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.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 5 October 2016