Police have charged two men after they allegedly attempted to steal an ATM from a golf club in Kilsyth South last Monday (Sep. 30).
It is alleged the two men forced entry to the Liverpool Rd club just after 4am before attempting to steal an ATM.
Officers attending to the club alarm quickly arrived on scene, observing the pair inside before they fled in a Jeep Cherokee bearing false registration plates.
Stop sticks were successfully deployed on Hunter St, Ferntree Gully before the pair allegedly dumped the Jeep on Mount Albert Rd, Boronia.
It is alleged one of the men forced entry into a Chestnut Avenue residence and stole car keys before unsuccessfully attempting to steal a vehicle parked in the driveway.
Shortly later, the Police Dog Squad located the pair in the vicinity of Chestnut Avenue where they were arrested.
Maroondah detectives have charged a 43-year-old Noble Park man with burglary, aggravated burglary, theft and possessing a drug of dependence.
A 46-year-old Oakleigh East man has also been charged with burglary, attempted theft and possessing a drug of dependence.
The pair have been bailed to appear at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on December 18.