NEWS DESK Police patrol
with Brodie Cowburn
Men arrested for van theft TWO men have been arrested in Bangholme after allegedly stealing a food delivery van. The duo was arrested on 25 February. They are alleged to have stolen the van from a Narre Warren shopping centre at around 8.30am that morning. The van was parked and had been left running.
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The alleged offenders dumped the van on Bangholme Road at 9.30am, and fled from the scene on foot. Police chased them down and arrested them with help from the K9 unit and air wing. A 21-year-old Chirnside Park man and a 31-year-old Keysborough man are in custody. A firearm was alleg-
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edly recovered from the scene. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au Van stolen: Police investigating the alleged theft of a food delivery van. Pictures: Gary Sissons
Car stolen THE theft of a car from a Cheltenham dealership is being investigated by police. At around 2.30am, 17 February, police believe a man entered the Warrigal Road business and broke into a white Holden Commodore. The offender used a vehicle jack to dislodge the large iron gates, and drove the car away. The stolen car had the registration WNK634. Images of the vehicle and a man (below) who they believe can help police with their enquiries have been released. Contact Crime Stoppers.
Young aggressors have family violence history THERE were 219 reported family violence cases in Frankston with an adolescent aggressor in the space of a year. The 219 incidents involving a person under 18 years of age took place between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019. The latest figures released by the Crime Statistics Agency revealed that there were a little under 153 cases of adolescent family violence per 100,000 people in the municipality. CSA chief statistician Fiona Dowsley said that many of the aggressors had been exposed to family violence as a child. “Our research found that over half of adolescent aggressors of family violence had prior contact with police as a witness or victim-survivor of a family violence incident, or with courts as a protected person on a Family Violence Intervention Order,” she said. “These results provide further evidence to support that many adolescent aggressors of family violence were exposed to family violence as a child or young person. “Exposure to family violence was also found to be significantly associated with family violence recidivism in adolescents.” The number of adolescent family violence incidents recorded by police increased 11.8 per cent statewide in the last five years. Family violence incidents involving an adolescent aggressor accounted for 8.4 per cent of all family violence in the year analysed.