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No go: Liberal opposition leader Matthew Guy says elevated rail would be an eyesore along the Frankston line. Picture: Gary Sissons
Sky rail divides parties Continued from Page 1 Liberal state Upper House MP for the South Eastern Metropolitan Region Inga Peulich believes sky rail will divide suburbs along the Frankston line. “There is no way that sky rail will be acceptable to the residents of the bayside suburbs no matter how Labor dress it up and how much lipstick they put on it.” Liberal opposition spokesman for planning David Davis accused the government of misleading voters before 2014’s state election. “This is a fundamental breach of
trust. It’s not what the Labor Party promised at the state election. The reality is nobody voted for sky rail,” he said. The state opposition raised the spectre of another East West Link style contracts battle, which cost taxpayers millions of dollars, if it wins back government at the next state election and sky rail has not yet been built. “If there are contracts signed we will renegotiate those contracts with the awarded tenderers and will reaward them to remove those level crossings by going underground,” Mr Guy told The News.
Cut and run
Home invasion
BURGLARS used an angle grinder to cut through metal poles and a metal grate to enter a cigarette store in Main St, Mordialloc, in the early hours of Wednesday last week. They stole more than $11,000 in stock. Mordialloc police said the offenders cut a one metre hole in the grate to gain access. CCTV footage shows three of the four men inside the store wearing hoodies and masks over their faces and all wearing gloves. They filled a large bag with cigarettes and cigars as well as cash and were reportedly in and out within six minutes. Witnesses said a red SUV fled the scene going south. Anyone with information should call Mordialloc police, 9588 2988.
A PATTERSON Lakes woman found the laundry door of her Palm Island Ct ajar, 6am, Friday, and a rear sliding door open. She then saw that her handbag was missing and, going into the garage, found that her black Hyundai, registration 1EF3JC, had been stolen. The total value of the haul is $23,000. The woman, 74, later learned that her credit cards had been used several times at various McLeod Rd petrol stations to buy $150 petrol. The thieves had also stolen a laptop, iPhone, wallet containing cash and cards, backpack containing cards and IDs, garage remote control – and even a tub of pasta from the kitchen bench. At 5.26am, police patrolling in Lyrebird Dr, Carrum Downs, saw the car driving at 90kmh in a 50kmh zone approaching the Shearwater Dr roundabout, screeching its tyres, and driving through a red light at the O’Grady’s/Frankston-Dandenong Rd intersection. The car was later estimated to be travelling at 150kmh. Police would not chase due to the contentious no-pursuit policy. The car was later involved in an evade-police incident in Strathmore. Anyone with information should call Kingston CIU, 9556 6565.
Unfamiliar face A CHELSEA Heights man was awoken by the sound of keys and someone attempting to open the front door of his Linton Cl house, late Saturday. Thinking it was his son the man relaxed but, as the noise continued, he got up to investigate and found an unknown man in the living room. He is described as Caucasian, 30s, 170cm, red hair and red beard plated in front, Viking style. He was wearing a light coloured suit jacket and shorts. The resident, 58, challenged the intruder and chased him down the street but was unable to catch him. Getting into his car the resident drove around the area and spotted the man walking along Thames Prom trying to hitch a ride. He challenged the man who denied entering the house. Chelsea police are investigating.
Valuables gone TWO jewellery boxes containing Tiffany and antique jewellery, as well as mobile phones and a Rolex watch were stolen from a house in Warrigal Rd, Mentone, Tuesday morning last week. Thieves entered by jemmying open a rear laundry window and making straight for the main bedroom,
where they found the valuables in a chest of drawers. Anyone with information should call Kingston CIU, 9556 6565.
Thirsty work
A BAR/restaurant on Nepean Hwy, Mentone, was broken into early Sunday. Thieves jemmied open a door from an alley into a rear service area and worked their way into a beer garden and store room, where they stole an unknown quantity of alcohol. Inside, they prised open two tills and stole float money. When an alarm activated the offenders fled the way they had come with the alcohol and float money. A cleaner found the blue light flashing and alerted police, 6am. Anyone with information should call Kingston CIU, 9556 6565.
House raid BURGLARS stole computer equipment, watch, and mobile phone valued at $6200 from a house on The Corso, Parkdale, in the early hours of Monday. They entered the house by cutting through flywire, reaching in and unsnibbing a latch into the kitchen area. The resident, 70, told police he was working in his study and had the TV on in the lounge room when he heard a noise upstairs “like something had been dropped”. He and his wife went to investigate and heard footsteps on the stairs. A car was then seen driving south on The Corso and into Parkers Rd. Anyone with information should call Kingston CIU, 9556 6565.
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