A MAN and teenage boy have been charged for allegedly driving at high speeds through suburbs in Melbourne’s south-east on 23 August.
The duo allegedly tried to break into a car on Hannalore Avenue in Patterson Lakes at about 10.30pm. A witness called 000 and tried to follow the two people in his own car, but he was then allegedly rammed and threatened with a weapon.
Police followed the car along Peninsula Link, Eastlink, and the Monash to Altona. The police helicopter assisted. The car allegedly reached speeds of up to 150 kmph.
The car turned back towards the south-eastern suburbs by travelling along Cheltenham Road and through to Chelsea where stop sticks were deployed. The car continued on to Frankston Police Station where the two occupants gave themselves up.
A 20-year-old Frankston North man and a 17-year-old Carrum Downs boy were charged with theft of motor vehicle, reckless conduct endangering life, trespass, criminal damage, and traffic offences.