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POLICE intercepting a car driving at 143 kmph on Cranbourne Road. Picture: Supplied
A LEARNER driver was caught on the road without an accompanying earlier this month. The 18-year-old man was pulled over by Moorabbin Highway Patrol on the Dingley Bypass in Heatherton after being caught driving 15 kmph over the speed limit. The Clyde North resident received three infringement notices totalling $1321 and accrued seven demerit points.
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Toy story MOORABBIN police officers are hoping to reunite a backpack of toys with its owner. The bag was found in the back seat of a taxi and brought into the station on 7 June. The name “Bella 06/2020” is written on the base of a unicorn painting on the bag. The owners can contact the station on 9556 6565 to collect the bag.
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Car caught A FRANKSTON man was clocked driving at 180kmph on the Mornington Peninsula Freeway last week. Moorabbin Highway Patrol officers pulled the 31-year-old over in Patterson Lakes at 9.10am, 14 June. He underwent drug and alcohol testing which police say “indicated the presence of an illicit substance in his system.” Police also allege the man was driving an unregistered car, and was in breach of interlock conditions. The car was impounded for 30 days
Speeding early A DRIVER was clocked speeding on Cranbourne Road in Frankston in the early hours of 18 June. At around 4.20am the 21-year-old Cranbourne man was pulled over by Somerville Highway Patrol officers. They allege he was driving at 143 kmph. The man’s car was impounded for a month, and he is set to appear at court at a later date. He faces the possibility of losing his license for a year.
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A BACKPACK full of toys found last week. Picture: Supplied
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