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Tattoo parlour burned AN attack on a Frankston tattoo parlour is being investigated by police. At around 12:45am, 20 February, the parlour on Shaxton Circle was “targeted” by an attack, police say. A fire at the premises broke out and caused extensive damage to the building. Nobody was inside the tattoo par-
lour at the time of the incident. The parlour was attacked from the front entry point. As of 25 February, no arrests have been made. A dark coloured sedan was seen in the vicinity of the fire at the time of the incident. Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing
for anyone with information to come forward. Contact Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 000.
Tattoo trouble: Emergency services survey the scene at a damaged tattoo parlour. Picture: Supplied
Girl stalked A TEENAGE girl was allegedly stalked by a man driving a white van in Frankston North last week. A 17-year-old Frankston girl was allegedly approached by the man at around 8.30am on 27 February. The man is alleged to have asked the girl if she wanted a lift. The girl declined and continued walking to school. The driver of the van drove into a side street while the alleged stalking victim was stopped at a construction site. The girl then saw the man walking up behind her while she was waiting. The victim ran along Forest Road to school and reported the incident to police. Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating. A 38-year-old Frankston North man has been arrested, and police are appealing for more information. The van is believed to be a white Ford Transit with damage to the windscreen and curtains in the window. Anyone who saw the van or man around Forest Drive at the time of the alleged incident is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or file a confidential report at crimestoppersvic.com.au
The 219 incidents involving a person under 18 years of age took place between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019. The latest figures released by the Crime Statistics Agency revealed that there were a little under 153 cases of adolescent family violence per 100,000 people in the municipality. CSA chief statistician Fiona Dowsley said that many of the aggressors had been exposed to family violence as a child. “Our research found that over half of adolescent aggressors of family violence had prior contact with police as a witness or victim-survivor of a family violence incident, or with courts as a protected person on a Family Violence Intervention Order,” she said. “These results provide further evidence to support that many adolescent aggressors of family violence were exposed to family violence as a child or young person. “Exposure to family violence was also found to be significantly associated with family violence recidivism in adolescents.” The number of adolescent family violence incidents recorded by police increased 11.8 per cent statewide in the last five years. Family violence incidents involving an adolescent aggressor accounted for 8.4 per cent of all family violence in the year analysed.
Young aggressors have family violence history THERE were 219 reported family violence cases in Frankston with an adolescent aggressor in the space of a year.
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