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A MAN returned home at about 4pm on Monday (19 March) to find his Waterways house in Moonrise Close had been burgled. The victim noticed the front garage door was slightly up and the back garage door had been forced open. Entry to the house had been gained and a Mac Pro valued at $1500, $800 iPad and $200 Apple TV box were stolen. His wife’s jewellery valued at about $2500 was also missing. A black Holden Commodore with a trailer was seen in the area at about 2pm. The driver was described as Caucasian, unshaven and was wearing a black hoodie, white T-shirt and black jeans. A small dog was with the driver. Police would like to speak to the man or anyone who saw him in the area.
Roof runner
A TEEN who tried to break into a Keaton Way home in Aspendale Gardens ran off across a front verandah roof when confronted at about midnight on Tuesday (20 March). A resident heard noises at about 12.05am and went to investigate and discovered a man, described as being of African appearance, in his “late teens” and with black curly hair trying to force open a window with his hands. The aspiring burglar “apologised” before fleeing when told police were being called. Minor damage was caused to the laserlite verandah roof. Police would like to hear from any-
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A fight took place and the officer grabbed the man’s arm and managed to get him to drop the knife. The officer received two minor cuts to his hand in the incident. Frankston Embona Taskforce detectives were patrolling the area and were on the scene within minutes, arresting a 21-year-old South Dudley man. He was charged with with attempted carjacking, two counts of attempted armed robbery, possessing a controlled weapon (knife), assault-related offences and three counts of committing indictable offences while on bail. He appeared at Frankston Magistrates’ Court via video link on Wednesday (14 March) and he was remanded in custody to reappear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court. The two victims, aged 82 and 67 years, both from Frankston, were not injured.
Car stolen
A HOMEOWNER in Mordialloc’s Davey Street who heard “three or four car doors slamming” at about 3.30am on Tuesday (20 March) soon realised a blue Honda Accord parked outside had been stolen. Two sets of car keys and house keys were taken along with three iPhones, a wallet, cash and a handbag. Anyone who saw the blue Honda Accord being driven in the area or anything that may help identify the offenders should contact police.
Driver no rockstar NOTHING good ever happens after 2am is a phrase often banded around nightclubs and that seems to have been the case on Friday 9 March when a 29-year-old male driver allegedly engaged in some reckless conduct endangering life. The man from Ringwood East was seen performing a burnout outside the Rockstar Bar in a green Holden SS ute before heading northbound and losing control of the car and crossing all three northbound lanes of the Nepean Highway. The driver drove over a median strip and mounted a gutter and also collided with a post at Wells Road. The Ringwood East man nearly took a memento of Frankston with him when a section of footpath became lodged in the ute’s bumper bar. Police interviewed the man about his driving conduct and are seeking more
On scene: On-duty police officers quickly arrived after an off-duty cop foiled a carjacking in Frankston last night. Picture: Gary Sissons
witnesses to the potentially deadly driving behaviour. The man has not yet been charged.
Off-duty police officer foils carjacking An off-duty police officer fought off a man armed with a knife in an attempted aggravated carjacking in Frankston. The incident took place on Ashleigh Avenue when the man, armed with a knife allegedly tried to steal a car which was parked in a car space at the local shops just after 8pm on Tuesday evening (13 March). The driver of the car, an 82-year-old Frankston man, was attempting to start
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the car when he was approached by the armed man. The off-duty officer, understood to be a Dandenong area police officer, was walking on Ashleigh Avenue when he saw the man standing at the side of the car, armed with the knife, threatening the driver, demanding he get out of the car. As the officer approached the car he heard the female passenger calling for help. The officer approached the man and asked him what he was doing. The man then allegedly turned on the officer, pointing the knife in his direction and demanding that he hand over his car keys.
Crime up slightly CRIME in Kingston rose slightly in 2017 compared to the year before according to figures released by the Crimes Statistics Agency Victoria last week. There were 18,485 offences last year compared to 17,399 in 2016. Thefts dropped from 4206 in 2016 to 3424 last year. Burglaries and break and enter offences also fell from 1046 in 2016 to 902 in 2017. Property and deception offences led the way in a category increase in crime, rising from 4545 in 2016 to 6646 in 2017.
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