Boy, 14, films wild police pursuit in Melbourne’s south east before plastering on social media
A teen who was granted bail twice in less than 24 hours after a reckless crime spree can be revealed as one of Melbourne’s worst repeat offenders.
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A 14-year-old boy who was granted bail twice in less than 24 hours after a reckless crime spree can be revealed as one of suburban Melbourne’s worst repeat offenders.
Just hours after the Seaford boy was granted bail again, the car-loving teen took to social media to boast about his overnight joy ride, posting footage of a high speed police chase.
The Sunday Herald Sun can reveal the boy, who cannot legally be named, has shared photos and videos of at least a dozen alleged car thefts across Melbourne’s southeast in recent weeks.
They include three videos and a photo of Thursday night’s crusade, where he allegedly stole an Audi S3 from Narre Warren before hitting speeds in excess of 150km/h.
A rear passenger films three police vehicles with their lights on pursuing the Audi across three lanes of the Princes Highway, before the front passenger waves a wad of cash to the camera.
In a separate clip from the same night, the rear passenger shows the Audi’s speedometer, which is seen nudging 180km/h.
Police deployed stop sticks but the bailed boy continued driving the luxury car on its rims at high speed, before a road worker was forced to jump out of the way as he continued on.
Officers arrested five teenagers early on Friday morning.
Two teenage girls received caution notices and three teens, including the alleged driver, were granted bail.
The baby-faced teen has previously bragged about hitting speeds of over 210km/h, understood to be in a stolen Toyota.
He has also shared FlightRadar images of the Victoria Police AirWing circling above his crew of gangsters as they cruised around Pakenham just days ago.
The boy has uploaded pictures of Audis, Toyotas, Mazdas, BMWs, Mitsubishis, Holdens and Hyundais, believed to be stolen by him or his crew of teenage mates.
The revhead teen has also shared videos of himself in handcuffs sitting in the back of police division vans after his alleged offending.
One video depicts a driver, understood to be the Seaford boy, allegedly running a red light at 160km/h on the Princes Highway at Berwick.
The driver flashes the vehicle’s high beams before entering the intersection late at night, warning other motorists of his need for speed.
He often wears gloves while driving to avoid any potential fingerprints being left inside the car, but still opts to post the vision to his 1200-plus Instagram followers.
Victoria Police’s Operation Trinity have so far made over 1400 arrests relating to young offenders breaking into homes and stealing cars since its inception in March last year.