Police have charged seven people, including a 15-year-old Pakenham girl and a 14-year-old Hampton Park Boy, following an aggravated burglary in Williamstown earlier this week.
Police alleged the offenders attended a gym on Ripon Street in Elsternwick in a stolen Kia Carnival and stole a Mazda 3 before fleeing the scene in both cars at about 11pm on Thursday 12 September.
The group then allegedly broke into a property on Hannan Street in Williamstown armed with weapons and allegedly stole cash, jewellery and a Mercedes GT.
Police later recovered the stolen Mazda 3 on Bank Street in South Melbourne and arrested four people at the scene at about 3am.
Police charged a 15-year-old Brighton girl with burglary, aggravated burglary and three counts of theft of motor vehicle.
She has been remanded to a children’s court at a later date.
Police charged a 14-year-old Wheelers Hill boy, a 15-year-old Leongatha boy and a 15-year-old Cowes boy with burglary, aggravated burglary and three counts of theft of a motor vehicle, with all three bailed to appear at a children’s court at a later date.
On Friday 13 September, police recovered the Kia Carnival on Dover Street in Williamstown.
On Saturday 14 September day, police allegedly located three people at a property in Burwood East and recovered the Mercedes GT from an underground carpark.
Police charged a 15-year-old Pakenham girl and a 15-year-old Traralgon boy with theft of a motor vehicle, with both bailed to appear at a children’s court at a later date.
Police also charged a 14-year-old Hampton Park boy with burglary, aggravated burglary and three counts of theft of a motor vehicle.
He has been remanded to appear at a children’s court at a later date.
