Two Hampton Park men were arrested and charged following an extended chase in two different allegedly stolen vehicles in Melbourne’s southeast.
A white Haval Jolion was tracked by its owner after it was allegedly stolen from a Doveton address.
Air Wing tracked the vehicle allegedly crashing red lights and travelling at excessive speed through Doveton, Narre Warren, Cranbourne and Hampton Park on Monday, 12 May, around 3:30pm.
A 27-year-old man was arrested and charged with the theft of a motor vehicle, possession drug of dependence, unlicensed driving, and three counts of negligently dealing with proceeds of crime.
A 29-year-old man was also charged with a string of offences including two counts of the theft of a motor vehicle, reckless conduct endangering life, two counts of going equipped to steal, nine counts of contravening a conduct condition of bail, as well as other drug and driving offences.
This follows after the Haval Jolion avoided stop sticks being deployed on Power Road and Princes Highway in Doveton and Kidds Road, and the driver, who was the sole occupant, dumped it on Dulnain Close, Hampton Park.
He then got into another allegedly stolen vehicle, a black Volkswagen Golf, driven by another man, when they were tracked by Air Wing to Harmon Close, Berwick, where both men fled into a residence.
The 27-year-old man was arrested inside the residence, and the second 29-year-old man was seen jumping fences before jumping onto the roof of a residence in Lyndal court.
He eventually surrendered and was taken into custody without incident.
A third allegedly stolen Holden Commodore was located in the garage of the residence on Harmon Close, which police alleged was stolen from an address in Hallam on 3 May.
The Volkswagen was allegedly stolen from a residential premise in Prahran on 29 April.
The 29-year-old suspect has been remanded to face Dandenong Magistrates’ Court today, on Tuesday, 13 May.
The 27-year-old has been bailed to face Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 20 August.
