Southern Metro Region Crime Squad detectives have charged three teens after an alleged aggravated home invasion in Hampton Park this morning.
It is alleged three males armed with large kitchen knives broke into a Pound Road property about 3.30am.
The teens allegedly threatened a 75-year-old man home at the time and assaulted him.
It is alleged the trio stole the man’s car and fled the home.
The victim suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene and a woman home at the time was not physically injured.
Police located the car a short time later near Arena Parade in Officer and seized two large kitchen knives from the vehicle.
Pakenham police officers moved in and arrested a 13-year-old, a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old, all from Casey.
The trio have been charged with
– aggravated home invasion
– make threats to kill
– false imprisonment
– assault by kicking
– assault with weapon
– theft of motor vehicle
– criminal damage
– possess controlled weapon
They will appear before a children’s court today.
Operation Trinity is solely dedicated to preventing and responding to burglaries and car thefts – running from dusk to dawn across Melbourne each night.
This operation sees uniform police supported by a range of specialist units, including the Dog Squad, Public Order Response and Air Wing.
Operation Trinity has led to the arrest of 627 burglars and car thieves a combined 1,550 times in the past year.
That equates to more than four burglars and car thieves arrested every single day.
While arrests remain high, the primary aim of Operation Trinity is to prevent people having their homes broken into in the first place.
To achieve this, Trinity units conduct a range of disruption activities, including saturating suburbs based on intelligence, intercepting thousands of vehicles each month, and nightly patrols around the homes of Victoria’s most prolific burglars and youth gang members.
These offenders are largely opportunistic by nature – seeking easy access points through unlocked doors and windows.
As such, police implore the community to take simple steps such as locking all doors and windows on your home and car.
