The Special Operations Group arrested a man and seized a firearm yesterday as part of a Moreland Crime Investigation Unit investigation into a carjacking in Brunswick in September.
The 34-year-old man who was tasered during the arrest was taken into custody, alongside two other men and a woman, in a carpark at the corner of Pearcedale Parade and Johnstone Street Broadmeadows about 3.30pm.
A search of the vehicle uncovered an alleged sawn-off double barrel shotgun, quantity of ammunition and suspected drugs.
The 34-year-old from Mernda has been charged with carjacking, conduct endangering person, prohibited person possess firearm, possess ammunition, possess drug of dependence namely GHB and ICE and; was processed in relation to outstanding warrants.
A 28-year-old man from Lalor and the 23-year-old woman from Craigieburn, were interviewed in relation to outstanding warrants; the woman also charged with possessing a drug of dependence namely ice.
The trio have all been remanded to appear at Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court today.
A 30-year-old man from Wallan, has been charged with possess drug of dependence namely GHB and ICE and interviewed in relation to outstanding warrants.
He has been bailed to appear at Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court on 2 April 2020.
The Mernda man's charges follow an incident in Walton Street Brunswick on Saturday 14 September where a man and woman's car was stolen as they were backing out of a driveway about 9am.
The pair, aged in their 70's, weren't injured during the incident however it will be alleged one of the victims had to jump out of the way of the car as the offender tried to get away.
