By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
A POLICE chase involving the dog squad, air wing and highway patrol brought two men to a stop – after they performed burnouts around a police car in Lyndhurst, before being arrested in Frankston.
The young Carrum Downs men aged 23 and 25 years old were driving a stolen Statesman sedan, when police noticed the careless and brazen act off the Westernport Highway in Lyndhurst, on Thursday 4 February.
Detective Sergeant Stuart Freeman said the pair were doing burnouts around a parked police car.
“They were creating a dangerous scenario before they fled,” Det Sgt Freeman said.
A search was called for the men, which included a helicopter to help the highway patrol track down the pair.
The pursuit came to a halt when police found the car in Frankston.
“They were out on foot and when they heard of the police presence they went back to the car and tried to escape,” Det Sgt Freeman said.
The duo was intercepted by police in Chestfield Court, Frankston, after they smashed into a fence trying to get away.
“They decamped the crashed car and the canine unit tracked them down, they were arrested and charged,” Det Sgt Freeman said.
The chase ended at 7.20pm and it’s believed the car was stolen from Bittern.
An onlooker told Star News that police had put down spike strips on the road near the court.
“The car tried to do a U-turn and got wedged between a tree and a small brick wall,” they said.
“Police inspected the car and bagged up items.”
“One man gave himself up over the fence.”
Anyone with information on this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
