<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two men have hidden in bushes after failing in an alleged attempt to </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/carjacking" rel="" target="" title="carjack"><span>carjack</span></a><span> a dad while he was picking up his daughter from a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span> school.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 48-year-old father was parked about 150 metres from the school gates on Wellington Street in Kew when a white car pulled up behind him around 4.30pm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two men got out, threatened him with a knife and demanded he get out of his Mercedes, police allege.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/chris-baghsarian-remains-found-in-search-for-missing-grandfather-sydney/66bdff80-d78a-4f28-974f-a9b31bf840be" target="_blank"><strong><span>Two arrested over alleged kidnapping, murder of Sydney grandfather</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But their plan fell apart when the pair couldn't start the luxury car.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The would-be carjackers then fled towards Scott Street, hiding in bushes before a neighbour spotted them acting suspiciously several hours later and called Triple-Zero.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police, with help from the Dog Squad and Critical Incident Response Team, swarmed the quiet Kew street just before 9pm.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/police-trace-men-through-backyards-after-alleged-school-pickup-carjacking-fail/22c087d4-f767-43f9-b07c-ae6b35461b58" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They tracked the pair through backyards as the alleged offenders jumped fences and scrambled across rooftops.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/louvre-director-resigns-after-crown-jewels-heist/92a22ba8-a814-44ac-a690-0676b593515c" target="_blank"><strong><span>Louvre director resigns over infamous crown jewels heist</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 40-year-old Aspendale man was charged with carjacking and possessing a fake gun, which was seized from him during the arrest.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 33-year-old Dandenong man was charged with carjacking, theft and possessing a drug of dependence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The pair will appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The victim, a 48-year-old Richmond man, was not physically injured in the incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The private girls' school has sent a letter to parents about the incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A 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