Detectives from the VIPER Taskforce late last week charged four people as part of an investigation into allegedly attempting to pervert the course of justice following an attempted intercept and evade of a dangerous driver.
Police attempted to intercept a grey Land Rover during a pursuit after it was spotted being driven in a dangerous manner through the Domain Tunnel around 1pm on Monday, February 26.
The vehicle, travelling east, failed to stop and fled police at the Burnley exit.
The registered owner of the vehicle, a 22-year-old Box Hill woman, subsequently nomi-
nated a 23-year-old Reservoir man as the driver.
He was arrested and interviewed by police on Friday, April 26 and initially identified himself as the driver, before admitting he had been asked to fraudulently identify himself as the driver by a 25-year-old Lalor woman.
An investigation by members from Highway Patrol identified the actual driver as a 31-year-old Wheelers Hill man and the investigation was transferred to the VIPER Taskforce.
In May of this year, four search warrants were executed at residential addresses in in Reservoir, Lalor, Blackburn and Bayswater North.
A 25-year-old Lalor woman and a 23-year-old Reservoir man were both charged on Tuesday (Oct. 8) with attempt to pervert the course of justice.
The duo was bailed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Thursday (Oct. 10)
A 22-year-old Box Hill woman and a 31-year-old Wheelers Hill man were both charged on Wednesday (Oct. 9) with attempt to pervert the course of justice and dangerous driving whilst pursued by police.
They were bailed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on October 10.
Investigators will allege the 25-year-old Lalor woman recruited the 23-year-old Reservoir man to nominate himself for a driving offence committed by another person.
The investigation remains ongoing.