Teens face burglary charges
Police swooped on nine teenagers allegedly responsible for causing havoc at several childcare centres in Caroline Springs late last month. Seven males and two females aged between 16 and 18 years were caught allegedly causing damage to the Penguin Childcare Centre on Sunday, December 27. Detective Sergeant Rob Henley, of the Melton Crime Investigation Unit, said neighbours were on high alert after the centre was vandalised and broken into multiple times during the past year. Drugs and alcohol were not involved, police say. The teenagers have been charged with criminal damage, burglary and theft, and will appear at court at a later date
Man and dog rescued
An elderly East Keilor man and his dog were rescued from their sinking tinny off Altona beach last Wednesday morning. Police said the 75-year-old got into trouble about a kilometre from shore about 6.30am. Altona Life Saving Club volunteers saw the capsized boat and rushed to help. Lifesaver Aaron Hunt said the man had been plucked from the water by local fishermen when his crew pulled alongside the upturned vessel. Water Police sent to recover the boat found the man’s dog alive, presumably surviving in an air pocket under the bow.
