Teens arrested FRANKSTON CIU detectives are investigating two robberies allegedly committed by teenage girls in Frankston during December. Police were told that a group of teenage girls allegedly assaulted a 20-year-old woman and stole a purse as she was leaving a Ross Smith Avenue shop at 2.45pm, 14 December. Police believe some of the same offenders were allegedly involved in another robbery on 18 December, when two teenage girls were allegedly physically assaulted and had bank cards stolen from them. Detectives have since arrested two teenage girls in relation to the incidents however they are hoping to identify three other females. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
House ablaze
A 32 YEAR old man has been arrested and charged with Arson after a suspicious house fire in Warrawee Circuit, Frankston. The incident has handed over to the Somerville Family Violence Investigation Unit to be investigated. It is alleged that the fire broke out at 9.15 pm on 7 December. Police said there was nobody was inside the house at the time of the fire. There were no recorded injuries or deaths. Police said the house was completely destroyed by the fire. Anyone in the area at the time or anyone who witnessed any suspicious activity can contact Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 000
Ram bam A POLICE vehicle was allegedly rammed at a Thirsty Camel in Frankson on 27 December, 5.50pm.
Police said a vehicle allegedly bearing false plates turned into a Beach Street Thirsty Camel, Police said they intercepted the vehicle, and the driver reversed into the police vehicle as he was attempting to leave. Police said the man the immediately surrendered himself to police. They said a search saw them find drugs and weapons. The 31-year-old Frankston man is being held in remand.
Dangerous mix
taken by ambulance to Frankston Hospital for observation. The car was a write-off. There were no reports it had been stolen. Acting Senior Sergeant David Seeley, of Somerville Highway Patrol, said excessive speed was likely a big factor in the crash. He said the woman had only received an arm injury and was responding well. He said the driver had not been charged with any offences “as yet” but was “assisting us with our investigations”.
A LARGE dump bin was found completely ablaze at a Bunnings off Moorooduc Road, 28 December. Police were called out to inspect the blaze at 3.20pm. They said there had been reports that a large bin had “self combusted”. The blaze was put out and the fire was found to be caused by a dangerous combination of chemicals that had been dumped in the bin, including bottles of thinners.
Woman airlifted after Somerville crash
A WOMAN in her early 20s was airlifted to The Alfred hospital from Somerville oval last week after the car in which she was a passenger crashed into a power pole. After being assessed she was found to be “not as badly injured as first thought”. Police said the late model Holden station wagon was travelling at up to 100kph in a 60kph zone along Frankston-Flinders Road, in the early hours of Saturday 5 January. They said they were not pursuing the car but caught up to it only after it crashed at the intersection of Bungower Road. The driver, a 23-year-old man from Somerville, was handcuffed at the scene. He and another man, also in his early 20s, were then
Arrest over series of thefts, burglaries THE theft of petrol from a service station on Pt Nepean Road, Tootgarook, in mid-December, was only one of a string of thefts and burglaries allegedly committed by a Cranbourne North man arrested Wednesday 9 January. Detectives from the Cardinia CIU, Special Operations Group and the Dog Squad nabbed the 30-year-old in Hampton Park over the incidents which occurred between October-December across the south eastern suburbs and Ballarat. During the arrest the man was injured and taken
to hospital under police guard. He faces 38 charges relating to an aggravated burglary at Ballarat East, burglary at a Beaconsfield Upper hotel, burglary at Officer where a firearm safe was stolen along with the keys to the safe and set of car keys, theft of a Jeep Grand Cherokee from the Kilsyth Football Oval, theft of petrol from a service station, Langwarrin, burglary at fast-food restaurant, Koo Wee Rup, where $500 cash, two reams of paper and a slab of coke was allegedly stolen, and a burglary at a fast-food restaurant, Belgrave, where $1500 was allegedly stolen, and theft of a white 2018 Mercedes Benz wagon from Tonimbuk. Other charges relate to petrol thefts which allegedly occurred at service stations in Moorabbin, Lynbrook, Springvale, and Lynbrook. Police allege they later found four stolen motorcycles and other property at houses in Cranbourne North and Doveton. The man was remanded to appear at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 1 February. Also in relation to these incidents, Yarra Ranges CIU detectives arrested a 22-year-old Cranbourne West man and 23-year-old Carrum Downs woman at a Cranbourne West property, Wednesday. The man was charged with theft of a motor vehicle, theft from a motor vehicle, handling stolen goods and negligently dealing with the proceeds of crime. The woman was interviewed and released pending further inquiries.
Space at a premium THE driver of this Peugeot 307 convertible was slugged with a $645 fine for a “substantial load breach” after being spotted carrying an old gate in the back seat along Bittern-Dromana Road last week. The Rosebud woman told members of Somerville Highway Patrol she was planning to use the wooden panels in a renovation project. She said she thought the load was safe as she was “only driving slowly,” police said.
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Frankston Times
15 January 2019
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