A man is being questioned over the alleged abduction of a two-year-old girl in Dandenong North. Photo: Rohan Thomson
A 22-year-old man has been charged and placed behind bars following the alleged abduction of a two-year-old girl in Dandenong North on Friday.
Police received reports that a girl had been taken from her mother, while they were on Carlton Road about 8.50am.
"The person who took the child, a 22-year-old man, is believed to be the child's father," Victoria Police spokeswoman Natalie Webster said.
Ms Webster said the man left the area with the child in a white Holden station wagon.
"The vehicle was sighted in Murrumbeena and a pursuit was then initiated," she said.
"Police continued to follow the car. However, it had a minor collision and got stuck in traffic on Malvern Road, Malvern East, about 11.30am."
Ms Webster said police arrested the man, of no fixed address, and the child was recovered safe and well.
He was interviewed by detectives and charged on Saturday afternoon with offences including evading police, reckless conduct, threats to kill, theft of a motor vehicle and dangerous driving.
The 22-year-old has been remanded in custody and will appear at Dandenong Magistrates' Court on June 28.
