Police outrun motorcyclist A MOTORCYCLIST pulled up at an Operation Wasp roadblock at Peninsula Link Bungower Rd exit at 11.30pm Friday 11 March ran off while being questioned by police. The 28-year-old Frankston North man was caught after a short pursuit and remanded in custody to appear at Frankston Magistrates Court Monday 14 March. Police said the man outstanding warrants and was wanted for several burglaries. Sergeant Steve Duffee of Mornington police said all Peninsula Link off
ramps were blocked during Operation Wasp. “It is a road police operation where we set up off the exits on Friday at the start of the long weekend. It is a called Wasp as it is part of a sting operation,� Sergeant Duffee said. Senior Sergeant Andrew Brockway, commander of the Division Four Highway Patrol said the operation breath tested drivers from about 2800 vehicles. “We identified six that exceeded the prescribed concentration of alcohol and two that exceeded the prescribed
concentration of drugs. Two vehicles were impounded from these offences. We also identified one disqualified driver and two unlicensed drivers and issued a further nine penalty notices,� Senior Sergeant Brockway said. “These statistics are on par with what we have identified with previous Wasps, so issues with people continuing to drive while affected by alcohol and drugs are still continuing. We will continue to do these operations over Easter and the coming Anzac long weekend.�
Crime rises but ‘stable’ in Frankston CRIME in Frankston has bucked the rising statewide trend according to the latest figures released by the Crime Statistics Agency. While reported offences across Victoria in 2015 jumped by 8.1 per cent compared to 2014, crime in Frankston remained “stable�, in the CSA’s opinion, with a small 0.5 per cent rise between 2014 and 2015. Crimes against the person, including assault, rose slightly in the Frankston area from 1993 in 2014 to 2063 last year. There were four homicides in Frankston last year and three in 2014. There were 14,819 reported crimes in Frankston last year compared to 14,556 in 2014. The crime statistics are released by the Crime Statistics Agency every quarter and the latest figures were published last Wednesday. At a Melbourne media confer-
ence last Thursday Premier Daniel Andrews said he is unhappy at the statewide rise in crime. “Victorians don’t want any excuses and I will offer none,� he said. “Instead what I will say to every Victorian, and indeed, first among them, to the Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police Graham Ashton, if you need additional powers you will get them. “If you need additional resources, you will get them.� Victoria Police chief commissioner Graham Ashton said street gangs, such as the Apex gang who rioted in Melbourne CBD last Saturday evening, were mostly responsible for a rise in vehicle thefts and aggravated burglaries.
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Credit card theft investigated FRANKSTON police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a theft and subsequent deceptions which occurred in Skye and Carrum Downs earlier this month. Investigators have been told a credit card was stolen from a letterbox in Jurang Way, Skye on Wednesday 2 March. The card was then used at various stores in a shopping complex on Hall
Rd, Carrum Downs to buy gift cards and toiletries. Investigators have made numerous of enquiries and have released images of a woman that may be able to assist with the investigation. Anyone with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to submit confidential report at crimestoppersvic.com. au
Porsche driver dodges police POLICE are having difficulty in catching up with the driver of a Porsche Cayenne stolen from a Mornington car yard. The latest model of the upmarket SUV retails for more than $139,000 and the one stolen on 9 March has been spotted several times in Frankston and Seaford. However police have been unable to catch up with the erratic driver who has sped off at high speed, disobeyed traffic control signals and turned off the vehicles headlights. The white 4x4 Porsche, bearing reg-
Premier pledge: Daniel Andrews has vowed to give police the resources to smash gangs involved in violent burglaries and car thefts.
istration plates ABF 179, was stolen overnight but police believe the registration plates are being changed each night. Police patrols have spotted the Porsche has been seen on the DandenongFrankston Rd, Sussex St and Bellevue Cres in Seaford, on the Frankston Freeway and on Ballarto Rd. When seen early Friday morning its registration plate was 1DT 2LC. Anyone who sees the vehicle or has any information can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or file a confidential report at crimestoppersvic.com.au
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