Police have charged two men after they were found in an allegedly stolen car in Dandenong South last night.
Local police were on patrol when they spotted the vehicle in a shopping centre carpark on the Princes Highway about 7.20pm.
The pair refused to leave the vehicle, and attempted to start the car, as police moved in.
Officers were forced to smash the windows of the car and deployed OC foam before the duo were safely taken into custody.
A 29-year-old from Dandenong and a 21-year-old from Narre Warren were interviewed by police and have both been charged with theft of a motor vehicle, handle stolen goods, possess a drug of dependence, going equipped to steal and deal with property suspected of being the proceeds of crime.
The men have been bailed and will appear before Dandenong Magistrates' Court on 28 January 2025.
Enquiries have revealed the car was stolen from a shopping centre carpark in Rowville on Thursday 10 October.
