A 15-YEAR-OLD Cheltenham boy and a 25-year-old man from Hampton East have been charged with armed robbery after an alleged carjacking and an attempted carjacking in Mentone, 9.30-9.50pm, Wednesday 27 July. A delivery driver dropping off magazines at the rear of a newsagency in Como Parade West told police he was ordered out of his Mercedes Sprinter van by a “very agitated” man with a gun in his hand. When he stalled for time, the man allegedly told him: “Get out; I don’t want to have to shoot you.” The driver, 24, of Croydon North, alleged the gunman had a…
Author: Bayside News
A FRANKSTON South man hid from police for more than an hour in the dark, cold waters of Martha Cove, 5.30am, Saturday 21 July. Police called in the Air Wing to help search for the man, 21, and he was soon hauled aboard a pontoon after 90 freezing minutes. Police allege the man and a mate, 24, of Patterson Lakes, stole a white utility in Frankston and drove to Safety Beach where they stole another car after pushing it down a driveway. Martha Cove security staff intervened and called Rosebud police when the men “did a runner” – straight into…
THE completion of the $10.7 million new Frankston Yacht Club has been hailed as a “reinvigoration” of Frankston’s waterfront despite the last-minute collapse of negotiations to open a cafe and restaurant at the building. Mayor Cr James Dooley said Frankston Council will go back out to tender to find an operator to lease the onsite restaurant and cafe. “We are extremely disappointed that despite negotiating in good faith, council was unable to agree to the demands of the preferred tenderer,” he said. “Upon negotiations breaking down, council moved swiftly and decisively to work on finding a new restaurateur, going back…
POLICE found allegedly stolen cars, motor bikes and bicycles valued at more than $250,000 when they raided a Seaford property overnight, Friday 15 July. Detective Senior Constable Richard Thomson, of Frankston CIU, said the raid followed reports of a stolen car being housed at the Holroyd St property. He said the cars, including two BMW four-wheel-drives, late model VW Polo, Nissan Skyline and Nissan X-Trail, had been nicked in aggravated burglaries in the Hampton-Brighton areas since mid-June. A teenage girl arrested at the property will appear at a children’s court at a later date. Following up, police returned to the…
A YOUNG hoon rammed a police car in Frankston North, 7.30pm, Sunday 24 July. Carrum Downs Senior Sergeant Ron Barbary said police were called to Tilia Ct after reports of teenagers “causing trouble”, but no one was arrested. He said a Mercedes four-wheel-drive, possibly driven by a member of the group, did a U-turn and slammed into the side of the police car, causing up to $5000 damage. The male driver – age unknown – sped off. Sergeant Barbary said the car had been chased by police earlier in the evening in Langwarrin, but they had been unable to apprehend…