NEWS DESK Police patrol
With Neil Walker
Duo nabbed
Vehicles burn out
A 1995 Nissan sedan originally stolen from Dandenong Plaza on Friday 23 March was later found burnt out at about 8.30pm in a rear carpark of a factory complex at Garden Boulevard, Dingley. The vehicle was spotted in Evan Street, Parkdale before being set alight in the evening. Firefighters attended to the car blaze. Police are seeking witnesses to the arson. Witnesses are also being sought to a stolen 2002 Holden white sedan set alight at the end of Canterbury Road, Braeside at about 12.15am on Saturday 24 March. The car was stolen from Mollison Street in Dandenong North earlier on the same day.
POLICE patrolling Parkdale last Monday (19 March) arrested a duo seemingly involved in thefts from vehicles. A male, 17, and female, 23, from Mordialloc were chased by police having been seen acting suspiciously. Vehicle break-in tools and stolen property was found in their possession. The pair was charged with thefts from motor cars and drug offences. The male has been remanded in custody. The woman was bailed to appear at Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court on 27 April.
Window visitors
A woman who was awoken by “the sounds of a window being tampered with” in Sandbelt Close, Heatherton on Thursday 22 March at about 4.30am saw two men quickly walking off through a neighbouring courtyard when she went to investigate. No entry was gained. One of the men was wearing a red flannel jumper and the other a multicoloured flannelette. Police are looking for witnesses to anyone seen loitering in the area.
Bomb scare at court
A BOMB scare last Tuesday 20 March saw part of Fletcher Road near Frankston Magistrates’ Court cordoned off between about 8am and 10am. Police gave the “all clear” and reopened the road after the bomb squad was called in to investigate using a
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Scare then all clear: Police bomb squad quickly investigated a suspicious device outside Frankston Magistrates’ Court. Picture: Gary Sissons
robot to get close to “a suspicious device” outside the courthouse building. The suspicious device was found by a passing patrolling protective services officer (PSO). Eyewitnesses said it appeared a fuel container had been wired and taped up to look like an incendiary device in what seemed to be “a hoax”. Police have released an image, below, and CCTV footage of a man they believe can help with their enquiries. The man approached the front of the court and left an item at the front door at about 6.55am before running away. Frankston Crime Investigation Unit investigators believe a male, dressed in black clothing, standing
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near the shopping centre on Fletcher Road would have seen the man they are seeking to identify as he fled and are urging him to contact Crime Stoppers.
Car gone
An early-morning dog walker returned to his Marina Road, Mentone home on Friday 23 March to find the family’s white Ford Territory missing from the driveway. A burglar gained entry to the house sometime between 5.45-6.45am and stole a wallet, phone and car keys before stealing the car. The other occupants of the house were asleep at the time.
Driver charged Detectives from the Major Collision Investigation Unit have charged a teenage girl following a fatal crash in Frankston last year. A 19-year-old Safety Beach woman was charged on Sunday 18 March with culpable driving, dangerous driving causing death, driving in a manner dangerous, careless driving, driving whilst impaired by drugs, disobeying traffic control signal and possessing a drug of dependence. The charge follows a crash at the intersection of Cranbourne Road and Moorooduc Highway on 13 July last year where a 16-year-old girl from Mount Eliza died.
Fraud uncovered
Detectives in Frankston have arrested and charged a 47-year-old Frankston woman following a series of alleged frauds involving the transfer of university tuition fees. Police investigated after reports that a number of students had large amounts of money stolen after paying an education consultancy agency to cover their university tuition fees. It is estimated that approximately $95,000 had been stolen from at least six victims since 2016. The Frankston woman has been charged with obtaining property by deception. Police say students using a third party provider should first check the company is legitimate before handing over money.
Bikies raided
STATE and federal police raided more than 40 properties including Nitro gyms in Carrum Downs, Mordialloc and Hallam on Wednesday 21 March in a money-laundering investigation involving the Comancheros outlaw motorcycle gang. Motorbikes, drugs, cash, computers and booze valued at more than $1 million were seized by police in the raid that also included a South Melbourne law firm and two accounting firms in Cranbourne and Eltham. Anyone with any information on any of the above incidents should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at crimestoppersvic.com.au online.