Police have charged three men after an allegedly stolen vehicle was tracked and chased through multiple suburbs yesterday afternoon.
A black Holden Commodore, which was allegedly stolen on Thursday night, was tracked in Melbourne’s north-east about 2.50pm.
With assistance from the Air Wing, the vehicle was followed through Chadstone.
Police attempted to intercept the car on Punt Road before it allegedly sped off.
It is alleged the occupants dumped the car at a fast-food restaurant car park on Canterbury Road in Blackburn South.
They fled the scene in a waiting black utility, which was allegedly stolen.
The utility was involved in a collision with another vehicle on Orchard Grove.
There were no injuries, and the black utility did not stop at the scene.
Three men allegedly got out of the utility in Blackburn South and fled the scene on foot.
A 36-year-old Dandenong man got onto a bus where he was arrested.
A 24-year-old Doveton man and a 31-year-old Burwood man entered a property in Blackburn South and were arrested a short time later.
The trio have been subsequently charged with the following offences:
• prohibited person possess a firearm
• alter firearm (shorten barrel of a longarm)
• possess ammunition
• two counts of theft of motor vehicle
• possess methylamphetamine
• two counts of handle stolen goods
• negligently deal with proceeds of crime
• multiple counts commit indictable offence whilst on bail
The 31-year-old alleged driver was also charged with:
• drive whilst suspended
• drive in a dangerous manner
• fail to render assistance after accident
• fail to stop vehicle after an accident
They will appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.
