Police patrol
with Brodie Cowburn
A FACTORY fire in Carrum Downs. Picture: Gary Sissons
Motorcycle crash
Bicycle stolen
A MOTORCYCLE driver was left seriously injured after a crash in Chelsea Heights last month. Emergency services attended the corner of Edithvale Road and Egret Drive just after 8pm on 19 February to assist. A black Suzuki motorcycle had collided with a vehicle. The motorcycle driver was taken to hospital by paramedics. The driver of the car involved with the collision was uninjured, and remained at the scene. Moorabbin Highway Patrol is now seeking witnesses and dashcam footage to help with their investigation into the crash. Anyone who believes they can assist can contact Crime Stoppers.
POLICE are searching for two people in relation to the theft of a brand new bicycle on Christmas Day last year. Detectives have been told that a mountain bike was stolen from a Seaford home in the evening on 25 December. CCTV images have been released of two women that police wish to speak to about the theft. They were seen with the bike shortly after it went missing. If anyone recognises the people pictured below or has any information, they can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or make a report online at crimestoppersvic.com.au and quote the incident number 200469446.
TWO people wanted over the theft of a bicycle. Pictures: Supplied
Factory blaze extinguished A FIRE broke out at a Carrum Downs factory last week. Emergency services attended the raging blaze on Concord Crescent just after 11pm on 25 February. Teams from multiple fire stations worked together to fight the fire. A statement on the Carrum Downs Fire Brigade Facebook page read “quick work by the crews prevented the fire from spreading to the adjoining factories, with an aerial appliance from FRV Fire Station 25 Oakleigh
utilised to attack the fire from above.” They were joined by crews from FRV stations 91 Frankston and 90 Patterson River. “With multiple crews in breathing apparatus, the specialist breathing apparatus unit from Bayswater Fire Brigade-CFA, was responded to assist with supplying fresh air for the breathing apparatus. Another specialist appliance carrying rehabilitation gear from Somerville Fire Brigade, was responded and assisted Am-
bulance Victoria crews with health monitoring and rehab. “Additional crews from Skye Fire Brigade (CFA), Mt Eliza Fire Brigade, Noble Park Fire Station, Keysborough Fire Brigade and Edithvale Fire Brigade (CFA) were brought in to support with additional breathing apparatus operators to help with overhauling the fire scene.” Victoria Police and the Environment Protection Authority Victoria personnel also attended.
It’s never you, until it is.
More people die on farms than in other workplaces – let’s change that. You might think you’re bulletproof and know your land like the back of your hand. But accidents can happen to anyone. You can prevent accidents. You can prevent deaths. worksafe.vic.gov.au/agriculture Frankston Times
2 March 2021
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