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A man has been taken to hospital with critical injuries following an assault in Mornington this afternoon. Emergency services were called following reports a man had been found seriously injured outside a property in Cooba Court about 3.40pm. The 41-year-old man was treated by ambulance paramedics and taken to hospital with life threatening injuries. Responding police cordoned off the area and arrested a 35-year-old man shortly after. He will be interviewed in relation to the incident. It is believed the two men are known to one another. Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding what occurred.…
Police are investigating a collision in Baxter this afternoon. Emergency services were called to reports a white Hyundai iLoad van and a grey 4WD had collided on Peninsula Link Freeway out-bound near Frankston-Flinders Road about 1.45pm. It is alleged the driver of the van fled the scene to a nearby underpass where he was arrested. The 35-year-old Frankston man was interviewed and is expected to be charged on summons. Investigators are looking into reports the van was seen being driven erratically prior to the collision. Officers have also been told the man was seen walking along the freeway behaving erratically…
Somerville Highway Patrol members are investigating after a teenage girl crashed an allegedly stolen vehicle in Langwarrin last night. The vehicle was travelling along north-bound on Peninsula Link, near the Cranbourne-Frankston Road exit, when the driver lost control and the vehicle rolled numerous times about 10.15pm. The 14-year-old driver was pulled from the overturned vehicle and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Her 14-year-old female passenger was also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The cause of the collision remains under investigation. Police are keen to speak to anyone who has dashcam footage or who witnessed the driving behaviour of…
Police on the Mornington Peninsula have another tool in their arsenal to stop hoons on motorbikes, illegal monkey and trail bikes and overpowered e-bikes, using drones to help identify offending and track down those putting themselves and others in harm’s way. Operation Track was established by the newly formed High Visibility Community Engagement Team (HiCET) to target the dangerous and illegal use of non-compliant e-bikes, trail bikes and other offroad motorcycles. It comes following concerns raised to police by residents, particularly in the Hastings, Rosebud and Mornington areas. Across just four shifts as part of Operation Track, police have responded…
A man has allegedly blown more than five times the legal alcohol limit following a collision in Mount Martha last night. Police were called to the intersection of Moorooduc Highway and Males Road following reports of a minor two-car collision just before 5pm. Police located the driver of a Nissan Navara and the 41-year-old underwent a preliminary breath test which returned a positive result. The Bittern man then returned a positive evidentiary breath test roadside with an alleged reading of 0.269. He was issued an immediate licence suspension for 12 months and has been charged on summons with exceeding the…
Detectives have charged two men after a man was allegedly assaulted in Frankston earlier this week. Police were called to reports of an injured man at an address on Charon Court on Sunday, 7 June about 11pm. It is understood a physical altercation occurred between three men outside the residence. Two men then fled the scene on foot prior to police arrival. A 37-year-old Frankston man remains in hospital with critical injuries. Two women in the residence at the time were not physically injured. Today, investigators executed a search warrant at a Frankston address in relation to the incident. Detectives…
A P-plater has had his license suspended and vehicle impounded after allegedly blowing nearly three and a half times the limit of a fully licensed driver in Mornington overnight. Officers performed a routine intercept on the Holden Commodore utility on Roberston Drive about 12.55am. The 18-year-old driver was spoken to by officers before he returned a positive preliminary breath test. The probationary P1 license holder was transported back to a police station where he returned an alleged evidentiary reading of .174. His vehicle was impounded for a period of 28 days at a cost of $1275 and his license was…
Polls have now closed. We’ll provide rolling results during the evening until the winner of the by-election is know. 9.48PM Anthony Marsh will be the next Member for Nepean after the Liberal Party claimed victory in today’s by-election. Speaking to media, Marsh said “It was the honour of my life to be standing here as the next member for Nepean,” and that he’d be “On the ground every day fighting for Nepean.” Picture: Yanni 9.21PM The mood is upbeat among the Liberal faithful gathered at Rye Hotel. Marsh, centre, with Victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson to his right. Picture: Yanni…
