A 74-year-old grandmother was allegedly held at knifepoint for greater than half an hour as her automobile was stolen from a shopping mall in Melbourne’s south.
Police have arrested a 30-year-old man from Carrum Downs over the incident at Frankston’s Bayside Heart on Tuesday, and allege the person additionally threatened one other particular person in Seaford later that day earlier than stealing his automobile.
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Earlier that day, Mary Tetradi stated she was loading her groceries into her automobile at about 4.30pm when the 30-year-old allegedly climbed into her passenger seat and demanded she begin driving.
The suspect allegedly dropped her off with out her belongings alongside Forest Dr greater than 30 minutes later.
“He was very aggravated, however I used to be not upset,” the grandmother stated, explaining that she tried to stay calm.
Tetradi went to a neighborhood mechanic and known as the police.
Police discovered her automobile crashed right into a pole at 6.30pm, and allege the 30-year-old threatened a person in Seaford with a knife and stole his automobile a short while later.
Officers patrolling Seaside St then noticed the person driving the allegedly stolen Toyota Camry at 11pm.
He was pursued via the streets of Frankston earlier than crashing the automobile on Allawah Avenue and allegedly fleeing the scene.
Victorian police stated he was discovered by the canine squad and brought to hospital the place he stays below guard.
Resident Terry Hope and his spouse have been woken as much as the sound of sirens, and stated they watched on because the alleged incident unfolded.
“By the point he bought right here, he was working on the edges. The entrance tires had been fully shredded,” he stated.
“It was fortunate that nobody was killed.”
