FOUR teenagers were arrested in Carrum Downs last week in relation to a string of alleged cigarette and alcohol thefts.
An 18-year-old and three 17-year-olds were arrested on Amayla Crescent on 12 September. Police allege they were involved in up to fourteen incidents across Carrum Downs, Aspendale, Camberwell, Preston, Mooroolbark, Heidelberg Heights, Bentleigh East, Wheelers Hill, Doreen, Laverton North, Alphington, Caulfield South, and Burwood.
A 17-year-old Pakenham boy was charged with armed robbery, robbery, shopsteal, unlawful assault, and driving while disqualified. A 17-year-old Wheelers Hill boy was charged with robbery, shopsteal, handling stolen goods, unlawful assault, theft, committing an indictable offence while on bail, and assaulting police. An 18-year-old man from Mount Waverley was charged with handling stolen goods and committing an indictable offence while on bail.
Another 17-year-old was released “pending further investigation”, a Victoria Police statement read.
The two charged 17-year-olds will front a children’s court at a later date. The 18-year-old was scheduled to appear at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on 13 September.