A 30-year-old man was arrested shortly after midnight after a full-scale police chase involving dogs and a helicopter.
The man reportedly climbed into the passenger seat of 74-year-old Mary Tetradi’s car after she went shopping at a center on Beach Street in Frankston around 4:30 p.m. yesterday.
He reportedly threatened her with a knife and demanded she drive to hospital, before dropping her off at a petrol station in Frankston North about half an hour later.
“He was very annoyed, I wasn’t upset. He said ‘aren’t you scared?’ You asked me to take you to the hospital and I will take you to the hospital,” Tetradi said.
Her car was found leaning against a post on Frankston-Dandenong Road at around 6:25pm. Police were told the driver had run away.
The same man then allegedly used a knife to threaten a man and steal his white Toyota Camry sedan on Belvedere Road in Seaford at around 7:30pm.
The chase began around 11:00 PM when police claimed the car failed to stop in front of them.
The car was followed by a helicopter and police spiked Parer Street, ending the chase just after midnight.
The man, from Carrum Downs, reportedly ran out of the car and was caught by dog squad.
He was taken to hospital, where he remains under guard.
