Officers, including those from Operation Trinity, have arrested four males after two vehicles evaded police throughout Melbourne early this morning.
Police caught sight of a silver Holden Calais, believed to be involved in the theft of a motor vehicle, driving erratically on Abbotts Road in Dandenong just before midnight.
Despite officers successfully deploying tyre deflation devices on Cranbourne-Frankston Road in Frankston, the Holden continued driving until it entered a nearby carpark on Cranbourne-Frankston Road, Cranbourne.
The Holden was dumped in the carpark and police believe that its occupants took off in a blue MG station wagon.
The MG was sighted travelling along Peninsula Link Freeway and the Nepean Highway, driving erratically and at a fast rate of speed.
The vehicle ran several red lights, travelling east along Dandenong Road, before it turned left on to Warrigal Road in Chadstone.
Police successfully deployed tyre deflation devices on the Warrigal Road entry ramp, to the Monash Freeway outbound.
The MG continued east on the Monash, before performing a u-turn and travelling counterflow to oncoming traffic.
The MG was dumped on the Monash Freeway in Malvern East.
Officers moved in swiftly and arrested four males.
Two men were taken to hospital for treatment, where one remains under police guard.
Three men are currently in police custody and will be interviewed.
Victoria Police has been specifically targeting burglars and car thieves each night since March 2023.
Operation Trinity, which runs from dusk until dawn across Melbourne is easily Victoria Police's most well-resourced frontline policing operation at present.
On top of standard patrols, there are another 70 police including members of the Dog Squad, Public Order Response and Air Wing, specifically tasked with preventing and responding to burglaries and car thefts each night.
As a result of this intense focus, police arrested 651 burglars and car thieves almost 1,500 times over the past year.
A further 7,200 people have been processed for other offences detected by police working nightshift across the Trinity area of operations.
Latest police intelligence indicates around 60% of all aggravated burglaries in key hotspots are through unlocked doors/windows or unsuccessful attempts when the offender has discovered the property is locked.
As such, police implore the community to take simple steps such as locking all doors and windows on your home and car.
The data tells us that if you lock your doors, your chances of falling victim dramatically decrease.
