Teenagers on bail charged over Brighton aggravated burglary as crime erupts in bayside suburbs

A crew of teenage thugs allegedly clocked driving at speeds exceeding 150km/h in a stolen Volkswagen have been charged over an aggravated burglary in Brighton.

Five teenagers have been charged over a wild aggravated burglary in Brighton on Tuesday.

A group of teenage thugs who were allegedly clocked driving at speeds well above 150km/h in an allegedly stolen car have been charged over a wild aggravated burglary in Brighton.

Detectives from Moorabbin’s crime investigative unit have been told four children rocked up to a home in an allegedly stolen Volkswagen Golf on South Rd about 5am Tuesday.

Police allege the crew gained entry to the home before being scared away by the occupants, fleeing in the Golf.

That vehicle was tracked by the Airwing where they met a fifth child, who was driving a Volkswagen Amarok, allegedly stolen from nearby Railway Ave in Brighton.

The pair of VWs then cruised around Melbourne’s eastern suburbs allegedly at speeds exceeding 150km/h.

The Amarok was then dumped along Stella Ave in Noble Park and the group of five then fled in the Golf.

Officers continued to track the crooked teens to the Rowville area and stop sticks were successfully deployed on Armstrong Rd.

They ran from the car but were quickly arrested with help from the dog squad.

The group were arrested and charged on Tuesday morning.

Police on Tuesday morning charged a 14-year-old Moe boy with aggravated burglary, theft of motor vehicle and commit indictable offence while on bail.

He is expected to face a children’s court later on Tuesday.

A Morwell boy, 15, has been charged with theft of motor vehicle and will face a children's court at a later date.

A Noble Park boy, also 15, was charged with two counts of theft of motor vehicle, dangerous driving while being pursued by police and commit indictable offence while on bail.

He will also face a children's court at a later date.

A 17-year-old Morwell boy and Moe girl, 14, were both charged with aggravated burglary and theft of motor vehicle.

They too will face a children's court at a later date.

Chris Riddell’s Land Rover was allegedly stolen days before another crew of thugs targeted another Brighton home. Picture: Supplied

Tuesday’s arrests come just days after an “infuriated” Brighton local took the youth crime epidemic into his own hands, chasing down another teen who allegedly stole his car.

Chris Riddell, a 42-year-old Brighton man, on Sunday chased a pair of teens alleged to have stole his Land Rover about 3am.

Police then arrested the 15-year-old near the Kamesburgh gardens.

“I was in thongs, shorts and a T-shirt as well. It’s about as Aussie as it gets, I was not ready for a run in the slightest,” he told the Herald Sun.

He was charged with theft of motor vehicle and driving without a licence and will appear at a children’s court at a later date.