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With Liz Bell 0.223. Officers were conducting preliminary breath testing on Skye Road, Frankston around 11.55am when a Mitsubishi sedan was intercepted for a random breath test. The driver, a man in his 40s from Frankston North, was breath tested at the Carrum Downs police station and registered 0.223. The driver was served with a notice of immediate suspension for 12 months and will be summonsed to court at a later date for drink driving offences. Impairment offences are one of the main factors which contribute to the Road Toll and many serious injury collisions.
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Did you know... Esky bust puts stop to ‘service’ you can view our papers online A TEENAGER has been busted allegedly driving around an esky filled with marihuana. Police were called on 18 June after someone was spotted driving a motorised esky on Lyrebird Drive in Carrum Downs. With the help of the police helicopter, a police van was able to locate the esky. Police allege the 17-year-old driving the esky was using it as a “mobile marijuana unit”. Police seized marijuana, scales, and a bong.
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CAR owners are being reminded to keep their car keys out of sight in the house, after another prestige car theft in Mount Eliza on Monday night or early Tuesday morning, 20-21 June. A white Audi was stolen from a house in Kunyung Road after thieves got into the locked house and stole the car keys while the occupants were asleep.
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Police say criminals breaking into homes and swiping car keys while unwitting owners sleep is still a problem on the Mornington Peninsula. They are urging home occupants to lock their doors at night and do not keep car keys in obvious sight. According to 2020 statistics from the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council, seven in 10 cars are stolen with their own keys. In Mornington for the year 2020/2021, statistics show 23 cars were reported stolen, with 60 per cent of those taken from residences. In Frankston, including Frankston North and Frankston South 121 cars were stolen.
Skye high reading SOMERVILLE Highway Patrol Members were astounded when they conducted an evidentiary breath test on a driver on 21 June who registered
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Firearms laws SEVERAL changes to firearm storage laws are being implemented from 30 August. Changes include ensuring storage receptacles are: purpose built; made from steel at least 1.6mm thick; bolted to the structure of the premises if less than 150kg (empty); and have a sturdy lock. Find required changes at go.vic.gov.au/ X9o0WY
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