Brighton crime: Bayside suburbs targeted by teens in car theft spree

A weapon-wielding teen has allegedly led police on a dramatic chase through Brighton in a stolen Audi, with a Porsche also stolen during the spree.

Influencer Bec Judd has previously aired her concerns about the crime in Brighton. Picture: Wayne Taylor

Teenage thugs are continuing to target affluent Melbourne with a Brighton burglary leading to a dramatic police pursuit and a missing Porsche in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

It’s alleged two cars were stolen from the wealthy Whyte St before a weapon-wielding teen drove wildly down the Dingley Bypass in an Audi about 1:05am.

Police tracked the Audi through the southeast, with stop sticks eventually laid in Carrum Downs to force it to a stop at the Thompsons-McCormack Rd intersection.

The driver, 17, stepped out of the car and allegedly threatened another driver with a weapon.

Police arrested him at the scene and recovered the Audi, but a Porsche, also allegedly stolen from the Brighton home, is still at large.

It comes after a separate alleged teenage crime spree over the weekend also zeroed in on the Bayside suburbs.

Electoronic signs on Beach Rd after a spate of home invasions and car thefts in Brighton.

Bayside Council has erected electronic warning signs following a burglary spike in Brighton.

Homes in Hampton and Sandringham were on Saturday night left without cars, with a group of teens accused of a robbing rampage that also targeted Bentleigh and leafy Glen Iris.

Tuesday morning’s alleged aggravated burglary in Brighton is the latest chapter in the wealthy suburb’s so-called battle against crime, which continues to draw concern from celebrity resident Bec Judd as well as MP James Newbury.

A huge electronic sign has been seen on Beach Rd reminding locals to lock their houses and cars and to be more mindful of home security.

Ms Judd called out the aggravated burglary spike in Brighton only weeks ago, lamenting a “578 per cent increase” in the offence in her suburb in social media.

Brighton experienced 954 criminal incidents in 2022, a jump on the 803 recorded in 2021, according to the Crime Statistics Agency’s latest data.

Mr Newbury in March told the Herald Sun the electronic sign installed in the area was a move “criminals will be laughing at as they break into our homes”