Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing 13-year-old boy Billy King. Billy was last seen in Lonsdale Street in the Melbourne CBD on Monday 21 November. Police and his family have concerns for his welfare due to his age. This image of Billy has been released in the hope someone recognises him and can provide information on his current whereabouts. Billy is described as being 145cm tall, with blonde hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a brown singlet, red shorts and Nike sneakers with fluorescent soles. Billy is known to frequent the Frankston, Cranbourne…
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SCOTTISH soccer star Stuart Munro is appealing for the return of medals he won during a distinguished playing career in the UK. The Mt Eliza resident’s home was burgled recently and medals awarded to him during a successful seven-and-a-half-year stint with Scottish giants Rangers were among the items stolen. “They got away with stuff that they probably could move on fairly easily, like my TV and my laptop, but the medals are my main concern,” Munro said. “Although they are probably not worth much in gold value they hold great personal value for me. “There were a couple of Scottish…
POLICE who stopped a woman driver after a school pick up in Langwarrin found she was driving under the influence of the drug ice. The woman’s car was intercepted by police who found two unrestrained children, a three-year-old child and three-month-old baby, in the car on Friday (18 November). The baby’s safety straps were allegedly loose. Somerville Highway Patrol decided to intercept the unregistered vehicle, with no number plates, as it headed along Robinsons Rd, Langwarrin about 3.50pm. A drug test found the presence of methamphetamine. Police say the sample will be forensically analysed. The female driver, a Frankston resident,…
A MAN suspected of up to 70 burglaries on factories and commercial premises in the Frankston, Dandenong and Casey areas was arrested last week. Detective Senior Constable Jason Hamilton-Smith, of Frankston CIU, will allege the man raided 30-40 premises in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula from September up until his arrest, Wednesday 9 November. The robberies included small cash amounts and miscellaneous items taken late at night and in the early mornings using stolen cars. Detective Hamilton-Smith agreed the man was something of a “Lone Ranger” and said stolen property was found at his address. A 24-year-old Cranbourne man…
A MOLOTOV cocktail was thrown onto the bonnet of a car in Faygate Ct, Frankston, last week, setting it ablaze. Senior Constable Jarrad Brookman, of Frankston CIU, said neighbours heard a loud bang as the heat of the blaze “popped” the Holden Commodore’s windscreen, 3.40am, Monday 14 November. One neighbour ran outside and used his hose to fight the fire, but the blaze had spread. The car was a write-off. There appears to be no motive for the attack, Detective Brookman said. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000. First published in the Frankston Times – 21…