TWO 17-year-olds walking along Ballarto Rd, Carrum Downs, 9pm, Monday 11 July, ran for it when they were menaced by a man who demanded their mobile phones. The teenagers were passing the McCormicks Rd shops when the man – in a black Subaru with four others inside – jumped out and demanded the phone. They refused and sprinted off – with the man in hot pursuit – and escaped by jumping a fence. The offenders face potential attempted robbery charges. They are described as Polynesian. The main offender is late teens-early 20s, 183cm, solid build, wearing a grey hoodie with…
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DETECTIVES searched a Frankston house, Thursday 14 July, and found a fully functioning clandestine drug laboratory – as well as a .22 rifle. Detective Sergeant Paul Busuttil, of the Frankston Crime Investigation Unit, said police found sufficient quantities of methyl amphetamines to make “substantial amounts” of the drug ice. Two men were arrested. A 60-year-old, of Frankston, faced Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last week charged with possessing precursor chemicals, possessing materials to manufacture drugs, possessing and trafficking drugs and possessing an unregistered firearm. He was bailed to reappear at a committal mention on 4 November. The 40-year-old, of Avonsleigh, was bailed…
THE drab weather in recent weeks has not stopped artists Bridgette Dawson and Melissa Turner brightening up Thompsons Lane in Frankston as part of a council-led push to bring art to the masses. The Melbourne Murals duo are integral to council’s initiative to improve the look and feel of central Frankston after they also painted a vast Alice in Wonderland themed mural at Frankston Library last year. Their latest mural, based on scenes from Frankston raised author Don Charlwood’s 1965 classic coming of age book All the Green Year set during the Great Depression of the 1920s, is taking shape…
TWO men who smashed their way into a Frankston restaurant are being sought by police. The men drove into the car park outside the Nepean Hwy business, 7.30am, Thursday 14 July, in a silver Holden Astra. Detective Sergeant Paul Mealia, of Frankston CIU, said they sat in the car until 9am when one approached the entrance and smashed the front door with a rock. Once inside the men stole a cardboard box containing documents before returning to the car and driving off. Call Sgt Mealia, 9784 5555, or Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 with information. First published in the Frankston…
BUSINESSES across Frankston are being warned by council to ensure kerbside trading is compliant with local laws. Council CEO Dennis Hovenden flagged a sweep to ensure any businesses using the pavement in front of outlets are not hindering passers-by. “Our officers will be walking the streets, auditing major shopping and business districts within Frankston City to ensure each business is operating within kerbside trading guidelines,” Mr Hovenden said. “We understand the value that kerbside trading offers the retail environment and to the ambience and enjoyment of an area, however, we must balance this with the need to provide a safe…