Toy gun-wielding man nabbed

A TOY gun sparked a quick arrest outside Centrelink in Springvale.
Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Sergeant Luke Kirton said police were called to Springvale Road about 4pm on Wednesday 4 May.
He said a 27-year-old Noble Park man was allegedly walking down the street with what appeared to be a military-style firearm, pointing it at passers-by.
“He tried to rob someone with the firearm outside Centrelink,” Det Sgt Kirton said.
“He walked to Westall Road, continuing to point the firearm at passing vehicles.”
Police responded quickly following calls from the public, he said, arresting the man without incident.
He said the man had modified the fake firearm with electrician’s tape “to give it a more authentic-looking appearance”.