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Father died after Bunnings ‘struggle’
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Sword seized A SWORD was among the items seized by police from a Frankston property earlier this month. On 1 September police raided a commercial address on Station Street in Frankston. There they allegedly seized 23 imitation firearms, 33 knives, 15 machetes, 14 foldable knives, a hatchet, and a sword. Police have arrested a 46-year-old Frankston man. They say he will be charged on summons with selling a controlled weapon to a child, sell or advertise prohibited weapons, and sell or advertise for sale imitation firearms. Frankston acting inspector Ian Pregnell said “any form of weapon, be it knives or imitation firearms have the potential to cause significant alarm in the community. When used
in serious and violent crime, they can tear families apart, terrify victims and threaten the wellbeing of society.” “The Frankston community can rest assured that we will continue to thoroughly investigate any reports of weapons being sighted, sold, or advertised and do everything in our power to ensure such weapons never make it to the streets,” he said.
No injuries in crash THE occupants of a car which smashed into a pole in Frankston have escaped without injury. The car crashed into the pole on Young Street at around 1.30am on 4 September. Police breath tested the driver, a 24-year-old Frankston woman. She allegedly blew 0.124. Her driver’s license was suspended for a year.
Collision under police investigation POLICE are looking into a car crash involving an allegedly stolen car in Skye last week. The collision occurred at around 9pm on 7 September on Ballarto Road. Police allege a white Ford Ranger stolen from Somerville on 25 July was involved. The Ford Ranger was traveling north on Westernport Highway when the driver allegedly ran a red light and crashed into an oncoming car. The two Ford Ranger occupants then fled on foot. There were two people in the other car. The 49-year-old woman driving
THE aftermath of a crash on Young Street. Picture: Supplied
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was taken to hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries, and the passenger had no injuries. Police have released an image of a vehicle as part of their investigation. Anyone with information about it can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at www.crimestoppersvic. com.au
A CAR of interest to police. They are looking into a two-car crash in Skye. Picture: Supplied
A CORONIAL inquest into the death of a man after an incident at Frankston Bunnings in 2016 has been completed. 31-year-old Anthony Georgiou died on 12 September 2016 after an alleged physical altercation with two security guards at Frankston Bunnings earlier in the day. Last week the coroner handed down a report into his death. The report concluded that “there seems little doubt that had Georgiou not been involved in the struggle” then “he would have walked away from Bunnings that day.” One of the security guards told the inquest that he had put Georgiou in a headlock, and that Georgiou said something along the lines of he couldn’t breathe. The incident started after Georgiou allegedly stole a saw blade from the hardware store. The report concluded that the security guards then tried to arrest Georgiou and the struggle ensued. The specialist forensic pathologist who conducted the autopsy on Georgiou’s body wrote that the cause of death was “complications of methylamphetamine use in a setting of physical restraint in a man with cardiomegaly.” The coroner was also not satisfied that either security guard had been provided with a copy of the Bunnings Code of Conduct as of the date of the incident. The Coroner’s Court does not determine criminal or civil liability. Bunnings’ director operations Ryan Baker said “we’re aware of the findings of the Victorian Coroners Court regarding this matter and our thoughts are with Mr Georgiou’s family at this time We recognise this matter has been an exhaustive process, and will review the coroner’s recommendations in detail.” Brodie Cowburn