Police Charge Man After Attempted Kidnapping

A man has been charged following an alleged attempted kidnapping in Whittlesea on 25 October.

It's alleged a man approached a woman walking along Forest Street before attempting to drag her into a grey Mitsubishi Tritan utility about 6.20pm.

The victim, a 27-year-old Moonee Ponds woman, escaped uninjured before the man drove away towards Church Street.

It is believed the same man earlier approached two teenage girls riding scooters, on Oak Bank Boulevard just after 6am.

The girls from Whittlsea, aged 13 and 14-years-of-age, fled and were unharmed.

A man driving a ute was intercepted by police while driving on Midland Highway Shepparton Saturday morning about 9am.

A 39-year-old Mill Park man has been charged with aggravated burglary, two counts of aggravated assault and attempted kidnap.

He has been remanded to appear in Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 28 October.

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