ON the eve of Anzac Day, callous thieves have stolen war service medals from the Frankston home of a Navy veteran. Leonard Pepyat, 87, who has lived in the same house in Parer St for the past 45 years, is upset that the seven medals – as well as jewellery and clocks – were taken last weekend while he is recovering from spinal surgery at Caulfield Rehabilitation Hospital. “They came in on the Saturday night or early Sunday and trashed the place,” he said. “A mate went around in the morning and saw the mess and rang me straight away.”…
Author: Bayside News
Missing Persons Squad detectives have arrested two men as the investigation into the death of Chelsea Heights teenager Cayleb Hough continues. The 17-year-old boy’s remains were located in a shallow mineshaft in the Lerderderg State Park in Bacchus Marsh on Thursday 10 March and a homicide investigation was launched. Investigators arrested a 36-year-old man at a house in Collingwood yesterday. The Collingwood man remains in custody, assisting police with their enquiries. Detectives also arrested a 28-year-old man at a Gellibrand property on Tuesday. He was interviewed by detectives and has been released pending further enquiries. A vehicle was also seized…
UPDATE: Friday 22 April 2016 Missing teenager Hailey Dell-Clooney has been located safe and well this evening. Police would like to thank the public and media for their assistance. _________ Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Frankston teen Hailey Dell-Clooney. Hailey has been missing since Monday and police have concerns for her due to a medical condition and her age. Investigators have released an image of Hailey in the hope that someone may recognise her. Hailey is of Caucasian appearance, medium build, fair complexion with shoulder length brown hair. Anyone who sees Hailey is urged to…
A CARRUM man living in a caravan suffered “major head injuries and brain swelling” when a group of men burst in and stole a safe, 9.15pm, Sunday. Chelsea police said four or five men entered the back yard of the house in Church Rd and forced their way into the van where the man, 20, was living. They threatened him with a large kitchen knife and hit him on the head several times with a baseball bat. He also received deep lacerations to his left foot. Occupants of the house watched the attack in horror. The offenders ran off with…
KINGSTON Council and Mordialloc Beach Patrol have joined forces to hold the first annual Cigarette Butt Clean Up Day on Sunday April 23 and are calling on community volunteers to join in. Mordialloc Beach Patrol’s area manager Tony Buckle said the group had launched monthly clean-ups late last year and had been disgusted by the high number of dumped cigarette butts along the Mordialloc beach and recreational areas. “Mordialloc Beach Patrol has collected over 10,000 dumped cigarette butts in just five, one hour sessions with only a handful of volunteers,” Mr Buckle said. “We’re calling on the community to join…