Elderly woman forced to drive stranger at knifepoint in Melbourne carjacking

A 30-year-old man was arrested just after midnight following a large-scale police chase that involved dogs and a helicopter.

The man allegedly climbed into the passenger seat of a 74-year-old woman's car after she had finished doing her shopping at a centre on Beach Street in Frankston about 4.30pm yesterday.He allegedly threatened her with a knife and demanded she drive, before dropping her off at a service station in Frankston North about half an hour later.Her car was found crashed into a pole on Frankston-Dandenong Road about 6.25pm, with police told the driver had run from the scene.

The same man allegedly then used a knife to threaten a man and steal his white Toyota Camry sedan on Belvedere Road in Seaford about 7.30pm.The car was tracked by helicopter and police laid spikes on Parer Street, bringing the chase to an end just after midnight. He was taken to hospital, where he remains under guard.Continue reading

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