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WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2024
Local News 15 arrested at South Melbourne
■ lleged burglars, car thieves, family violence offenders and arsonists have been arrested during a series of warrants in South Melbourne. Fifteen people were arrested following warrants at more than 20 addresses inside two housing unit complexes on Park St and Dorcas St on Tuesdaylast week (July 2). Eight men and seven women – all from South Melbourne and aged between 23 and 59 – were charged with a range of offences including burglary, theft of motor vehicle, arson, criminal damage, family violence offences and drug offences. Arrests of note include: ■ A 28-year-old woman was arrested on outstanding warrants in relation to two counts of burglary, theft of motor vehicle, and possess methylamphetamine. ■ A 25-year-old man was arrested on outstanding warrants in relation to theft of a motor vehicle, theft and two counts of burglary, as well as criminal damage and possessing methylamphetamine. ■ A 40-year-old woman was arrested on outstanding warrants in relation to arson and criminal damage. ■ A 59-year-old man was arrested on outstanding warrants in relation to burglary, theft, and contravening a family violence safety notice. ■ A 30-year-old woman was arrested on outstanding warrants in relation to contravening a family violence order. ■ A 23-year-old man was arrested on outstanding warrants in relation to failing to answer bail as well as three counts of obtain property by deception. ■ A 58-year-old man and 40-year-old woman were allegedly found in possession of methylamphetamine. ■ A 24-year-old woman will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date after allegedly being detected on a motorbike travelling approximately 95-kmh in a 70km-h signposted area in Windsor. It will be further alleged she was a suspended rider. The vehicle was impounded at a cost of almost $900.
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‘Pervert course of justice’ claims ■ Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two people from a Melbourne law firm as part of an ongoing investigation. A 34-year-old Abbottsford woman and a 25-year-old Lalor woman have been charged with pervert the course of justice, attempt to pervert the course of justice, and use a false document.
The charges relate to an incident where a false document was allegedly tendered to the Frankston Magistrates’ Court on September 26 last year. The pair were arrested on December19 lawst year and June 25. They have been summonsed to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Thu., July 11).
LOCAL AUTHOR SCORES 88 NOT OUT
● Ken Piesse
■ Author Ken Piesse will nbe next month publishing his memoir Living The Dream: 60 Years in Cricket and Football. Ken Piesse is an Aussie sporting legend in his own right. Few have witnessed more Grand Finals and Test matches around the world. No one has written more bestselling sports books. In 60 years in cricket and football, Ken has: ■ Caught a Prime Minister ■ Sacked a Prime Minister ■ Discovered Steve Smith ■ Written, published and edited 88 books (Living The Dream is his 89th) Born the year the MCG was illegally watered, Ken Piesse is Australian cricket’s master storyteller. He was President of the Australian Cricket Society from 2006 to 2022. He now works on cruise ships, telling cricket and football stories, tall and true, to sporting fans while sailing the seas. Ken has played almost 900 games of cricket and another 100 or so of footy, from Bath and Rotorua to the Gabba, the MCG and the Adelaide Oval. In 46 fun-filled years, he and his wife Susan have toured to the UK (seven times), South Africa and Zimbabwe, the West Indies and New Zealand.
Police News Nepean Hwy chase
■ Police have charged two men after tracking a stolen car throughout Melbourne’s south last Mionday morning (July 1). Officers spotted the stolen red Hyundai hatchback driving erratically and speeding near the Nepean Hwy in Aspendale about 12.45am. Uniform officers, along with Operation Trinity units, kept a safe distance and observed the Hyundai travelling at speeds of approximately 120-kmh near the South Gippsland Fwy in Dandenong. The Hyundai was seen running a red light on Webster St in Dandenong about 1am. Officers attempted to intercept the vehicle near Eastlink before the Hyundai refused to pull over and continued to avoid police. The car was followed at a distance and was seen travelling south on the Nepean Hwy from Parkdale to Seaford. Officers successfully deployed tyre deflation devices on Seaford Rd. The Hyundai, driving on flat tyres, came to a complete stop on Oliphant Way, where the occupants dumped the vehicle and one man attempted to flee the scene in a Ford Ranger parked nearby. Police swiftly moved in and arrested two men. A 31-year-old Cranbourne South man was charged with theft of motor vehicle, dangerous driving whilst being pursued by police, unlicensed driving and fail to stop on police direction. A 28-year-old Springvale man as charged with two counts of theft of motor vehicle. They will both appear at the Frankston Magistrates’ Court on July 23. Investigators believe that the Hyundai was stolen from an address in Cranbourne East and the Ford was stolen from an address in Hampton Park, both in June. Operation Trinity, which runs every single night until dawn is Victoria Police’s most wellresourced frontline policing operation at present. There are 70 additional police rostered each night, on top of existing patrols.
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