A POLICE officer drew her handgun and shouted “I am police” to scare off three thugs who attempted to carjack her unmarked police car outside Bonbeach basketball complex, 9.20pm, Sunday 4 June.
The leading senior constable in plain clothes and accompanied by a clinician, was at the stadium in Cannes Avenue to do a lighting audit when three large men carrying iron bars burst from the bushes and started clubbing the car.
One opened the driver’s side door and attempted to hop in and steal the car, which rolled forward into a tree.
The policewoman, still inside the vehicle, managed to regain control and drew her handgun while shouting “I am police” and reversed trying to escape.
The men, described as Caucasian with strong builds, in their 30s, and wearing dark clothing, ran off east towards the football ovals.
Nine police back-up cars raced to the area but the men were not found.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 7 June 2017