Police have charged three Mornington Peninsula residents following erratic driving and a truck fire in Melbourne’s east, an extended follow through Melbourne’s east and south-east this morning. Officers spotted an allegedly stolen truck and a blue Holden Commodore driving erratically in Heathmont just after 2am. Both vehicles are alleged to have sped off before the Air Wing located them on Eastlink near Burwood Highway in Rowville. It is alleged the truck was set on fire underneath the Wellington Road overpass, before the offenders fled in the Commodore. Police units on the ground and Air Wing overhead followed the car down…
A man has been charged after allegedly driving double the speed limit and evading officers in Chelsea Heights early Saturday morning. Moorabbin Highway Patrol officers spotted a silver Volkswagen Passat allegedly travelling at a fast rate of speed north along Mornington Peninsula Freeway about 2.10am. It is alleged the vehicle, with five people onboard, was detected at 200km/h in a 100km/h zone. Officers attempted to intercept the vehicle which allegedly evaded police, continuing to drive before coming to a stop on Springvale Road in Braeside. The allegedly unlicensed 22-year-old driver was arrested. He has since been charged with traffic offences…
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after two beloved Suzuki motorcycles were stolen from a collector’s garage in Seaford earlier this week. Offenders gained access to a garage at a Fortescue Avenue property sometime between 3pm on Sunday and 2.50pm Monday. Investigators believe the offenders entered the garage by using a tool to pry open a window. The garage door was forced open and offenders stole: Detectives have released photographs of the two stolen motorcycles in the hope that someone may have information as to their whereabouts. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information, or who…
Two 18-year-old men from Frankston, a 23-year-old man from Seaford and a 17-year-old boy from the Frankston area were arrested yesterday (5 February) after a series of aggravated burglaries in the early hours. Detectives have charged the four males and recovered three stolen vehicles. Investigators allege a property on Wattle Valley Road, Canterbury was broken into about 1.05am on 5 February and a Porsche Cayenne was stolen. About 1.30 am it is alleged offender/s attempted to break into a property on Victoria Avenue, Canterbury. The offender/s were unsuccessful and left. At about 1.40am it is thought the same group attended…
Police will charge a man with drink driving offences after he was allegedly detected driving on the wrong side of the road and narrowly avoiding a head-on collision with police. The 33-year-old Safety Beach man had reportedly been drinking with friends since midday before stopping at a drive-thru bottle shop to purchase another bottle of wine. He was intercepted by police shortly afterwards. Officers observed red wine spilt down the man’s t-shirt. He returned an evidentiary breath test with an alleged reading of 0.185. His licence was immediately suspended for 12 months, and his vehicle was impounded at a cost…
Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit members have arrested and charged a man after executing a warrant in Hastings as part of an ongoing investigation. Officers attended an address in Villawood Drive about 8.45am on 30 January and arrested a 26-year-old man He was interviewed in relation to a number of copper thefts from power poles in the Hastings area since August last year. Officers located a large amount of copper wiring at the property during a search. The 26-year-old has been charged with theft, dealing with property suspected to be the proceeds of crime and commit indictable offence whilst on…
Southern Metro Region Four Divisional Response Unit members have arrested and charged a man after executing a warrant in Rosebud on Friday morning. Officers attended an address in Sharen Court about 9.30am on 30 January as part of an ongoing investigation. They arrested a 53-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman and searched the property. It is alleged officers located a number of items including firearms, ammunition, drugs, a 3D printer and cash. The 53-year-old has been charged with traffick commercial quantity of drugs, traffic drug of dependence, possess traffickable quantity of firearms and possess proceeds of crime. He has been…
A man has had his long weekend cut short after being charged following an alleged aggravated burglary in Mount Eliza in the early hours of this morning. It is alleged a man gained access to a property on Glen Shian Lane about 3am. Whilst inside the house the man allegedly stole a wallet and car keys before fleeing in the owners silver Porshe. Residents home at the time were not injured. Officers responded to a call to Triple Zero and spotted the Porsche driving through Chelsea a short time later. The Porsche was followed to Parry Court, Carrum Downs where…
Members from the Mornington DRU executed a drug search warrant in Hastings on the 6th January and located; A 46-year-old female was charged with multiple offences including trafficking a commercial quantity of drugs and remanded until April 2026.
