IN a savage road rage incident in Chelsea Heights a man was initially told the car in which he was a passenger had a flat tyre. When he got out to check, the offending driver reversed into him, trapping him between the two cars and injuring his legs. Witnesses said a blue Nissan Pulsar with a male driver and female passenger pulled up next to the victim’s car, which was waiting to turn right from the Mornington Peninsula Freeway into Springvale Rd, 7.30pm, Friday 24 June. After alerting the victim to the supposed flat tyre, the Nissan drove forward, then…
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A MAN says he “swerved to miss a kangaroo” on Nepean Hwy, Seaford, 4am, Saturday 25 June – and he had not been drinking! His Kia Sorrento’s brakes locked in the 70kph zone, causing the man to crash into a parked Toyota Rav 4 and roll his own. Both cars were written off in the accident, with the Kia’s curtain airbags being deployed and it finishing up on its side in the left hand, south-bound lane. The 30-year-old Cranbourne man, who escaped injury and was found to be not alcohol or drug affected, walked away from the crash near Seaford…
A FRANKSTON North resident hearing noises outside about midnight saw three or four youths standing at the backdoor of a neighbour’s house in Lacenet Av, Sunday 19 June. The man called police who found the flywire cut out of a door and lying on the ground. The Dog Squad arrived and chased the youths over back fences of surrounding properties. Three youths aged 14, 16 and 13 were found hiding in a house and taken back to Frankston police station. Reports then came in of three other houses broken into in Caley St, Honeysuckle St, and Excelsior Drive. The youths…
Frankston Embona detectives are appealing for information after an attempted armed robbery in Frankston last week. Police have been told a man entered a service station on Nepean Highway armed with a knife about 5pm on Wednesday 22 June. The man approached the attendant where he produced a knife and made demands for cash and cigarettes. The staff member was able to flee to a back room and lock the door. Police believe the man cut his hand when he stabbed the knife into a door, before leaving the scene empty handed. The staff member was not injured in the…
SOUTHERN Port Phillip Bay anglers are invited to hear the “Big Fisherman” Rex Hunt and fisheries experts discuss the removal of commercial net fishing and the health of key bay species. They will be speaking at a conference, 5.30-9pm, Friday 12 August, at the Altona Theatre. “We’re keen to share the latest findings from our work in the bay and outline the substantial progress made this year in removing 33 of 43 commercial netters – the flagship commitment in the State Government’s $46 million Target One Million plan,” Fisheries Victoria executive director Travis Dowling said. “Presentations from experts will cover…