Police patrol
with Brodie Cowburn
A PARKDALE Cash Converters shop was left badly damaged by an alleged ram raid, around 5am 2 September. Picture: Supplied
Learner loses it A LEARNER motorcycle rider caught driving nearly 60kmph over the speed limit on the Dingley Bypass has had his bike suspended. The 19-year-old Clayton South driver was detected speeding by Moorabbin Highway Patrol members in Heatherton. He was
clocked travelling at 139kmph in an 80 zone at around 11.10pm, 28 August. Officers administered a breath test and the teenager returned a reading of 0.085. His bike was suspended for 30 days, and the man is expected to be charged on summons with drink driving and speeding offences.
Nearly 400 arrests POLICE operation Tidal has seen nearly 400 youths arrested across Melbourne’s south-east. Southern Metro Region Superintendent Paul Hollowood said Operation Tidal was “focused on addressing youth related offending across three major crime themes
which included robberies, public order offending and vehicle crime linked to serious offending.” “Operation Tidal also links in closely with the Southern Metro Crime Team’s Operation Pendsend which is a Youth Response Team made up of detectives who monitor at-risk youths and develop disruption and enforcement strategies. The operation commenced earlier this year in April and we’ve seen some really positive results,” he said. “This is a strategic approach to sharing information to ensure we have an intelligence-led approach to our enforcement of youth offending in this area. We know crimes such as robberies and public order offending has been a concern to the community and Operation Tidal has been developed to specifically target these issues. “As part of Operation Tidal, officers proactively target known hotspots in an effort to detect and deter offending. Through our highly visible presence in the community and patrols of high risk locations we’ve been very successful in identifying and arresting offenders very quickly.”
Police said the man told them he had sped because he was “late for work”. The man had his car impounded for a month, and will face court at a later date.
Roads action TRAFFIC police taking part in the National Day of Action, below, say it is a direct response to the “horror year which is taking place on Australian roads”. As part of the campaign an alcohol and drug testing site was set up in Marine Parade, Hastings where 321 drivers were breath tested, with one returning a positive result for drugs. Police say they plan to set up testing sites at random locations across the peninsula to conduct mobile and stationary speed checks. Up until Wednesday last week 13 people had lost their lives on Frankston and Mornington Peninsula roads.
No excuse A 30-YEAR-old Frankston North man was caught speeding and running a red light, Thursday 29 August. Police observed the man drive through a red light on FrankstonDandenong Road, before he was clocked driving at 120kmph in a 70kmph zone on Ballarto Road, Carrum Downs.
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