A 14-YEAR-OLD girl’s birthday party at Carrum community hall attracted unwanted guests, Saturday night, 20 August. Police were told gate crashers used a garden picket to smash a window in the Walkers Rd hall’s entry about 7pm, and then tried to intimidate guests into handing over their mobile phones. At 8pm the party photographer complained that her $300 North Face jacket had been stolen. Police were told the name “Zayden” was mentioned several times. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers, 1800 333 000. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 24 August 2016
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A WOMAN using a stolen credit card scammed electrical goods valued at almost $20,000 from a retailer in Mentone, Wednesday 17 August. The woman originally asked to buy two TV sets from Seconds World, 4pm. Police said CCTV footage showed her “pretending” to insert a card into the register and manually keying in a card number. The woman then left saying her car was not big enough to fit in the TVs. She returned later with two men saying she would also like to buy three more TVs, washer/dryer and hairdryer. CCTV footage shows the woman attempting to “pay” six…
A SCIENCE experiment at Aspendale Gardens Primary School last week ended with three people being taken to hospital. Mordialloc police were told a parent at the school’s science expo mixed half a cup of Coca-Cola in a plastic jug with the same quantity of granular pool chlorine. A chemical reaction created a vapour which, when inhaled by the parent and her children, caused respiratory problems. CFA crews treated the patients with a breathing apparatus and removed the chemicals after the incident, Tuesday 16 August. Ambulance Victoria said three people were taken to Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, with minor injuries and…
IT’S never too late to dance the day away. A dozen seniors attended a debutante presentation dance this month at Aspendale Senior Citizens Club. Seniors aged in their 70s and 80s put rehearsal time to good use by gracefully dancing despite some never having danced in public before. Kingston mayor Cr Tamsin Bearsley said it was inspiring to watch. “It just goes to show we are never too old to learn new skills. I congratulate Aspendale Seniors for the event and for encouraging their members to stay young at heart.” One debutante confided to the mayor he had never learned…
FRANKSTON High School Student and School Captain Reece Pellow has won the 2016 Annual Roy Ward Prize, one of two awards presented by the Order of Australia Association, Mornington Peninsula Regional Group. The prize is granted to a secondary student in years 11 or 12, who has shown, both in his or her school, qualities of character, leadership and community service, which exemplify Australian citizenship, over an extended period. Nominations were sent to 29 Schools in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula. All submissions were of a very high standard and illustrated the depth of talent and commitment of young people…