CROYDON, VIC. — Police, including officers from Operation Trinity, have arrested the five alleged occupants of a stolen vehicle tracked from Mulgrave to Croydon early this morning.
Officers on patrol caught sight of a stolen white Volkswagen Tiguan driving in the vicinity of Wellington Road about 2.30am.
The VW was spotted driving erratically and failed to stop at a red light on Stud Road.
The stolen vehicle was sighted allegedly reaching speeds of up to 130km/hr in Croydon before it was dumped by its occupants in Bambra Street.
With the assistance of the dog squad, officers searched the area and arrested five people, alleged to be the stolen vehicle’s occupants, in the vicinity of Esther Crescent.
There were no injuries.
Investigators will interview a 15-year-old boy and four 14-year-old boys today.
Police will allege the VW was stolen from a Glen Iris address last week.
Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
