Man arrested following Mount Waverley car chase
A man has been arrested after he stole multiple vehicles and led police on a wild chase through Melbourne’s south east on Monday.
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A man has been arrested following a chase in which he stole and dumped multiple vehicles while trying to evade police in Melbourne’s south east.
Officers tracked a 29-year-old man, of no fixed address, as he drove a stolen Audi A1 sedan through the streets of Mount Waverley on Monday around 10am.
The vehicle was followed by a police air wing helicopter as it led officers through the suburbs of Chadstone, Mount Waverley, Mulgrave and Malvern.
Unable to shake his police tail in the stolen Audi, the man ditched the car before stealing a nearby Toyota RAV4 parked on George Street in Malvern East.
The chase continued until the driver crashed into a fence on John St, fleeing on foot before being swiftly arrested on nearby Broadman St.
After being interviewed by detectives the man was charged with two counts of motor vehicle theft, drug driving and weapons offences.
He is due to appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday evening.
Originally published as Man arrested following Mount Waverley car chase
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