A 29-year-old Altona North man has been charged after an alleged attempted carjacking in Campbellfield on 22 October. Police allege the man, armed with an axe, tried to steal a car after a collision involving up to eight vehicles at the Sydney and Bolinda roads intersection around 7am. Before police arrived, he was struck by a vehicle, then restrained by good Samaritans near Sunshine Street. Police arrested him, and he was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He faces a long list of charges and has been remanded in custody to appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 15 January.
A 29-year-old Altona North man has been charged over an alleged attempted carjacking in Campbellfield. Police allege he was armed with an axe and tried to steal a car after a collision involving up to eight vehicles at the intersection of Sydney and Bolinda roads, about 7am on Thursday, October 22. He was struck by a vehicle and then restrained by good Samaritans near Sunshine Street before police arrived. He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A 29-year-old man allegedly armed with an axe was restrained by a group of tradies after a failed carjacking in Campbellfield. Police say the man tried to steal a car after an eight-vehicle crash at the Sydney Road and Bolinda Road intersection on Thursday morning. He was struck by a ute before fleeing, but the tradies chased him down and made a citizen's arrest. Police arrested the Altona North man, who was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No other injuries were reported. Police are investigating and are urging the alleged carjacking victim to come forward.
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Tradies in Melbourne's north allegedly tackled and restrained a masked man wielding an axe after a suspected carjacking attempt at Campbellfield. Emergency services were called about 7am on Thursday to a multi-car collision at the Sydney Road and Bolinda Road intersection. Police were told a driver armed with an axe had tried to steal another vehicle. The man was struck by a vehicle during the attempt, and nearby workers held him with cable ties until police arrived. A 29-year-old Altona North man was arrested and taken to hospital under police guard with non-life threatening injuries.
A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to steal a car while carrying an axe after an eight-vehicle collision in Melbourne's north. Police were called to the crash at the intersection of Sydney Road and Bolinda Road about 7am. Police say the 29-year-old man from Altona North was struck by a vehicle, then detained by passers-by in a nearby side street until officers arrived. He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries under police guard. Police say no one else was injured. Anyone with footage or information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.
A Brisbane widower has told the Supreme Court he wishes the teenager who caused his wife's death could find love. The boy, now 18, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges over the crash that killed Rosemary Franzidis, 69, at Murrumba Downs in November 2024. Prosecutors said the boy and two adult co-accused stole a car and drove dangerously at speeds of up to 136km/h in a 70km/h zone. Ms Franzidis was on her way home from church when the car hit hers. Her defence lawyer said the boy was remorseful and planned to stay substance-free after his release.
The Northern Territory Police Force has arrested two males in connection with a recent stolen vehicle incident in Katherine. Police allege three offenders physically removed a woman from her car during the theft. The two arrested boys, aged 13 and 14, were taken into custody shortly before the release was issued. They are being held and are expected to face charges later the same evening. Officers are still working to identify the third person allegedly involved.
Police are appealing for information after two armed robberies in Logan on the morning of 12 October. Around 3am, a masked man with a firearm approached a man sitting in a vehicle on Jutland Street in Loganlea. A group of up to four people, arriving in a silver utility, stole personal items from the victim before fleeing. The same silver utility is believed to have been involved in a second incident around 3.40am in Berrinba, where police allege a group threatened a rideshare driver and his passenger with a firearm and demanded the keys. Neither victim was physically injured.
A 36-year-old man has been charged after an alleged carjacking and dangerous driving spree in Sydney's central business district. Police were told he stole a Mazda sedan from its 26-year-old driver at King and Pitt Streets about 9pm on Thursday. The car struck a rideshare vehicle and a police car, then hit a bollard that struck a 58-year-old pedestrian, who was treated for a head cut. Officers arrested the man at the scene. NSW Police Acting Superintendent Adam Solah described the attack as completely random.
A violent carjacking in Sydney's CBD escalated into a chaotic crash after a man forced a woman from her vehicle and struck a pedestrian. The incident began near George Street, with the stolen Mazda colliding with a rideshare car and a police vehicle. Two officers arrested the suspect immediately. Witnesses assisted injured parties, including a woman hospitalised with head injuries. Police suspect the 36-year-old driver was under the influence and acted erratically before the crash.
Police allege a man took a woman's Mazda by force in Sydney's CBD on Thursday night, around 9pm, in view of nearby bystanders. The stolen car was driven along George Street before colliding with a rideshare vehicle, which then struck a parked police car. The Mazda also hit a bollard, which injured a 56-year-old bystander who was taken to hospital in stable condition. Officers arrested a 36-year-old South Australian man, who is assisting with inquiries. Police expect to lay serious charges and are examining whether drugs or alcohol were involved.
A 36-year-old man has been charged after an allegedly stolen car crashed into a bollard, two cars and a marked police vehicle in Sydney's CBD. Police say the man approached a woman in her 20s in her Mazda on the corner of King and Pitt streets at about 9pm on Thursday and drove off in it. A woman in her 50s was struck by the bollard on George Street and suffered a cut to her head. She was taken to hospital in a stable condition.
