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Arrests over burglaries THREE men have been arrested over a series of aggravated burglaries last week at Mount Martha, Mount Eliza, Glen Iris, Toorak, Camberwell and Malvern. Detectives from the Southern Metro Crime Team executed two warrants at addresses in Frankston, Friday 30 April, seizing items allegedly linking those arrested with the break-ins. A 21-year-old Frankston man has been charged with 13 offences, including aggravated burglary, burglary, theft of motor vehicles and theft. An 18-year-old Frankston man has been charged with 18 offences, including aggravated burglary, burglary, theft, reckless conduct endangering serious injury, possessing a drug of dependence, theft of motor vehicles and traffic offences. The men were remanded to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday. A 17-year-old Frankston teen has been charged with 12 offences, including aggravated burglary, burglary, theft, handling stolen goods, possessing the proceeds of crime and theft of a motor vehicle. He has been remanded to appear at a children’s court at a later date. The charges follow the capture of the trio in the Melbourne CBD after police spotted a Mazda 3 sedan – stolen from Tyabb on Thursday night – on Ferntree Gully Road, Scoresby about 10.50pm later that night. The police Air Wing followed the car across the south-eastern suburbs where the driver allegedly reached speeds of 170kph. While travelling through Oakleigh, it is alleged a woman jumped from the car. She was arrested soon after. The car then continued towards the Melbourne CBD where police used stop sticks on Smithfield Road, Flemington. Despite punctured tyres the driver continued on until the car brushed a pedestrian on Elizabeth Street and crashed into a tram stop at Victoria Street.
Two of the men allegedly ran off but were arrested soon after by the Critical Incident Response Team. The woman, 19, of Ferntree Gully, was charged with theft, possessing prescription medications and committing an indictable offence while on bail. She was remanded to appear at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at crimestoppersvic. com.au
Hooning charges A 22-YEAR-OLD Pakenham man allegedly doing burn-outs at the Arthurs Seat car park last week is facing charges on a range of traffic offences. Somerville Highway Patrol nabbed the driver of the Ford sedan after he lost traction in the rain “causing the rear tyres to emit smoke”, 10.28pm, Saturday 24 April. The P-plater, whose licence had already been suspended, blew 0.068 per cent when the reading should have been zero. His car was impounded, and he will face Dromana Magistrates’ Court for driving while suspended, losing traction, causing noise\smoke, driving an unsafe car, and failing to display P-plates. A 20-year-old Hastings man was charged with doing burn-outs and hooning in the same car park, 8.30pm, Thursday 8 April. Footage from the Eagle chairlift’s CCTV cameras was used to trace the P-plater, who will face Frankston Magistrates’ Court on the more serious charge of reckless conduct endangering persons, because bystanders were present. Other charges include losing traction and causing noise\smoke. The intercepts were part of TAC Operation Sobrio which aims to detect drug-and-alcoholaffected drivers.
Boat stolen A $55,000 speed boat and trailer, above, were stolen from the driveway of a Blairgowrie property, overnight Saturday 24 April. It is unknown how the offenders were able to connect the trailer to a tow vehicle in Fawkner Avenue as the folding drawbar connection was padlocked. Owner Nick Beveridge said Somerville detectives had put out a state-wide alert on the 7.5 metre boat, pictured, which had recently received a new motor, gearbox and propeller at a cost of $30,000. Mr Beveridge said there was no CCTV coverage of the raid and few people lived in the area of mainly by holiday homes.
He had recently bought a new steering wheel for the fibreglass boat from JV Marine which had not yet been installed. “The thieves will have to purchase a new steering wheel so, if someone reads this that has … sold a steering wheel on Gumtree or Facebook then it may [have been] to them,” he said. “Why would you steal a boat? It would be very difficult to sell. It’s not like you can just go and put it on online, such as on Gumtree or Facebook, like a used car, and every part has a serial number.” Mr Beveridge warned other boat owners to remain vigilant. “There’s lots of boats in driveways and few fulltime neighbours around here,” he said.
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Southern Peninsula News
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