BALNARRING Junior Football Club’s reputation as a football factory was on full display on Monday 15 December, when three of its players were selected in the AFLW Draft. Mizuki Brothwell was taken at pick 14 by the Western Bulldogs, Matilda Argus joined Collingwood at pick 41 and Nalu Brothwell was selected at pick 50 by Essendon. In a single draft, Balnarring JFC doubled its total number of AFL and AFLW draftees. Previous selections from the club include Will Hamill (Adelaide Crows, 2018), Isabella Shannon (St Kilda, 2019) and Sam Fletcher (Gold Coast Suns, 2019). Founded in 1890, the Balnarring Football…
Mornington Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following a ramming in Mornington last night. Police were called to reports of a suspicious loiter at a unit complex on Fleet Street about 7.40pm on Friday 12 December. Officers attended and located a stolen black Toyota Land Cruiser utility in the driveway of the property. It is understood the utility rammed the parked police vehicle multiple times before it became wedged in the property’s driveway. The unknown male driver exited the vehicle and fled north bound on Fleet Street. During the incident, the two male senior constables retreated to…
Mornington Peninsula police have arrested nine people and seized more than $170,000 worth of illicit substances in just a two-month period. Police will allege some of the drugs – including cocaine, ketamine, MDMA, GHB, methylamphetamine and cannabis – were bound for Schoolies celebrations on the Peninsula, however, were intercepted before potentially causing harm in the community. Detectives from the Mornington Peninsula Divisional Response Unit executed eight warrants in Capel Sound, Carrum Downs, Dromana, Frankston South, Mornington, Rosebud and Rye between late September to the end of November. These warrants led to the arrests of nine people, including: In total, $172,000…
A number of drivers have been detected breaking the road rules on the Mornington Peninsula overnight. There has been a highly visible police presence in the area due to the number of people attending the area to celebrate the end of school. A number of incidents occurred in a short period of time which has left police flummoxed. About 9.05pm police attended a crash at a hotel on Point Nepean Road where a Volkswagen ute had hit a building. A 51-year-old woman from Rye underwent an evidentiary breath test and returned an alleged reading of 0.184. Her licence was suspended…
Police have charged an 18-year-old male after a teen fell from the roof of a moving car In St Andrews Beach last night. It is alleged five 18-year-old males were inside a Holden Cruze and two 18-year-old males were on top of the vehicle. The car was allegedly travelling in a car park on Paradise Road at low speed when one of the males slid from the roof and fell onto the road. He suffered serious head injuries and was taken to hospital in critical condition The alleged driver, an 18-year-old Glen Waverley man, has been charged with drive in…
Police are investigating the death of a man in Frankston this morning (23 November). Emergency services were called to conduct a welfare check on a man behaving erratically on Warringa Rd about 12am. When officers arrived at the scene the man allegedly charged at police. The 35-year-old Frankston man was handcuffed. Medical treatment was provided to the man who had a number of lacerations. The male began to deteriorate, and officers released the handcuffs and continued to provide medical treatment. The man further deteriorated and was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation into the circumstances of the man’s death…
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Hunter Scott. The 18-year-old man is wanted on warrant for armed robbery, theft of motor vehicle, attempted burglary, drive whilst disqualified and theft offences. Scott is described as Caucasian in appearance, approximately 175cm tall, with brown hair, fair complexion and medium build. He is known to frequent the Hastings area. Investigators have released an image of Scott in the hope that someone may be able to provide information on his current whereabouts. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a…
Police are appealing for witnesses following a near-miss at a pedestrian crossing in Mornington earlier this month. It is understood a red Mazda 121 was speeding southbound on the Nepean Highway and failed to stop at a red light at the intersection of Main Street about 10.30pm on Friday, 3 October. Five pedestrians were walking across the road at time and were almost struck by the car. They narrowly escaped any physical injuries. Police believe some of the pedestrians filmed the offending vehicle as it continued driving, just after the red light camera flashed. Investigators would like to speak to…
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Langwarrin this afternoon. Emergency services were called to Jarman Drive following reports the man’s body was located inside a property about 2pm. The exact circumstances surrounding the incident, including the cause of the the man’s death, are yet to be established. A crime scene has been established. Homicide Squad detectives are attending to assist with the investigation. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit an online confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
MEMBER for Nepean, and Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Sam Groth, has changed portfolios in a shadow cabinet reshuffle announced on Saturday 11 October.The leader of the Opposition, Brad Battin, in a statement said “Today we have appointed a shadow cabinet with the talent and experience to hold Jacinta Allan’s Labor government to account and to advocate our positive plan for Victoria: less waste, lower taxes and less crime.”Among the changes were a shift for Groth from previous portfolios, including shadow minister for tourism, sport, events and hospitality, and shadow minister for outdoor recreation.“Today I have been appointed as shadow…
Police have arrested four people following a string of robberies across Melbourne this week. The quartet were arrested and will be interviewed in relation to 11 incidents on 23 September, including: They will also be interviewed in relation to five incidents on 24 September, including an attempted armed robbery at a fast-food outlet on Spring Road in Mulgrave, and armed robberies at: There were no physical injuries at any of the incidents. The arrests come after a stolen Mazda SUV was spotted near the intersection of Thompsons and Berwick-Cranbourne roads about 3am this morning. The vehicle was followed to Bells…
Ambulance Victoria has expressed serious concern after two female paramedics were allegedly set upon in a violent assault on Main Street, Mornington earlier today (13/9). The paramedics were walking the street at approximately 11:30am when they were allegedly attacked. They were not treating a patient or attending a case at the time. One of the paramedics sustained injuries after allegedly being kicked by the alleged offender and is currently being assessed in hospital. The matter is now in the hands of Victoria Police, who are investigating. Members of the public who witnessed the alleged assault came to the paramedics’ aid.…