Manningham Street Watch: Doncaster East man flees attempted carjacking

A Doncaster East man reversed out of his driveway in a desperate bid to escape a terrifying carjacking, only to have the would-be thieves follow him down the road. Here’s what happened next.

The man reported the incident to Doncaster police. File image.

A youth armed with a baseball bat took a swing at a luxury Mercedes as a terrified 36-year-old man reversed quickly out of his driveway to avoid being carjacked.

The man had pulled into his Doncaster East home, just off Blackburn Rd, about 11.20am on May 20, when he spotted a teenage boy getting out of the back seat of a Holden Commodore armed with the bat.

Two other boys, also believed to be in their mid to late teens, were in the Commodore.

He shut his garage, put his car into reverse, and sped away only to be followed by the other car.

The man was followed all the way down Blackburn Rd to the Doncaster Rd intersection but the crooks abandoned the chase when he turned right, after apparently realising that he was headed to the nearby police station.

They chose instead to continue south down Blackburn Rd.
Nunawading highway patrol Sergeant Paul Egan said the victim reported the matter to Doncaster police.

The youth who got out of the car is described as 175cm and skinny, and was wearing a dark coloured hoodie and baseball cap.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.

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Police found about 20 cannabis plants in the raid. File image.

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