Four people have been arrested after multiple police units followed them from Pakenham to Elwood in an allegedly stolen vehicle overnight.
Officers patrolling in Pakenham spotted the allegedly stolen silver Holden Astra on Bald Hill Road, near the railway station, just after midnight.
The Astra was followed along the Monash Freeway at alleged high speeds.
Air Wing continued to track the car through Melbourne's southeast along the Nepean Highway.
Operation Trinity and Operation Compass units on the ground followed the Astra and stop sticks were successfully deployed in Brighton East.
The car came to a stop a short time later on Glen Huntly Road in Elwood.
The five occupants fled on foot.
A 14-year-old boy from the St Kilda area, a 16-year-old boy from the Pakenham area, an 18-year-old Pakenham woman and a 17-year-old girl from the Pakenham area were arrested by Dog Squad officers nearby on Mitford Street.
They were taken into custody where they will be interviewed by detectives.
Police believe one offender remains outstanding and investigations are ongoing.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
Operation Trinity units target burglars and car thieves from dusk to dawn across Melbourne.
On top of standard patrols, there are large numbers of additional 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.
Operation Compass is a 10-day statewide road policing blitz, focusing on impaired drivers carrying passengers over the Easter and Anzac Day period.
It got underway at 0001 hours on Thursday 17 April and concludes at 2359 hours on Sunday 27 April.
