lake. Later in the year, a high ropes aerial adventure playground, with 90 different graded challenge courses, will…
FRIDAY nights in February will see the re-emergence of the annual Kingston Arts Pop Up Bar at Moorabbin. Free live music will entertain bar goers when the bar returns for its fifth year. “The Pop Up Bar is a much-loved annual event that is a great way to discover the fantastic Kingston Arts Centre,” Kingston mayor Cr David Eden said. Performers at the 2017 Pop Up Bar include: 3 February – Blues and roots performer Geoff Achison 10 February – Soul Sacrifice, The Music of Santana 17 February – Popular local cover band Takin’ Cover 24 February – The Dirty…
IN a fit of road rage, an irate driver waved a syringe at four terrified young girls in the car beside him and physically threatened the passenger of another car in Edithvale Rd, Edithvale, 8pm, Friday 6 January. The man, 33, of Bulleen, was later apprehended by Frankston police and will be charged on summons with five counts of unlawful assault and assault with a weapon. Witnesses say the man drove a black Mercedes and was overtaking stationary traffic in the bike lane until a parked car 50 metres from Station St blocked his way. The man allegedly became angry…