15yo boys charged over carjacking spree through Melbourne’s north

The teenage boys allegedly threatened drivers with weapons during a terrifying carjacking spree in Melbourne’s northwest.

The teens are accused of threatening their victims with knives. Picture: Stock image

Four 15-year-old boys have been charged over a string of carjackings in Melbourne’s northwest on Friday night.

Three of the teens allegedly demanded a man hand over his car at knifepoint on Timbertop Parade in Aintree.

When the 40-year-old man refused, the trio allegedly assaulted him and then fled the scene.

The man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police allege that the same teens approached a man in Sunshine about an hour later, and demanded his Toyota Camry on Hertford Rd.

They took off in his car around midnight. The man, 25, was not injured.

Police later spotted the Camry travelling in convoy with a Toyota Kluger in Deer Park. Road units and the Air Wing tracked both vehicles, which eventually split up as they tried to flee.

Police arrested the trio when they dumped the Camry on Matheson Terrace in Hillside.

The fourth boy, the Kluger driver, was followed to Kellie Court in Albanvale, where he allegedly dumped the car and tried to escape on foot.

Police arrested the teenager nearby.

Investigators allege the Kluger had been stolen just days earlier, in a carjacking in Sunshine on Wednesday.

Footage of the arrests show the three males exiting the Camry, one of them armed with a machete.

Later a teen can be seen attempting to escape the sight of the Air Wing under the cover of nearby trees only to be sniffed out by police dogs.

The four teenagers were all charged with multiple offences, including two counts of aggravated carjacking, and one count of criminal damage.

One teenager was hit with several other charges, including motor vehicle theft, unlicensed driving and possessing a drug of dependence.

The teenagers will appear at Children’s Court at a later date.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.