Car salesman escapes ban for dodgy driving
A Jeff Wignall Ford Frankston car salesman has twice been caught driving while suspended. He has managed to keep his job, and in court used his gift of the gab to keep his licence, too.
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Drug driver’s double fail leads to break-up
A Blind Bight boyfriend tested positive for drugs as he was driving his girlfriend to the shops, and she was not happy. And when she found out this was his second time, she was very angry.
Woman allegedly attacked nurses, police
A woman accused of refusing to take her medication allegedly lashed out at police and Frankston Hospital emergency department nurses when they tried to help her.
COVID-19 breacher caught with ice, stolen IDs in car
A man police pulled over at 2am told officers he was out because he had to “drop off a friend” in Frankston but wouldn’t tell police who his pal was. Officers didn’t believe him and found out why he lied when they searched his car.
Burglar left ID, shoes and handbag at crime scene
A boozed-up burglar was looking for more grog when she came across alcohol in a Capel Sound campsite caravan. But the owner saw her and chased her away, and she left far more than her footprints behind.
Weirdest crimes by druggies of the southeast
A burglar says he can’t remember breaking into hotels, offices — and Gumbuya World — after not sleeping for a week due to chronic ice use. And he isn’t the only drugged-up criminal who will leave you shaking your head.
UberEats carjacker, basher hid in toilet
A Springvale junkie with a 42-page rap sheet had not long been out of jail when he embarked on another crime spree, this time carjacking a student working part-time as a UberEats driver.
Court makes landmark ruling on gel blaster guns
A man was charged with trafficking firearms after he was caught with two gel blaster guns. His defence lawyer said they were not weapons but toys. A Dandenong magistrate has made a landmark ruling that could have repercussions.
Jiu-jitsu champ’s drug-driving day in court
Murrumbeena’s Nikki Lloyd-Griffiths has tackled some of the world’s best at jiu-jitsu. This time she was taking on the law, promising to do all she could to make sure her marijuana mistake never happens again.
Burglar steals curtains to impress girlfriend
A crim with a 67-page rap sheet has broken into a Berwick house to steal curtains to impress his girlfriend. But he never got the chance to try and woo his woman with the dodgy drapes.
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