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Hunt for factory car thieves

POLICE have released CCTV images of several men they want to speak to after a car was stolen from outside a Dandenong factory this month.
An armed man approached his victim outside the Allied Motors factory in Bennet Street about 10.30pm on Friday 5 June where he threatened them and demanded the his car keys before making off with the victim’s 2000 Camry sedan.
The offender is described as approximately 175cm tall, Caucasian or Middle Eastern in appearance, aged in his med to late twenties, and was wearing a light coloured jacket with a hood, which was pulled over his head.
Police are seeking to identify the men depicted in the released images.
Anyone with information about the robbery or with information regarding the identity of the men is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or submit a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.

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