NEWS DESK Police patrol
With Neil Walker
Cars stripped POLICE would like to hear from anyone who has seen car thieves putting cars on the back of a flatbed trailer and ripping the carcass off by tying the car frame to lampposts. There has been a spate of car thefts in the Langwarrin and Carrum Downs areas over the past few months. Thieves have stripped the cars of engines, parts and seats before removing VIN and ID numbers and hauling the car frames off the body of the vehicle.
‘On yer bike’ Finn looks through an observatory telescope. Pictures: Tony Nightingale
Seeing stars for the record AN attempt to break a Guinness World Record for the most people stargazing across multiple venues will be held this week at The Briars Astronomy Centre, Mt Martha. Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society will host the event which aims to have the most people ever stargazing at the moon through a telescope or binoculars for a 10-minute period, tomorrow night (23 May). The world record of 7960 people at 37 locations was set in 2015 by the Australian National University. Society members say they are “aiming to set a record so large that it will be nearly impossible to break again”. The event will include a live screening of Stargazing Live with Professor Brian Cox. Those attending will need to bring their own telescopes or binoculars or buy their own at: face-
book.com/events/139925546846659/ for $8. These on-line telescopes are 30mm in diameter and include an adjustable focus and small tripod. They will be handed out on the night and can be taken home afterwards. Participants in the record attempt will not be permitted to share telescopes or binoculars. Photographer Tony Nightingale said the record attempt would take place even if there is cloud or rain as only a 10-minute viewing window on the moon was needed. Admission is $5 which includes tea and coffee. Event registration and telescope collection is at 7pm. The Stargazing Live broadcast is at 8pm. The world record attempt will take place during the broadcast, 8-9pm. The Briars Astronomy Centre is at Melway 151 E1.
A HUSBAND and wife at a Gould Street, Frankston got a rude awakening in the early hours of Wednesday 16 May. A man threatened the husband who went outside to talk to the passerby seen under the deck at the home. The offender threatened the Gould Street resident and demanded keys for a motorbike parked out the front of the property. When the man refused and went back inside the house the unwelcome guest threw a paver and smashed a front bedroom window. Police arrived shortly after the paver was thrown and arrested a 35-year-old South Yarra man. He will face charges of attempted armed robbery and resisting arrest. Police said the South Yarra man and the Frankston householders were not known to each other and the attempted theft of the motorbike seemed to be a “random” incident.
Police chase fatality A 79-YEAR-OLD Mt Eliza man died in hospital on Friday (18 May), weeks after a police car collided with a vehicle during the pursuit of a silver Commodore sedan. Police pursued the sedan, alleged to have been involved in serious offences, on Nepean Highway near Mount Eliza Way at about 8.20pm on 14 April. A police car collided with another vehicle near Humphries Road. Four occupants were taken to hospital at the time. Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives will investigate the fatal collision. Police said the fatality will be investigated by Professional Standards Command, IBAC and the coroner.
A CCTV image of a woman police believe may be able to assist in their inquiries.
Car crash
A CAR careered off Eel Race Road in Seaford at about 10pm on Saturday 13 May and hit a tree. A driver, 17, from Seaford and passenger, 18, also from Seaford, were both trapped in the vehicle for some time before they were freed by emergency rescue workers. The driver was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries and an ambulance took the passenger to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police will investigate whether speed was a contributing factor to the crash.
POLICE are seeking to identify a woman after a deception incident at Rosebud on Saturday 13 January. At about 1am a woman entered a Point Nepean Road service station and bought items using a stolen credit card. She is Caucasian in appearance, in her late teens to early 20s, and was wearing a white dressing gown. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 or report confidentially online at crimestoppers.com.au online.
Authorities sick of jet-ski hoons’ conduct MARITIME Safety Victoria will put the heat on jet ski “hoons” after little sign of improvement in behaviour as the peak season comes to an end. “A small but reckless group of jet ski operators are ignoring how dangerous their machines can be,” MSV acting director of maritime safety Rachel Gualano said. “Much like on our roads, irresponsible operation of high-powered machines, often without adequate experience, poses the threat of serious injury and fatalities. “Every agency involved in ensuring all water users have equal enjoyment of our bays, rivers and lakes – including Victoria Police – has had enough of the behaviour of jet ski hoons,” she said. During Maritime Safety Victoria’s ‘Ride Right’ summer campaign, more
than 100 personal watercraft (PWC) riders were fined in a crackdown alongside Victoria Police officers. More than 450 riders of PWCs such as jet skis were approached - and while most played it safe, 67 riders received multiple infringement notices for flouting the rules. The worst locations for jet ski hooning were found to be at Carrum, Port Melbourne, Safety Beach and St Kilda. Breach of speed and distance rules leads to a $317 fine. Riding an unregistered craft or riding unlicensed can cost $793. If a speed and distance rule offence, or operating unlicensed, is successfully prosecuted, courts can impose up to $3171 for each offence. Courts can impose a $9514 penalty and criminal conviction for operating an unregistered craft.
Put on notice: Dangerous jet-ski drivers will face stiff penalties if caught speeding.
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