Police patrol Drugs, knife charges AN Albanvale man found by police sitting in a car in Vincent St, Edithvale, 4am, Thursday allegedly had a zip-lock bag containing a crystal-like substance, believed to be the drug Ice, in his front jacket pocket, and a small whisky bottle containing a clear liquid, believed to be the drug GHB. Police also allegedly found a small pocket knife, three screw drivers, three multi-tools and a torch in the 55-yearold’s car. Police said the man had no reason for possessing the items. He was charged with two counts of possessing drugs of dependence and one count of possessing a controlled weapon and bailed to appear at Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on 14 October. Also in the car was a 38-year-old man who was arrested for outstanding warrants. He was bailed with court and appearance dates to be confirmed.
Wrong plates, mate NUMBER plates stolen from a car in Kinross Av, Edithvale, on Tuesday last week, were found by police later the same day on a car in Frankston North. A 37-year-old Lower Plenty man was charged with handling stolen goods, unlicensed driving and driving an unregistered car. He was bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 24 November.
Gang attack A GROUP of Caucasian and African teenagers are being sought by police for unlawful assault after repeatedly punching a 13-year-old McKinnon boy at Southland shopping centre
on Saturday afternoon. The boy was standing with a friend near the Apple store when a 12-year-old boy bumped into him. The victim did the same back prompting the younger boy to punch him in the face, causing pain and lacerations. The 10-member group then descended on him, punching him repeatedly in the face. They were wearing Nike clothing and caps. Police said the victim felt intimidated and scared. They are studying CCTV footage of the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call Chelsea police on 8773 3200.
Fake notes passed Kingston police are searching for a man who allegedly twice tried to pass counterfeit $50 notes. In the first instance, on 8 August, the man bought items at Woolworths in Mordialloc and handed the attendant a $50 note. She became suspicious with its orange colour and lack of a watermark and took it to another counter for verification. The man then offered to pay with another note but the attendant refused to return the original and said she would call police to inspect it. The man said he couldn’t wait and refused to give his name and address before leaving. In the second incident, on Friday, a man fitting the same description bought items at the Priceline store at Southland and handed over a $50 note. The attendant suspected the note was fake and said she would see the manager. The man followed her, saying the note had been given to him by his partner. The man refused to give his details and said he was happy for the manager
to keep the note as he left the store. CCTV footage shows the man as Caucasian, slim-to-medium build, wearing dark coloured clothing, and a tan hat with brown ribbon on the brim.
Coward’s punch THREE youths outside Southland shopping centre are being sought by police for intentionally causing injury on Tuesday afternoon last week. A group of 16-year-old boys were waiting for a bus when a group of three youths began yelling abuse at them. When a bus arrived one of the group, of Hampton, tried to get on when one of the trio punched him in the mouth, causing him to stumble backwards. The boy was then punched again. The attacker is described as Islander in appearance, aged 16-18, 180cm, solid build, dark hair, wearing a hoodie. The others are also aged 16-18, 170cm tall, dark hair and dark clothing. The victim later went to the dentist who found a hairline fracture of his front tooth and facial welling. A security guard made a statement to Cheltenham police. Any witnesses should call 9583 9767.
Rear window BURGLARS smashed a rear window to gain entry to a Bondi Av, Bonbeach house and steal PC equipment on Friday. The 35-year-old female victim lost an Apple iPad 2, Samsung tablet, $200 coins, backpack and a set of houseand-car keys. Anyone with any information is asked to call Kingston CIU on 9556 6111.
Getting baked: Two possible suspects, above, in the case of the mystery bread dumper at Aspendale Gardens reserves, right.
Loafer’s bread dump mystery SOMEONE has done their dough and puzzled Aspendale Gardens residents are rising to the challenge of trying to solve the case of the mystery bread dumper. Earlier this month, sometime during the weekend of 8-9 August, a substantial amount of bread was dumped across several locations at Aspendale Gardens reserves. The Aspendale Gardens Residents Association posted photos of the mysterious incident on Facebook causing residents to ‘knead’ to know who had loafed around the reserve and why. Budding Sherlock Holmes, without the Baker St address, quickly deduced
the bread was not from the Aspendale Gardens bakery and so the mystery deepened. Police will not be grabbing a slice of the action by investigating the bread dump since the dumping of bread is not technically a crime even if some of it was ‘brown bread’. Concerned residents meanwhile watch and wait to see whether the mystery bread dumper may dump again. Do you know anything about this incident? Email team@baysidenews. com.au or call 03 5973 6424. No basket cases please. Neil Walker
Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News 19 August 2015
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