Police charged three men following a pursuit in an allegedly stolen vehicle in Melbourne’s southeast last night.
Officers sighted an allegedly stolen black Volkswagen Golf driving at high speed on the Monash Freeway in Mount Waverley about 11pm on Thursday, February 27.
Air Wing tracked the vehicle allegedly crashing red lights and travelling at an excessive speed through Narre Warren, Fountain Gate and Lynbrook.
Police successfully deployed ‘stop sticks’ on the entry ramp from Belgrave Hallam Road-Monash Freeway in Hallam.
The Golf lost two tyres before coming to a stop at the intersection of Dandenong-Hastings Road and Bayliss Road in Lynbrook.
Police arrested the three occupants at the scene.
A 21-year-old Reservoir man was interviewed by police and has been charged with several driving offences, including unlicensed driving, and is currently in hospital under police guard.
He will appear before the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court later today.
A 21-year-old Cranbourne man and an 18-year-old Officer man have been charged with the theft of a motor vehicle.
They were bailed to appear at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on May 29.
The Golf was allegedly stolen from outside a residential address in Box Hill on Monday, February 24.
