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Murder charge Two arrested for A MAN has been charged with the murder of a man in Baxter more than four years ago. On 16 September 2017, a man was allegedly shot to death at his home in Baxter. The 64-year-old victim lived on Station Crescent. Last week on 4 March, police arrested a 49-year-old Baxter man and charged him with murder. He was scheduled to face the Frankston Magistrates Court the same day. Police say that the alleged killer and the victim were known to each other.
Baby returned safe A FRANKSTON man has been charged with kidnapping after allegedly stealing a car with a baby inside it. Police allege that an 11-month old baby was inside the car when it was taken. The baby was later reunited with his family unharmed. The car, a 2013 Toyota Rav4, was allegedly stolen just after 2pm on 1 March from Putt Grove in Keysborough. After a call from the public, police found the car and baby in Cranbourne at around 5.40pm that day. A 46-year-old Frankston man has since been charged with kidnapping, theft of motor vehicle, commit indictable offence whilst on bail, and unlicensed driving. He was remanded to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.
drug trafficking AROUND $280,000 worth of illicit drugs have been seized after a search of a house in Frankston, police say. Police executed a search warrant at a Frankston home on 22 February. The warrant was executed as part of an investigation into an alleged aggravated burglary in Carrum Downs during which an elderly victim was assaulted. Police allegedly seized around 375 grams of cocaine, 125 grams of methylamphetamine, 125 grams of MDMA, a kilo of cannabis, and $1750 in cash. A 29-year-old Frankston man has been charged with trafficking and possession of a commercial quantity of cocaine, methylamphetamine and MDMA, dealing with the proceeds of crime, and failing to provide a passcode to a data storage device. A 22-year-old Frankston woman was also arrested. She was charged with trafficking and possession of a commercial quantity of cocaine, methylamphetamine and MDMA. The man has been remanded to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates Court on 18 May 2022. The woman was bailed to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on the same day.
Driver five times over A WOMAN has been caught driving with a blood alcohol reading five times over the legal limit in Langwarrin, police say. The 43-year-old woman was pulled
over on Warrandyte Road in Langwarrin, around 12.40am on 27 February. Police took the Kia Rio driver to the police station where she allegedly returned an evidentiary breath test reading of .250. In a statement police said the woman is “expected to be charged on summons with drink driving and other traffic related offences.”
Cop car rammed POLICE arrested a group of teenagers after their police car was rammed last month. Detectives looking into a series of aggravated burglaries and aggravated carjackings were at a car park at the intersection of Ballarto and FrankstonDandenong Road just before midnight on 27 February when they spotted an allegedly stolen car. They attempted to stop the car but were allegedly rammed. Police say the car was a Land Rover taken from Malvern East earlier that day. Five boys aged in their teens were soon arrested in relation to the incident.
Commodore speeding POLICE allegedly caught a man driving more than double the speed limit in Carrum Downs last week. The man was allegedly speeding down Ballarto Road at 4.50am, 27 February. Police clocked his Holden Commodore sedan at 150 kmph in a 70 zone. The car was impounded for a month at a cost of $1390. The 38-year-old man is expected to be summonsed to appear before a magistrate.
A MAN police want to speak to about an alleged sexual act committed on a train near a teenage girl. Picture: Supplied
Train offender wanted by police A MAN is wanted by police after allegedly committing an “explicit sexual act” near a teenager on a Frankston line train earlier this year. Police allege the man committed the crime with a 14-year-old girl present. The train they were on was travelling between Southland and Chelsea railway stations on Friday, 14 January at around 4pm. The man exited the train at Carrum Station. An image of a man police wish to
speak to has been released. In a statement police describe him as “Caucasian in appearance, with a heavy build, short dark balding hair and a tattoo on his right forearm. He was wearing a black sleeveless t-shirt and black kneelength shorts.” Anyone who recognises the man can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
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