FRANKSTON and Mornington Peninsula police officers arrested five people on 28 January as part of Operation Night Eagle.
The police operation focuses on vehicle crime. Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit executed two search warrants in Hastings, and arrested four people.
A 34-year-old man of no fixed address, a 29-year-old man from Hastings, a 31-year-old woman from Hastings, and a 16-year-old boy from Hastings were arrested. Police seized a pen pistol, drugs, and cash from the Curlew Court property where they made the arrests.
The same morning police also arrested a 17-year-old boy in relation to an alleged attempted aggravated burglary in Frankston South.
Police believe the boy was attempting to break into a property on McCoomb Avenue when he was disturbed by the home owner’s dog, around 6.15am.
Police attended and made the arrest. The boy was allegedly in possession of stolen property. They believe that is linked to a theft from motor vehicle incident on Norman Street, Frankston South which took place overnight.
The 17-year-old boy was taken to hospital where he remains under police guard.
