Four teenagers arrested in St Albans after police pursuit and armed robbery in Shepparton
A police pursuit that started with an alleged armed robbery in Shepparton has ended 180km away in St Albans when four teenagers were cornered by heavily armed police.
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A police pursuit that started with an alleged armed robbery in Shepparton has ended 180km away in St Albans when four teenagers were cornered by heavily armed police.
An 18-year-old Sunbury man is in custody, along with two other teenage boys aged 16 and 17 and a 16-year-old girl after they were arrested in the early hours of this morning.
It’s alleged offenders armed with a firearm and a sword robbed two men and stole their Nissan X-Trail at a boat ramp on Tom Collins Drive in Shepparton about 10.25pm last night.
When police arrived at the scene they saw the stolen car speed off at 100km/h and gave chase along Welsford St.
Leading Senior Constable Melissa Seach said officers tried to stop the stolen Nissan about 2km away on Balaclava Rd but it kept going and evaded police, at which point it’s understood the pursuit was stopped.
“The vehicle was later observed speeding along the Western Ring Road and followed to Corowa Ave in St Albans,” she said.
Local police, along with the Dog Squad, Air Wing and Critical Incident Response Team then cornered the offenders in Bond Ave where the four teenagers were arrested just after midnight.
They all remain in custody assisting police.
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