The Bourke Street crash scene on Friday and (inset) Zain Khan.
Parents and school-aged children have been wary after an alleged abduction and armed robbery against a boy from Melbourne’s south-east last week. Police have charged a 14-year-old Frankston South boy with multiple offences over the incident.
Additionally,three private schools in Melbourne’s south-east – Sacre Coeur,Scotch College and Salesian College –warned parents about a string of attacks against students,including a violent incident at Chadstone shopping centre.
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Statistics released to this masthead demonstrate Chadstone is one of the safest shopping centres in the city.
Xavier College and Elwood College also sent warnings to students.
Earlier this week,police said they were investigating whether a group of masked thieves who robbed a supermarket in Preston last week were responsible for another 13 thefts across Melbourne.
Four males were reported to have entered a store on Gilbert Street and approached the counter just after 8pm on Wednesday. Police believe the offenders stole about $5000 worth of cigarettes before they fled the scene.