NEWS DESK Police patrol
with Brodie Cowburn and Steve Taylor
Explosive round of bingo A BOMB scare caused a Carrum Downs bingo hall to be evacuated, Friday 16 November. Police are investigating a phone call to the Carrum Gardens Bingo Centre on FrankstonDandenong Road at 8pm. A male caller allegedly said a bomb hidden in the hall would detonate in 20 minutes. The building was evacuated and the Bomb Response Unit was called in to sweep the area. They found no explosives.
Bottle threat results in no injury A 23-YEAR-old man escaped unharmed after allegedly being threatened with a bottle during an armed robbery in Beach Street, Frankston, 7pm, Saturday 17 November. Police said that the victim complied with demands by two men to hand over his mobile phone and cash. The alleged robbers were later apprehended. One was released pending further inquiries, and then rearrested early on Tuesday 20 November. Police said he “violently resisted” arrest. A 17-year-old Frankston North youth is expected to face a children’s court at a later date and a 24-year-old Frankston man will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court at a later date. Acting Detective Sergeant Luke Holmes, of Frankston CIU, praised the “excellent work by patrolling police”.
Butt may be to blame for blaze A FIRE broke out at a Hastings property, 7.40pm, Monday 19 November. CFA crews rushed to the blaze near Penin-
sula Link and brought it under control. Police said it may have been caused by a discarded cigarette butt. Another fire incident occurred when a group of Rosebud youths camping at Nations Park lit a campfire. When they awoke at 6am the fire had spread to a nearby tree. The CFA attended and put the fire out with minimal damage.
Slasher escapes burns after fire A SLASHER is believed to have started a grass fire that broke out on Sunnyside Road, Mt Eliza, Monday 19 November. A Mt Eliza CFA crew extinguished the blaze. No one was hurt.
Nobody hurt after shots fired at Rosebud
Fire start of a bad day AN extensive fire at an industrial shed at Carrum Downs on Wednesday 14 November has been deemed non-suspicious. Frankston CIU said an arson chemist had found that an electrical fault caused the blaze in the garage of the property at 1am. It then spread onto the shed where it took hold. Seven fire trucks attended. The shed, which was used to store items for the owner’s business, contained large quantities of canola oil which fueled the blaze. The garage that initially caught fire had been rented out. No one was injured in the fire. Police searched the rented out garage where the fire began and allegedly found four small cannabis crops. A man was helping police with their inquiries. Police said they also found a tarp secured with cable ties. It allegedly contained meat chunks and bones, believed to be from an animal. Up in flames: A fire at a Carrum Downs shed towered over firefighters in the early hours of 14 November. Pictures: Gary Sissons
ARMED Crime Squad detectives charged a 35-year-old Rosebud man with attempted aggravated burglary, reckless conduct endangering life, reckless conduct endangering serious injury and prohibited person in possession of a firearm following an incident at Rosebud, Thursday 22 November. Residents told police they heard a gunshot in Spray Street, 12.50am. They said a man, known to a 17-year-old girl at home at the time, had tried to force his way inside before allegedly firing a shot at the house and driving away. The girl was not injured and there was no damage to the house. The man has been remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 10 December. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 or submit a report online at crimestoppersvic.com.au
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Frankston Times
27 November 2018