Tyres catch fire after Narre Warren police chase: Alleged thief faces court
A police chase across Melbourne’s south east came to a fiery end after an alleged thief’s car tyres caught on fire.
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A police chase in Melbourne’s southeast came to a fiery end, after an alleged thief’s car tyres caught on fire.
A man was spotted by police in an allegedly stolen Mazda sedan on the Monash Freeway about 10am Wednesday, November 2.
Tracked by the police air wing, the driver initially avoided arrest after allegedly driving through stop-sticks, which had been deployed by officers earlier in the chase.
The man allegedly continued driving through the streets of Narre Warren in the Mazda.
The driver was eventually forced to stop in Portree Place, due to the tyres allegedly catching fire due to the tyre shred caused by the stop sticks.
The driver then allegedly ditched the vehicle on foot, and a man was later chased by police and arrested nearby.
He was taken to hospital under police guard.
A 24-year-old Boolarra man has been charged with alleged theft of a motor vehicle, alleged theft, alleged possession of methamphetamines, alleged handling of stolen goods, four counts of allegedly committing indictable offences while on bail, allegedly contravening his bail conditions, allegedly driving while disqualified, allegedly driving in a dangerous manner, allegedly failing to stop on police direction and allegedly entering an intersection on a red traffic light.
He was remanded to appear before Dandenong Magistrates Court today, Thursday November 3.
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