Manhunt underway as string of supermarkets robbed at knifepoint

A woman has allegedly been stabbed by a trio of knifemen who are still on the run after allegedly robbing three supermarkets and stealing a car. 

Police are hunting for three men who are believed to be travelling around Melbourne’s outer suburbs in a stolen white Mercedes hatchback. 

There are unconfirmed reports at least one person has been stabbed and the Victoria Police air wing has been dispatched to assist in the search.

CCTV footage shows the men jumping the counter of a IGA supermarket in Cheltenham, in Melbourne’s south, and assaulting a worker at 4pm

The men first targeted a IGA supermarket in Cheltenham, in the city’s south, where they leapt the counter and assaulted a worker at 4pm. 

It is reported that the same men then immediately headed to a Dockendorff grocer on Cochran Street in Brighton 9.8km away for a second robbery.

Detectives are currently inside the Dockendorff grocer where a young female staffer is believed to have been stabbed during the incident. 

Officers are interviewing other workers who were present at the time and also reviewing CCTV footage of the incident.  

A third supermarket in Burwood is also believed to have been targeted by the men.

A police helicopter is in the sky above Melbourne trying to locate the men who are still at large and a large presence remains outside of the Dockendorff store. 

 More to come.

It is reported that the same men then immediately headed to a Dockendorff grocer on Cochran Street in Brighton where they are believed to have stabbed a female staffer

CCTV from the group’s first robbery inside the Cheltenham IGA shows the men leaping over the counter and raiding the store’s cash register. 

One of the men can also be seen punching a worker before allegedly asking for the key to the tobacco cabinet.   

They were in the store for about a minute before fleeing to Burwood for their second robbery. 

More to come.