FRANKSTON police are investigating a burglary and theft from a house in St Johns Wood, Skye, 3pm, Sunday 7 June. Three occupants in a red Ford Laser, previously stolen from Wantirna South, were seen leaving the driveway. Jewellery and other household electrical items were stolen but their value is not known at this stage. Detective Acting Sergeant Mark Garrett, of Frankston CIU, said a witness saw a man running from the house to the car carrying a TV. He attempted to block the car in the street but it was driven around him and sped off. The offenders are described…
Author: Bayside News
A POLICE officer was injured after intercepting the driver of an alleged stolen vehicle in Cranbourne on Saturday afternoon (20 June). Police pulled over the car with four occupants just before 3pm. As the police officer was walking towards the vehicle the driver attempted to drive around the police vehicle, striking the officer and pinning him between the two vehicles. He was taken to hospital with severe leg bruising. Three youths, aged 16 from Narre Warren, Carrum Downs and Dandenong, and a fourth youth, 14 from Carrum Downs, have been remanded in custody to appear at a children’s court. They…
By TIM FLANNERY I GREW up beside Port Phillip, just up the road from Melbourne’s most striking natural feature, the Red Bluff cliffs. In those easier days I was allowed to wander to the beach to fish, beachcomb or swim. When I was 10 I took up snorkelling and at 15 scuba diving. From Sandringham to Mornington I came to know Port Phillip’s waters intimately. I loved it in all of its seasons – even mid-winter, when my face would ache from the freezing water. In that season life was in suspended animation – like a frozen tableau – but the…
THE state government is moving to stop “misleading and unfair practices” by private car park operators. Consumer Affairs Minister Jane Garrett said some operators in pay and display car parks were issuing unenforceable payment notices which were “dressed up” to look like fines. These fines can be between $80 to $100 per ticket and, if people don’t pay the fines, debt collectors are sent after them. Some Victorians have told the Consumer Action Law Centre that the companies, their lawyers and debt collectors were using harassing tactics in pursuit of questionable demands for payment. Recent decisions from the Supreme Court…
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy was terrified when a man confronted him in Bruce Park, Frankston, on Tuesday (9 June) and demanded his Giant bike and wallet, which was empty. The boy was riding home from Frankston High School at 3.50pm when the man stood in his path. The man’s right hand was concealed in his jacket pocket but police believe he carried a black handled knife. The man is described as Caucasian, early 20s, tall, skinny and with black facial stubble. He was wearing a black hoodie and denim jeans. He was last seen riding across Bruce Park. Police later retrieved…