SOUTH-EAST: 4 arrested after robberies
Police have arrested four people following a string of robberies across the south-east.
The quartet were arrested and will be interviewed in relation to 11 incidents on Tuesday (Sep. 23), including:
• armed robberies at a supermarket on Lyall Rd in Berwick, and fast-food outlets on Cranbourne-Frankston Rd in Cranbourne West, Jamieson St in Cheltenham and Nepean Hwy in Elsternwick
• attempted armed robberies at a shopping centre carpark on O’Shea Rd in Berwick and fast-food outlets on Matterhorn Drive in Clyde North and on Burke Rd in Camberwell
• carjackings on Janet Brown Drive in Beaconsfield and Cardinia Rd in Officer
• robberies at a shopping centre on William Thwaites Boulevard in Cranbourne North and on Turner Rd in Highett
They will also be interviewed in relation to five incidents onWesdnesday (Sep. 24), including an attempted armed robbery at a fast-food outlet on Spring Rd in Mulgrave, and armed robberies at:
• a fast-food restaurant on Glen Huntly Rd in Caulfield South about 10pm
• a café on North Rd in Ormond about 10.15pm
• a restaurant on Centre Rd in Clarinda just after 10.30pm
• a fast-food restaurant on First St in Clayton South about 10.50pm
There were no physical injuries at any of the incidents.
The arrests come after a stolen Mazda SUV was spotted near the intersection of Thompsons and Berwick-Cranbourne Rds about 3am.
The vehicle was followed to Bells Rd in Clyde North where stop sticks were successfully deployed.
Two occupants, a 14-year-old boy from the Port Phillip area and 14-year-old girl from the Cardinia area, were arrested after the vehicle lost control and crashed.
They were both transported to hospital for observation and remain under police guard.
A further two 14-year-old boys, from the Mornington Peninsula and Port Phillip area respectively, fled the scene but were later arrested.
The Mazda was stolen in St Helena on September 20.
The investigation remains ongoing.