Detectives from Victoria Police’s Southern Metro Regional Crime Team have arrested two 18-year-old Cranbourne men following a series of aggravated burglaries in Melbourne’s South East.
It is alleged the Cranbourne men and an unknown offender attended an address in Scurry Drive, Croydon around 10.15am on Friday 11 February, stealing a white Mazda CX9 and a blue Mazda 3 sedan after entering the address through an open garage door.
Both Mazda’s and a stolen black Audi Q5 wagon were spotted by uniform Police driving erratically south along Canterbury Road and Eastlink towards the South Eastern suburbs.
The Police Air Wing were called and assisted officers on the ground.
The white Mazda CX9 came to a stop at Glasscocks Drive, Lyndhurst where the driver discarded the vehicle and was picked up by the driver of the black Audi.
It is alleged the black Audi was stolen from a Chelsea address on Wednesday 9 February with investigators linking the vehicle to other incidents in Keysborough and Glen Waverley.
The vehicle was observed driving erratically west along Eastlink and through the Melbourne CBD before police successfully intercepted the pair on the Calder Freeway near the Taylors Lakes exit.
The two 18-year-olds were arrested and are currently assisting police with their inquiries.
The blue Mazda 3 sedan (ZDP868) remains outstanding and police are urging anyone who witnessed the incident to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.come.au
