Six teens arrested after helicopter tracks allegedly stolen car
Six young teenagers have been arrested and released over an alleged burglary in Melbourne’s southwest.
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Six teenagers have been arrested after they allegedly stole a car from Point Cook on Saturday.
The police helicopter spotted an allegedly stolen Holden Barina sedan speeding along Robbs Rd about 4am.
The Holden entered Crawfords Rd and hit a dead end before getting bogged in the mud.
The six teens then ran from the car and hid in a paddock behind some thick shrubs.
While the helicopter kept watch ground units swooped in and arrested the entire group.
It is alleged the Barina was stolen during a burglary in Teneriffle St just hours earlier.
Police arrested a 14-year-old Manor Lakes girl, a 14-year-old Point Cook boy, a 15-year-old Seabrook boy, a 15-year-old Point Cook boy and a 14-year-old Point Cook boy.
They were released pending further inquiries.
A 15-year-old Wyndham Vale boy is expected to be summonsed to a children’s court at a later date.
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