Smoked out: Ciggie-dropping thief’s DNA fail
Picking up after yourself is not only good manners, it’s also pretty important if you are thieving from cars to feed a heroin addiction, as this durry-chugging Frankston thief found out.
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Baxter burnout hoon’s day in court
A level-crossing contractor was keen to show off his ute’s power, busting a cop-stopping burnout at a Baxter roundabout. And his missus’ mum has come to his rescue in court.
Thug’s ‘sl*t cut’ threat to ex-girlfriend
A Seaford man who had spent months in jail for punching his former partner — and mother of their child — as she walked along a Frankston street continued his ‘vile’ actions when he got out.
Wrong way, drug driver gets missus’ dad’s car impounded
A father did his daughter’s boyfriend a favour, lending him his car. But the Narre Warren South plasterer repaid his gratitude by having the vehicle impounded. Now he’s lost his licence — again.
Fire starter: How crook turned his cell into wall of flames
A homeless man who committed crimes in Dandenong and Springvale lashed out while in jail, starting a fire in his cell. And you will never guess how he started the blaze.
Druggie found with ice, GHB after K9 chase
Grief-stricken at losing his father a Frankston man turned to drugs. The spiral continued as he racked up offences and ended up with him being hunted down by the police K9 unit.
Frankston North Woman ‘hijacked and blighted’ by ice
A Frankston North woman’s life spiralled out of control after a relationship breakdown. She started mixing with the wrong crowd and got hooked on the drug ice. And a magistrate has given her a stark warning.
Cemetery gardener’s grave drink-driving mistake
Dead tired: After a few drinks with his mates a Springvale cemetery gardener waited a few hours to let the booze out of his system. But he miscalculated, got behind the wheel and ended up in court.
Thug king-hit, tried to rob elderly man
An old man with a walking frame may have seemed like an “easy target” to this thief, but despite being struck in the face at a Cranbourne shopping centre he fought back. And he’s had the last laugh, with the coward attacker hauled before court.
Melbourne’s social media stars who fell from fame
A Peninsula glamour girl who posted more than 20,000 photos on Instagram, turned to drugs to break her social media “obsession”. But it was a simple traffic violation that brought her down. And she is not alone in going from glamour to the gutter.
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