NEWS DESK Police patrol
with Brodie Cowburn
Man charged with cold case murders A MAN has been charged with the murders of two people in Moorabbin more than 30 years ago. Doris McCartney and Ronald Swann were allegedly murdered in Moorabbin on 22 October 1989. On 8 April last week, police arrested a 58-year-old Rowville man and charged him with the murders. Last month police put out a public appeal for information and $1 million dollar reward to help with their investigation into the deaths. The man fronted Melbourne Magisrates Court on 8 April charged with two counts of murder.
Alleged hoons charged THREE men will appear at the Frankston Magistrates Court after being charged with offences dating back three years. On 2 April, police charged a 21-year-old Cranbourne man with 54 offences relating to nine hoon events across the Cranbourne area in the last three years. Charges laid include reckless conduct endangering life, possess MDMA, and possession of an imitation firearm. An 18-year-old Cranbourne man was charged with 12 offences including reckless conduct endangering life and incitement. A 20-year-old Cranbourne West man was also charged
with 12 offences including conduct endangering life and conduct endangering serious injury. Two vehicles have been seized by police as part of their investigation. They allege that the two Holden sedans were involved with “high-risk driving events”. The three men were bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 17 November.
Hold the phone
Teenagers in allegedly stolen car arrested THREE teenagers were arrested after being caught by police in an allegedly stolen car last week. Police intercepted the allegedly stolen Land Rover Discovery at the intersection of Frankston-Cranbourne Road and McClelland Drive in Langwarrin at around 2.30pm, 5 April. Two 13-year-old boys and one
14-year-old boy were arrested. One of the boys was arrested when police intercepted the car, while the other two allegedly fled into Peninsula Private Hospital. The two boys were subsequently arrested as well. Police allege that while the arrests were being made, an attempt was made to carjack a pregnant woman.
Police say nobody was injured during the incident. The three teenagers were remanded in custody.
POLICE at the site of an incident in Langwarrin. Picture: Gary Sissons
THE state government is spending $33.7 million on technology that can detect drivers using their mobile phones. Legislation will also be introduced to back up the methods being used to detect “distracted” drivers. A three-month trial assessed 679,438 vehicles and found that one in 42 drivers were illegally using a mobile phone while driving. The trial was conducted while stage four coronavirus restrictions were in place, leading authorities to believe the rate of offending could be higher when roads are busier and movement is not restricted. Using two portable cameras across several metropolitan and regional locations, the trial found the highest rates of mobile phone use at Craigieburn Road East, Wollert (one in 18 drivers), Calder Park Drive, Hillside (one in 21) and Old Geelong Road, Laverton (one in 28). The new technology can also detect drivers not wearing a seatbelt, driving without hands on the wheel or with pets on laps.
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