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NEWS DESK
Police patrol
With Stephen Taylor
Intruder ruins Mother’s Day magic STAFF at a Mount Eliza florist were terrified when they spied an intruder lurking in the darkness early on Mother’s Day morning. Abricot Mornington Florist manager Matilda Alievski said the unidentified man shining a torch seemed to avoid CCTV cameras behind the Mount Eliza Way shop Saturday 9 May as he made his way slowly towards the back door (right). He was wearing a hoodie, beanie, gloves and boots, and covering his face. “Our staff were working inside the shop trying to get our orders ready and we saw this man on our cameras and immediately panicked,” Ms Alievski said. “We were so frightened as we could see that he was getting closer in his attempts to break in. “We had our lights on in the whole shop and this man knew we were in there; it seems we were being targeted. Luckily, we saw him on our cameras and our male staff member managed to scare him away. “We reported the incident to police.” Ms Alievski said her son, 24, writing Mother’s Day cards and checking orders upstairs, saw movement on the CCTV monitor and raised the alarm. “He saw the man trying to break into the back door and started screaming and came running downstairs to protect us,” Ms Alievski said. “He was shouting to the man to
Camp ground arrest
get out and that he was calling the cops.” The staff left for their homes when the coast was clear but Ms Alievski said she hardly slept worrying about the incident. “We returned at 6am to find that the man had been back, possibly at 4.30am, and been inside the cool room. “He had taken flowers ordered by our customers and ruined them by trashing them and snapping them onto the grass,” she said. “These flowers were orders for Mother’s Day and so we had nothing to give our customers. “It seems the man didn’t come to steal, but do damage. We don’t understand why. It is disgusting that someone can do this to us.” Anyone with information is urged to call Mornington police 5970 4900 or Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
DETECTIVES described the arrest of a Queensland man at a Rosebud camp ground on Thursday 7 May as a “good pinch”. The 31-year-old appeared at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court that night charged with aggravated burglary, possessing explosives – which police later described as firecrackers – and three counts of possessing a drug of dependence. Two women had reported that a man climbed onto the balcony of their Doncaster home and entered a bedroom, 2am, Wednesday 15 April. The women ran outside and hid. The man was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court again in July.
Changing attitudes THE Trust Your Gut’ theme of this year’s Crime Stoppers Day (Monday 18 May) follows an independent national survey commissioned by Crime Stoppers Australia that showed up to one in five Australians turn a blind eye to unsolved crime and suspicious activity rather than speaking out. Crime Stoppers wants to change this attitude and urges Australians to “play a part in building a safer community by sharing with Crime Stoppers what they know, without having to say who they are”. Reports to Crime Stoppers can be made by calling 1800 333 000.
RESPIRATORY CLINIC NOW OPEN FOR
CORONA VIRUS TESTING This is an Australian Government initiative to help deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, This is a free service to all Australians that meet the eligibility criteria.
To make an appointment register on HotDoc.com or phone
0436 033 507 Patients MUST stay in the car and call clinic on arrival. The aim of this clinic is to assess and test people with mild to moderate symptoms of a respiratory illness. This includes anyone in the health care industry, aged care, supermarket/food service, or construction workers with or without the following symptoms: • Cough • Fever • Runny or Stuffy nose • Sore throat This clinic aims to divert people away from hospitals and other GP Clinics to enable them to attend to other medical issues.
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Southern Peninsula News 20 May 2020