Looking for Lucky escape after creek plunge comfortable footwear? QUICK thinking by passers-by helped save two elderly women from possibly drowning in Mordialloc Creek on Monday afternoon. Boat mooring lines prevented their small Mazda sedan from tumbling into the water after the driver pushed the accelerator instead of the brake, leaving them dangling precariously off Mordialloc Pier at about 2.15pm. The passers-by – including the driver of a four-wheel-drive – attached ropes to the car to prevent it from slipping further into the muddy water. The driver managed to climb back to safety but Metropolitan Fire Brigade crews, who arrived soon after, had to rescue the passenger. Neither required medical treatment. Ambulance officers later dropped them off at home. MFB spokesman Phil Buckley said two fire trucks rushed to the scene, off Pier Rd. He said
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a tow truck later hauled the car back onto the hard stand. Mordialloc police said a licence review was probable.
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THREE 16-year-olds using their phones to search for imaginary Pokemon characters in Parkdale were allegedly threatened by four older youths and two phones were stolen, early Sunday 2 October. The victims said they were walking along Beach Rd, 4.15am, when the offenders walked out of Parkers Rd. One was allegedly wearing knuckledusters and another hinted that he had a gun, although it was not seen. During the incident one of the victims managed to flag down a passing police car on Beach Rd and the offenders ran off. One was found hiding in Surf Av and two found in a car in Parkers Rd. The Dog Squad tracked the fourth offender was lost him. Police expect to summons the trio: aged 17, 18 and 20, of Narre Warren South and Dandenong North, with armed robbery and attempted armed robbery.
A MAN dragged from his seat by a carjacker at Southland shopping centre, Monday 3 October, was talking on the phone at the time. The 21-year-old told police he was mystified when a solidly built man, about 180cm tall and with an olive complexion, suddenly appeared beside his gold Toyota Yaris seconds after he stopped in the car park. The man yelled and then grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him out. Most of the man’s face was hidden by his jacket hood, which was pulled tight around his face. He was also wearing sunglasses. Two other men in a utility parked behind – a white Toyota Hilux – then jumped in the man’s car and they drove off. Kingston CIU detectives are appealing for public assistance to find the men, who are believed to have stolen the Hilux from Dingley Village earlier in the day, as well as a set of number plates – 1CE 6TU – from a car parked nearby.
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