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Woman dies in Tuerong collision A MERRICKS woman, 53, died when the car in which she was a passenger collided with a tow truck at Tuerong, Saturday 1 February. A man, also 53, and woman driving the car, 18, both of Merricks, were taken to hospital with life threatening injuries after the collision on Balnarring Road, near Gillett Road. Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the crash which caused both vehicles to run off the road and down an embankment. The woman, sitting in the back seat, died at the scene. The younger woman and man in the front seat both had to be cut from the car. They were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The 39-year-old truck driver, from Lyndhurst, was taken into custody and later released. No charges were laid. Anyone who witnessed the crash, has further information or dash cam footage, is urged to contact Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at crimestoppersvic.com.au
Police swoop MORNINGTON Peninsula detectives arrested five people over the Australia Day long weekend in relation to alleged vehicle crime. The arrests were part of Operation Night Eagle – an ongoing investigation into vehicle crime and drug-
related offences. Four people arrested at a property in Curlew Court, Hastings, included a 34-year-old man of no fixed address, as well as a 29-year-old man, 31-year-old woman and 16-year-old boy, all from Hastings. A pen pistol, drugs and cash were also seized. All four were taken in for questioning. Night Eagle is an ongoing operation and police will continue to focus resources where they’re most needed, police said.
Arrests over thefts A 16-year-old Mornington girl and a Patterson Lakes man, 19, were arrested by members of the Southern Metro Crime Team last week over an alleged aggravated burglary and alleged string of car thefts. Police investigating the theft of a Jeep in Armadale, Monday 27 January, believe the same offender broke into a house in Hawthorn East early the next day and stole the keys to a Mercedes before taking the car. He was later seen in another allegedly stolen Mercedes on the Monash Freeway doing 200kph. The man and girl were arrested at Patterson Lakes about 1.45am and were last week assisting police inquires. Police urge people to lock their cars at all times – even when parked in a driveway or garage. Secure keys, move valuable items from view, and report suspicious behaviour, police say. For assistance call 000 or, to report any suspicious behaviour, call the near-
est police station or Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
P-plater slowed ROSEBUD police allegedly clocked an 18-year-old P1 probationary driver at 163kph on the Mornington Peninsula Freeway last week. The Cranbourne North man had only had his licence for three months when intercepted in the early hours of Saturday 25 January. His car was impounded. His was one of three vehicles spotted on Arthurs Seat Road and followed onto the freeway where police say they all “accelerated heavily to speeds well in excess of the 100kph limit”. The intercepted driver will be summonsed to appear at court where he faces a minimum 12 months’ loss of licence. The registered owners of the other two cars will be asked to identify the drivers of their cars at the time they were seen speeding, and those drivers will also be interviewed.
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FOOD & WINE
TEN MINUTES
BY TRACTOR POLPERRO, DOC
MONTALTO
H O L L O W C O V E S RARE HARE, TUCKS C A R A V Ã N A S U N WILLOW CREEK VINEYARD THE MELTDOWN
MERRICKS GENERAL PRANCING HORSE, CASA DE PLAYA,GREEN OLIVE
SATURDAY 28 MARCH 2020 Ten Minutes by Tractor, Photo: Martin Spedding
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Southern Peninsula News
5 February 2020