Four youth charged after two separate youth crime incidents in Geelong

A boy who was allegedly trafficking drugs has been bailed and three teens have been charged after an alleged police pursuit across Geelong.

Four youths have been charged after an alleged police pursuit across Geelong’s northern suburbs on Monday.

A teenage boy who was allegedly trafficking drugs has been bailed.

Officers from Geelong’s crime reduction team searched a home on Atherton St in Armstrong Creek on Monday.

Police allegedly found a firearm, weapons, drugs, a cannabis plant, cigarettes and vapes.

The 15-year-old was arrested at the property and interviewed by police.

He was charged with four counts of drug trafficking, drug possession, weapons offences, sale of a controlled substance (vapes) and dealing property suspected to be proceeds of a crime.

The boy has been bailed and will front a children’s court at a later date.

Meanwhile, three teens and a young man have been charged after they allegedly led police in a pursuit across Geelong in two stolen cars on Monday.

Police allege a Mercedes SUV was stolen from the carpark of a gym in Werribee about 10am.

The police chopper was called in and tracked the vehicle driving in convoy with an allegedly stolen Nissan Patrol through Corio, Norlane, Little River and Lara.

Officers then deployed road spikes along Sandy Creek Rd, near the You Yangs Regional Park.

The two occupants of the Nissan Patrol allegedly dumped the vehicle before getting into the Mercedes.

It is alleged the vehicle continued driving on damaged rims through Corio and North Geelong before it crashed on Cabernet Rd in Corio.

The four occupants of the vehicle were arrested at the scene.

A 23-year-old Hampton Park man was charged with three counts of theft of a motor vehicle and unlicensed driving.

He was bailed to front the Geelong Magistrates Court on March 14.

A 16-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy have been charged with multiple thefts of a motor vehicle, burglary and dangerous driving.

They were remanded to front a children’s court at a later date.

A 15-year-old girl was charged with multiple counts of burglary, theft and theft of a motor vehicle.

She was bailed to front a children’s court at a later date.

Anyone with information on illicit cigarette, liquor or vape activity is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Originally published as Four youth charged after two separate youth crime incidents in Geelong