THIEVES used a stolen credit card 12 times to buy jewellery and clothing items from stores at Frankston Centro shopping centre on Monday 10 October. Police will allege that, earlier that day, the thieves pulled the flyscreen off a window to enter a Petrie St, Frankston house and stole a woman’s handbag. The woman, who was at home at the time, had left the bag in her bedroom at about 2.30pm. The thieves then went on a shopping spree at Myer, Country Road and various jewellery stores, using the card’s PayPass facility to buy items valued at under $100 each…
Author: Bayside News
A $300,000 revamp of Keast Park in Seaford has been completed in time for families and visitors to enjoy during the spring and summer months. Natural space with sand pits and giant boulders have been created alongside rolling timber walkways and a mega-swing. Timber benches, boardwalks and improved beach access via granite pathways makes the park a top destination for picnics with the addition of an extra barbecue and more tables. Frankston Council CEO Dennis Hovenden said the redevelopment of Keast Park complements the Keast Park Pavilion. “This park is a favourite among residents and visitors and is one of…
A GROUP of friends from Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula are discovering the beauty and serenity of some of the Mornington Peninsula’s best-kept secrets while they train for the upcoming Wild Women on Top ‘Melbourne Coastrek’ walk. Frankston South woman Sarah Watson is one of 12 friends who have been enjoying parts of the peninsula they never knew existed while training for the 60km charity walk, in between dodging Tiger snakes, brushing past kangaroos and echidnas, and marvelling at the beauty of the coastline. “We’ve been doing walks around Cape Schanck and Point Nepean and without doubt one of the…
A $35,000 fibreglass cabin cruiser appears to have been deliberately torched in Seaford early on Friday 14 October. Police are investigating the blaze which broke out at 2am in the garden of the Seaford Grove property. A crime scene guard was established around the remains of the 6.2 metre Savage half-cabin boat sitting on its trailer and an arson chemist was called in. A neighbour woke the 45-year-old owner and alerted him to the fire. Their attempts to douse the flames proved fruitless. Anyone with information should call Detective Senior Constable Richard Brown, Frankston CIU, 9784 5555. First published in…
A MAN arriving back at his Chelsea home saw an unfamiliar utility parked in his neighbour’s driveway, and then saw torchlight in an upstairs bedroom on Friday 14 October at about 10pm. The man then realised the torches had been switched off when he parked his car in Newington Parade. He saw a passenger in the ute and noticed the garage door had been propped open, with another man walking from the house back to the ute. This man is described as Caucasian, aged in his 20s with short hair, tattoos down his left arm, is of slim build and…