Two teens have been charged after an alleged stolen car fled from the police throughout Melbourne’s south-east
Alongside Operation Trinity units, police caught sight of an allegedly stolen orange Holden Colorado utility on the Monash Freeway in Narre Warren about 1.20am on Monday 23 September.
The vehicle was observed driving along the Monash Freeway and throughout Warragul, Narre Warren, Hampton Park, Dandenong South and Pakenham.
With the help of the Air Wing, Police say the car was allegedly driving erratically and at the speed of up to 170km/h causing significant risk to the public before it was stopped on Greens Road Dandenong South through stop sticks.
Officers moved swiftly to arrest the pair in the parkland nearby without incidents.
A 16-year-old Armstrong Creek girl was charged with theft of motor vehicle and was bailed to appear at a children’s court at a later date.
A 15-year-old Hampton Park boy was charged with dangerous driving whilst being pursued by police, handle stolen goods, theft of motor vehicle and will appear at a children’s court at a later date.
The Holden was allegedly stolen from a residential address on City Vista Circuit in Cranbourne West on Saturday, 21 September about 4am.
Operation Trinity, which runs from dusk until dawn across Melbourne is easily Victoria Police’s most well-resourced frontline policing operation at present.
As well as the standard patrols, there are another 70 police including members of the Dog Squad, Public Order Response and Air Wing, specifically tasked with preventing and responding to burglaries and car thefts each night.
As a result, police arrested 673 burglars and car thieves almost 1,550 times over the past year.
A further 7350 people have been processed for other offences detected by police working nightshift across the Trinity area of operations.
Latest police intelligence indicates that up to 80% of all aggravated burglaries in key hotspots are through unlocked doors/windows or unsuccessful attempts when the offender has discovered the property is locked.
Police implore the community to take simple steps such as locking all doors and windows on your home and car.
Ensuring doors are locked dramatically decrease the chances of falling the next victim.
