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Knife-wielding burglar arrested

Police charged a youth following an alleged aggravated burglary in Beaconsfield on Friday, 21 March.

It is alleged the boy entered the garage of a premises on Lakeview Terrace about 8.40pm.

An occupant confronted the teen before he fled the scene on foot with a stolen packet of cigarettes.

Two occupants followed the male and when they approached him, he allegedly he produced a knife.

No one was injured during the incident.

An 18-year-old Pakenham boy was arrested nearby on Domain Circuit.

He was charged with assault with a weapon and aggravated burglary and remanded into custody to appear at the Dandenong Magistrate’s Court on 24 March.

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