A WOULD-BE car thief got a soaking when he attempted to hijack a Frankston man’s car, 7.15pm, 29 July. The offender, armed with a silver meat cleaver, approached the 23-year-old victim washing his car at a commercial car wash on the corner of Klauer St and Frankston-Dandenong Rd, Seaford. The offender, described as Australian, aged 30, 183cm, and medium build, demanded the victim’s keys and even got into his car before a friend of the victim intervened and the man was hosed down with the high pressure spray. Sopping wet, he ran off over Frankston-Dandenong Rd towards Pines estate. The…
Author: Bayside News
FRANKSTON Football Club officials will “reserve our final decision” on the two clubmen involved in a physical altercation at the ground on Sunday 2 August. General manager Simon Green on Wednesday said the ongoing police investigation into the fiery half-time clash between former coach and champion player Robbie Mace and president Bruce Cass meant they would hold off on commenting “at this stage”. The club’s committee met on Tuesday 4 August to discuss the incident outside the social club during the game against Geelong. Green said Cass has stepped down from his position as president, and resigned from the committee.…
A man has been arrested following an alleged burglary at the Frankston RSL last month. The incident took place at the Cranbourne Road RSL about 1.30am on Friday 31 July, with the offender’s allegedly stealing memorabilia including war medals. Police executed a search warrant at a house in Skye on 21 August and arrested a 24-year-old man. The Skye man is expected to be charged on summons with burglary and theft. The stolen items are yet to be recovered. Police are still searching for a second man, who is described as being aged in his 20s. He was wearing a…
Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident on Frankston Flinders Road in Frankston this morning. A man believed to be aged in his 30s has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after being struck by a car just after midnight. The driver of the car was not injured and is assisting police with their enquiries. Anyone who witnessed the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
FIRST online pirates stole the TV show Game of Thrones by illegally downloading the medieval fantasy epic to watch and now thieves have stolen armour similar to that worn in the HBO production. A suit of mirrored armour once used in a State Theatre production of Man of La Mancha and valued at “many thousands of dollars” was among a treasure trove of stage items stolen from CLOC Theatre’s Heatherton store room on Thursday night. “The armour was made in the US for the 1989 professional version of the play starring Daryl Somers and is virtually irreplaceable,” CLOC works manager…