Bay watch
Police patrol A neighbour’s house was also broken into the same day, with thieves jemmying open a laundry door. They stole items valued at $800, including a wedding ring, Xbox console and games, cash and vouchers.
Stabbing charges A MAN charged with stabbing his mother and father in their Parkdale home has been remanded in custody to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday. The 33-year-old was allegedly involved in a heated argument with his parents early Wednesday 10 May. Police who arrived at the Beach Rd house at 3.55am found the couple, in their 60s, with upper body injuries. The father, with chest wounds, was taken to The Alfred hospital in a serious condition later changed to stable. The mother was also taken to The Alfred in a stable condition. Their son was charged with two counts of attempted murder, intentionally and recklessly causing serious injury, and other assault-related charges.
‘No’ to booze bus
A POLICEMAN directing traffic into a booze bus queue was lucky not to be run down when a recalcitrant driver allegedly drove off straight at him. A 1998 Mitsubishi Pajero was being directed into the line on Thompson Rd, Carrum, 10pm, Wednesday 10 May, when the driver allegedly veered away and accelerated back onto the freeway. The policeman jumped clear and took a note of the car’s registration number. Police visited a house in Patterson Lakes and interviewed a man. He was later charged on summons with reckless conduct endangering serious injury and unlicensed driving.
Hall raided THIEVES twice cut padlocks to break into the church hall at St Aiden’s, Poulson St, Carrum, on 23 April and 7 May, stealing bread and milk and ransacking the kitchen.
School entered
Repo man visit
Pretty vacant
A BEAUMARIS man was injured when a repossession agent arrived to reclaim his car, 1pm, 25 March. The man was told he owed $4000 and that he must pay up or lose the car. He replied that he could not pay and was told to remove any personal items from the car before it was towed. Once inside the car, he turned on the ignition which alarmed the repossession agent who thought he may attempt to drive off. The agent reached in to grab the keys and, after a struggle, the Cromer Rd resident received a fractured finger and cuts to his hand. He later complained to police. Anyone who witnessed the repossession is asked to call Kingston CIU 9556 6111.
BURGLARS jemmied open the window of a vacant house on The Broadway, Bonbeach, in the week leading up to Wednesday 3 May, and stole items valued at $1570. These included light fittings, taps, door handles, curtains, towel rack and even a toilet roll holder. An electricity cable had been cut even though the power was not connected.
Break-ins ABOUT $3100 in jewellery, including wedding and engagement rings, Apple iPod and coins, were stolen from a house in Mary Avenue, Edithvale, Wednesday 10 May. Burglars opened a side gate then entered through an unlocked back door to rifle through belongings packed in suitcases in a bedroom.
OFFENDERS smashed louvre windows before breaking into Mordialloc Primary School, Saturday 13 May. Police found evidence of their behaviour in the kitchen and audiovisual room, but it is not known what, if anything, was stolen.
Wine to go AN image of three women alleged to have stolen several bottles of wine, above left, from a display shelf at the Cellarbrations store, Southland, has been released. Detective Senior Constable Nick Bloink, of Kingston CIU, said the store was closed when the women arrived, 10.20pm, Thursday 23 March. Police allege one of the women reached through a security screen and stole the bottles from a display shelf. They then left the shopping centre carrying the stolen liquor. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
Continued from Page 1 Testing at bayside and peninsula beaches during the 2016-17 summer season by the EPA released last month revealed Kingston beaches often suffered from poor water quality. Mentone and Mordialloc beaches were ranked equal 24th out of 36 beaches tested twice daily. Carrum and Aspendale beaches were equally ranked 29th for water quality. EPA applied sciences group manager Anthony Boxshall said rainfall of more than 10 millimetres was often associated with poor water quality at bay beaches. “While it was quite a dry summer, Victoria experienced prolonged downpours around the Christmas and New Year’s period that contributed to extended periods of poor water quality at all of the 36 beaches that EPA monitors,” Dr Boxshall said. “Unfortunately for beachgoers, most of this rain fell just before or during weekends, and usually just before warmer weather, which is when bay beaches are at their busiest.” Dr Boxshall said that Melbourne’s stormwater system and the downhill nature of the landscape towards the bay meant that heavy rain flushed anything on suburban streets into the bay. “Eight major creeks and rivers, and more than 300 drainage outlets flow into Port Phillip. Sources of this water include about 5000 underground drains that collect Melbourne’s runoff,” Dr Boxshall said. “From there, about 540,000 million litres of stormwater containing around 160,000 tonnes of sediment washes into the bay annually; and remember that the bay itself is only about 25 cubic kilometres.”
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