FRANKSTON, VIC. — A man is facing 18 charges after two police officers were injured and a police vehicle was rammed in Sandhurst on Thursday morning.
Two officers were on patrol when they observed two males allegedly running from a residence on Ethereal Way about 1am.
The pair allegedly got into a white Ford Ranger before police followed the vehicle into Toporoa Court.
The Ford was parked in a driveway, and the police parked behind them.
Both officers exited their vehicle and approached the driver.
The Ford allegedly rammed the police car, causing significant damage to the vehicle.
Police will allege the passenger from the Ford fled the scene on foot.
The driver of the Ford allegedly sped off, causing one officer to fall to the road and the other to take swift evasive action.
A senior constable from the South Metro Region was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and an acting sergeant, also from the South Metro Region, suffered minor injuries, according to Senior Constable Brooke Jeffrey of Franskton CIU.
Investigators allege the same two males were involved in an aggravated burglary at a premises on Ethereal Way earlier in the night, and the Ford displayed registration plates stolen from a Bentleigh East address earlier in the week.
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested a 20-year-old man on Friday afternoon.
The Frankston North man was charged with 18 offences, including two counts of aggravated intentional exposure of a police officer to risk by driving, assault police officer, recklessly causing injury, assault with a weapon, reckless conduct endangering life, theft of a motor vehicle and aggravated burglary.
He appeared before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today, where he was remanded in custody to reappear on February 6, 2026.
Investigators are working to determine the identity of a second alleged offender.
