By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
TWO teenagers were lucky to escape uninjured over the weekend in the latest in a string of armed street robberies throughout Casey targeting mobile phones.
After a spate of street robberies targeting mobile phones in November last year, Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Darron Hedge from Narre Warren police said he can’t understand why.
“Smart phones are the one thing police can trace,” Act Sen Sgt Hedge said.
“But that doesn’t seem to be a deterrence to offenders.”
In the latest incident two teenage boys aged 16 and 18 escaped with their phones after they were approached near Normandy Street, Cranbourne, by a group of males on Monday 11 January at 1am.
Armed with a knife, the males of Indian and African appearance in a Commodore and Toyota slowed down near the boys as they walked along South Gippsland Highway and demanded their phones.
“The boys were walking home from a party in Cranbourne and were pushed over and threatened,” Act Sen Sgt Hedge said.
The pair fled with their phones and no one was injured in the incident.
Police said all Casey residents should be on high alert when walking the streets and that they should be aware of how visible their belongings are.
