Police patrol Attackers sought KINGSTON police are searching for three Sudanese men who allegedly assaulted a 34-year-old Chelsea man, 5am, Saturday. The man was walking near the intersection of Swan Walk and Baxter Ave the men approached. They asked for a smoke and, when the man said he didn’t have any, started punching him. The man fended off the blows but the trio allegedly produced Swiss Army-type knives and attempted to stab him. The man managed to break free and run up Thames Promenade but was chased by two of the attackers. Finding Chelsea police station shut he ran to a pay phone near Chelsea station and dialled triple zero. Police arrived and took him to the scene of the attack but the offenders had gone. They photographed the man’s injuries and took him to Frankston hospital for treatment. The men are described as 193cm tall, wearing black clothing, one wearing and orange hoodie top, and all wearing peaked caps.
Drugs haul PROTECTIVE Service Officers at Chelsea station arrested a 38-year-old Frankston man for possessing methamphetamine, 6.30pm, Friday. The drug was found in a small deal bag and the man taken to Chelsea police station. He was given a diversion program.
Graffiti charge A FRANKSTON line commuter spotted three youths using spray cans to graffiti her train near Cheltenham station and called transit police, 7pm, Tuesday last
week. They intercepted the trio at Highett who all allegedly had paint on their clothes and hands and five cans of spray paint in their possession. Two were cautioned and allowed to leave and one was bailed to appear at Moorabbin Children’s Court charged with graffiti offences and stating a false name and address.
reached over and ripped the camera off the dashboard, jumped out of the stationary cab, smashed the camera on the ground and began kicking the door. The driver hailed the PSOs who were also abused by the woman. She was charged with criminal damage and bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 20 November.
Cars raided
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FIVE cars were broken into in five Bonbeach streets, overnight Thursday. The streets were Breeze, Brixton and Patterson streets, Ilma Grove and Coast Banksia Drive. The cars were parked in the street outside owners’ homes and in driveways. Some had been left open, some locked. Items stolen from glove boxes and centre consoles included $200 in notes, coins, cards, sunglasses, $800 wrist watch, pocket knives, house keys, hammer, air compressor leads and wheel nuts. The owners reported “nothing seen or heard” during the raids although one owner did hear a loud bang as a possible getaway car drove off. Anyone with information should call Kingston CIU, 9556 6565.
KINGSTON police are searching for a man who raided offices and storerooms at a Parkdale motel in the early hours of Friday. The manager noticed a door to a common room open later that day and studied CCTV footage. It shows a man wearing a hoodie driving into the Nepean Hwy carpark at 3.30am. He forced open a door to the restaurant, stole cash from the till, and alcohol. He is seen using a jemmy bar to force open doors on the second and third floors, where he stole items including a computer. The man placed his booty in a shed before moving them to a silver sedan parked in Potts St. Police said the man appeared to be drug affected. He was still on the property two hours later. Anyone with information should call Kingston CIU, 9556 6565.
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A 22 YEAR old Bonbeach female taxi passenger was arrested by PSOs at Chelsea station, 1.15am, Saturday. The woman hailed a cab in Station St and ordered the driver, a 26 year old Chelsea man, to “drive straight ahead”. But, before proceeding, the driver requested a pre-paid fare. The woman allegedly became abusive. The driver warned her to behave as her actions were being recorded by the cab’s CCTV camera. The woman allegedly
Traffic stop Did you know? SCHOOL zone speed limits apply during all the state’s gazetted school days – whether the school is open that day or not. Road Rule 20 stipulates fines of between $185-$738, including demerit points and licence suspension for higher speeds.
Thieves target cages UNDERGROUND storage facilities – or “cages” – are being targeted by burglars, especially in Mentone. Kingston police are investigating seven cases of theft from the cages which may contain racing cycles, TVs, computer equipment and other valuables. Owners’ cars are also being broken into, damaged, and valuables taken in underground carparks. Childers St, Mentone, has been hit six times. An apartment block resident, who would not be named, said up to 10 cages had been ransacked last month, with the thieves on site for four hours – all captured on CCTV footage. She lost property valued at $1690 in the raid, with some stolen items marked “Wardy”. “Number plates and tools were stolen, and 10 or more storage cages were forced open and their contents stolen,” the woman said. “My car had the window smashed and an attempt made to steal it, another vehicle was stolen, and more storage cages were broken into in the apartments next door.” Two offenders are shown on the footage wearing large jackets and gloves, but the angle of the cameras makes identification difficult. The thieves walked down an access ramp – possibly when another resident drove in – and took their time looting the area. Detective Senior Sergeant Leighton Richardson said CCTV had its limitations. “It really only works when a policeman recognises a suspect,” he said. “If we don’t know them it makes it hard to track them.” The woman said the thieves were onsite 3.30-6.50am – “even while people were leaving for work”.
Repeat offenders: CCTV footage of alleged burglars.
This followed a previous robbery at the apartment block in mid-June at a similar time. The incidents were reported to Moorabbin police who attended and took statements. The woman said there had “been 10 – if not more – incidents in the short 2.5 years we have lived here”. A second Childers St resident lost goods valued at $1070 and a third $1800 in raids last month. Sergeant Leo Raso, of Moorabbin police, said thieves “often did multiples” of burglaries when they targeted an area. He warned residents to “not presume the storage cages are safe”. “They may have a padlock and steel mesh but these can be overcome, and the thieves – often in gangs – have plenty of time to gain access to the items which are plainly visible,” he said. Anyone with information should contact Detective Senior Constable Richardson, 9556 6135. Stephen Taylor
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