A MAN believed to be involved in an Anzac Day crime spree across Melbourne – which ended in Cranbourne – could be identified in fresh CCTV and images released by police.
The footage was taken from a petrol station in Patterson Lakes just before 3.10pm on Monday 25 April.
At the time the man was wearing a Richmond Tigers hooded jumper.
A number of the males involved in the crime spree are described as being of African and Islander/Maori appearance.
The brazen and terrifying nature of the incidences made headlines in late April.
More than a month since the incidents police are still looking for the armed Toorak carjacking culprits, who later stormed a Cranbourne home.
The Apex Gang suspect fills up in the car he has just stolen.
The infamous Apex criminals are believed to have committed the first lot of crimes about 2am on Anzac Day, Monday 25 April, on Toorak Road in Toorak.
Alleged gang members attacked a driver with a baseball bat before using his Mercedes Benz to invade a home in Cranbourne on Anzac Day.
Police have released CCTV and images of a man they wish to speak to regarding the carjacking.
Investigators were told a 29-year-old man pulled his car over on Toorak Road to send a text message when he was struck from behind by another vehicle, a silver Honda Accord.
The man got out of his car to investigate and was set upon by six males who struck him to the head with a baseball bat.
They demanded his mobile phone and then stole his car.
The victim was later taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The stolen Mercedes is then believed to have been used as part of an aggravated burglary at a property on Valencia Circuit in Cranbourne about 3.45am.
Police are aware that four or five males kicked the front door in and stole a number of items before being confronted by one of the occupants, who had armed himself with a baseball bat.
The males then fled the scene in waiting cars, possibly a white sports car and a grey hatchback.
Southern Metropolitan Region investigators are investigating the armed robbery and have released CCTV and images of a man they wish to speak to in relation to the incidents.
Anyone with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report to www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
