Boy, 15, and girl, 16, allegedly hit 170km/h in stolen Holden ute in wild police chase from Narre Warren to Warragul
Two teens — a 15-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl — have been arrested after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase throughout Melbourne’s southeast and as far as Warragul.
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Two teenagers have been arrested after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase throughout Melbourne’s southeast and as far as Warragul in a stolen orange Holden ute.
The car, a Holden Colorado utility, hit speeds of up to 170km/h causing “significant risk” to the public, police said.
Police spotted the vehicle on the Monash Freeway at Narre Warren about 1.20am Monday.
Authorities pursued the car, with the help of a police chopper, through Warragul, Narre Warren, Hampton Park, Dandenong South and Pakenham.
Police popped the vehicle’s tires on Greens Rd in Dandenong South and the vehicle eventually came to a halt on Hedley Place at Hampton Park where a duo fled on foot.
A 15-year-old boy from Hampton Park and 16-year-old girl from Armstrong Creek were arrested in nearby parkland.
The Holden Colorado was allegedly stolen from a residential address on City Vista Circuit in Cranbourne West on Saturday at about 4am.
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