A LANGWARRIN man was arrested in the early hours of Sunday 28 February while allegedly trying to evade police on a stolen motorbike. Detective Senior Constable Stephanie Groom, of Frankston CIU, will allege the 28 year old was told to pull over in Lyrebird Dr, Carrum Downs, but instead sped off on the bike which had been stolen in a Tyabb robbery on 6 December. Police say they found drugs, knives and a quantity of cash on the man, who was remanded to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court at a later date. He was also charged with having outstanding warrants.…
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FRANKSTON’S newest second-hand store is a must visit for bargain hunters and collectors. The Treasure Chest, opened last year at the new Frankston Regional Recycling and Recovery Centre at Harold Rd in Skye, has quickly filled up with restored goods for sale to the public. The centre and the shop are run by independent contractor KTS Recycling with all shop profits ploughed back in to the running of the recycling centre where Frankston residents can drop off unwanted green waste, mattresses, TVs, paint, batteries, tyres, oil and hard waste. A fee applies in some instances. “The Treasure Chest aligns with…
Vehicle Crime Squad detectives have executed three warrants and arrested three people this morning in relation to the alleged theft of two Ferraris in November. Both of the Ferraris were allegedly stolen from an Industrial area in Braeside around 3.40am on 6 November. The vehicles were later located burnt out, one in Langwarrin and the second in Frankston. The Ferraris had a combined value in excess of $2 million dollars. Investigators made the following arrests this morning: A 34-year-old Frankston man; A 33-year-old Langwarrin woman; and A 36-year-old woman from Skye. A fourth man, a 32-year-old from Frankston, was also…
A SURVEY conducted last year by the Australian Bureau of Statistics found 63.4 per cent of adults overweight or obese. That’s 11.2 million people. The prevalence of overweight and obese people is rising: in 2011-12 the figure was 62.8 per cent, and in 1995 it was 56.3 per cent. Around one in four (27.4 per cent) of children aged 5-17 are overweight or obese, which is slightly more than 2011-12’s 25.7 per cent. Holistic health coach Maddie Race, of Patterson Lakes, said the statistics were frightening – and that she was not prepared to allow them to keep increasing. Now…
A MAN entered the Fujiua House Japanese restaurant, Southland, before it opened Sunday 28 February, and stole two days’ takings valued at $5000-$6000 hidden in a cupboard. The elderly female owner had been washing rice and had left the door unlocked when she momentarily left the shop. Images from CCTV, above, show the thief entering the kitchen area and reaching for the cash bag. He is described as Caucasian, late 20s, wearing a dark hoodie and light colour shorts. Anyone with information should call Detective Senior Constable Susanna Hughes, Kingston CIU, 9556 6111. First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone…