Police arrested a 30-year-old man following two carjackings and a pursuit through Frankston overnight. Police have been told a woman was loading her groceries into her vehicle in the car park of a Beach Street shopping centre about 4.30pm yesterday. She was approached by a man who climbed into the passenger seat while armed with a knife and demanded she drive. The male offender dropped the uninjured 74-year-old woman at a service station on Forest Drive in Frankston North and drove off in the woman’s car shortly before 5pm. The stolen car was found after police were notified that a…
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A SMALL library has been set up near Frankston Beach. The library, at the Frankston Visitor Information Centre, will make it easier for readers to grab a book and walk down to the beach to read in the sun. Keen Frankston reader Ashlee says the new library is “a wonderful addition to our beach trips. It’s so easy to borrow and the range of titles is fantastic.” “A stop at the Beach Library will become a part of our beach days now,” she said. The Beach Library is open at the Frankston Visitor Centre from 10am to 4pm daily. Visit…
TWO people are wanted over a petrol theft in Seaford. Police allege that a man and woman filled a black Mazda CX5 with $80 worth of petrol at a Seaford service station, then drove away. The car had stolen number plates, police say. Images of two people police wish to speak to about the theft have been released. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 to assist with the investigation. First published in the Frankston Times – 24 January 2023
A WOMAN died in a three-vehicle crash in Somerville last week. The crash occurred at around 3.30pm on Frankston-Flinders Road, 16 January. Two cars and a truck were involved. One of the cars crashed into a tree. The driver, a woman aged in her 70s, died at the scene. The driver of the truck was taken to hospital for observation. There were no other injuries recorded. The truck driver has assisted police with their inquiries. The death is the first recorded by the TAC on a road in the Mornington Peninsula municipality this year. Anyone who witnessed the collision can…
THE Baitul Salam mosque in Langwarrin will host an Australia Day celebration this Sunday, one of its first major events since a shocking break-in last year. On 21 June last year, the mosque sustained major damage after a break-in. Police later charged eight people in relation to the incident. On 29 January, hundreds are expected to attend an Australia Day celebration at the Langwarrin mosque. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Victoria spokesperson Aziz Bhatti said “the Baitul Salam mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Victoria has been organising Australia Day Dinners since 2008 and it has become our community’s tradition which involves…