NEWS DESK Police patrol
with Brodie Cowburn
Murder charge
man over the discovery. He has been bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates Court on 23 March next year.
A MAN has been charged with murder over an alleged shooting in Frankston. A 34-year-old man was killed on 18 September. After a week-long hunt, police arrested a man in Cranbourne on 24 September. The 43-year-old Frankston resident was arrested at a house on Sarno Court. Police say he was treated by paramedics at the scene of the arrest and has remained under police guard in hospital since. The charged man has faced a bedside remand hearing. Investigators are not expected to make any more arrests in relation to the alleged murder. Victoria Police Detective Superintendent Crime Command Paul O’Halloran said “this was a dynamic and high-risk operation that involved the deployment of police from Crime Command, Southern Metro Region and specialist police resources to successfully resolve.” “This is a great result that police were able to apprehend him safely, and it’s very pleasing that no other people were hurt,” he said. “We’d like to thank members of the public for their assistance with this investigation.”
Drugs seized POLICE have allegedly seized $14,000 worth of cocaine as well as cash from a house on Lautrec Street, Frankston. Frankston Crime Investigation Unit executed a Drugs, Poisons, and Controlled Substance Act search warrant at the property. There they seized the drugs and money. Police have since charged a 27-year-old
Don’t be a prick AN echidna sitting on a busy road in Carrum Downs was saved from a prickly end last week. Police patrolling the area moved him to a safer location (pictured right).
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