Four youths arrested after police chase ends in Corio
Five youths have been arrested in Geelong on Monday, including four who allegedly stole two cars and were chased by police through the northern suburbs.
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Three teenagers and a man in his 20s have been arrested by police in Corio on Monday morning after they were found travelling in two cars allegedly stolen from separate gyms.
Police originally responded to reports a Mercedes SUV was stolen from the carpark of a gym in Bradfield Rd, Werribee shortly before 10am.
With assistance from the victim, the car’s location was tracked, and the Police Air Wing was called in.
The vehicle was spotted from the air, travelling in convoy with an allegedly stolen Nissan Patrol, as it travelled through Corio, Norlane, Little River and Lara.
Officers successfully deployed road spikes as both vehicles travelled along Sandy Creek Rd, near the You Yangs Regional Park, before two of the alleged offenders dumped the Nissan and jumped into the Mercedes.
The Mercedes continued through Corio and North Geelong, driving on damaged rims, before coming to a stop in Cabernet Rd in Corio.
The four occupants of the car, a 16-year-old girl, 23-year-old man and a boy and girl aged 15, were arrested.
They will be interviewed by police. No charges have been laid.
It is understood the Nissan Patrol was stolen from a gym in Hall Rd, Carrum Downs on Sunday.
Meanwhile, a teenage boy was arrested after police found a firearm and drugs at a home in Armstrong Creek on Monday morning.
Officers from Geelong’s crime reduction team searched a property on Atherton St.
Police seized a firearm, weapons, drugs, a cannabis plant, cigarettes and vapes from the home.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested and he remains in custody.
It comes a week after a 12-year-old boy was arrested following an alleged home invasion in Grovedale.
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