The theft of 3 luxury cars has led to arrests in Melbourne’s south east, including that of a 17-year-old Clyde North boy.
Stonnington Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) detectives have arrested and charged two people in relation to a non-confrontational aggravated burglary in Malvern East on Thursday 16 February.
Detectives allege multiple offenders stole keys for three vehicles after entering the property via a rear window in the early hours of the morning.
The offenders then allegedly stole three vehicles from the garage including a 2016 Ferrari California, a 2020 Porche Cayenne and a 2015 Maserati Ghibli.
After waking up, the resident became aware the vehicles were stolen and reported the incident to police at around 8.30am.
The stolen Ferrari California was located on the same day, with the Police Air Wing sighting the vehicle dumped in the car park of a Dandenong shopping centre at 1:00 pm.
Air Wing continued to follow the alleged offender, who fled the area on a stolen motorbike.
A 17-year-old boy from Clyde North was subsequently arrested by detectives with the assistance of uniformed police.
He has been charged with several offences including aggravated burglary, theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving while pursued by police, and other traffic related offences.
He will face a children’s court at a later date.
The Air Wing also located the stolen Porsche Cayenne at the same time on Princes Highway in Dandenong before it was also tracked to a Dandenong shopping centre.
An alleged offender was observed departing the vehicle, before fleeing in another car.
Uniformed police intercepted the vehicle on Clow Street Dandenong and arrested two people.
A 26-year-old man was charged with theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving while pursued by police, and other traffic related offences.
He was remanded to appear at the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 17 February 2023.
A 57-year-old woman was released pending further enquiries.
The stolen Ferrari and Porsche has been recovered, however an orange 2015 Maserati Ghibli, which was also allegedly stolen from the same address remains outstanding.
Police are particularly keen to speak to anyone who saw or has dash cam footage of the Maserati driving erratically in the Dandenong, Waverley, or Malvern areas.
Police believe there are several other offenders also connected to the theft of these vehicles.
Anyone with information about this incident should contact Crime Stoppers confidentially on 1300 333 000 or submit a confidential report to www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
“Local police are out in force every single night to prevent crimes such as burglaries from occurring,” said Detective Sergeant Sean Schimizzi.
“Specialist units such as Airwing, the Public Order Response Team, and the Dog Squad are also regularly called on to assist local police in tracking suspicious vehicles or people connected to aggravated burglaries that occur on the night.
“While this work may go largely unseen by the community as it occurs when they are sleeping, these proactive patrols do not stop until the sun has risen.”
