MANNINGHAM: Car abandoned in Templestowe
Banyule-Nillumbik Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested four youths in a stolen car following an aggravated burglary in Diamond Creek on Friday morning (Oct. 23).
It is alleged that entry was gained to a home on Penton Court and a Ford Ranger and Kia Sportage were stolen from a carport about 1.25am.
A 50-year-old man, a 41-year-old woman and a child were home at the time. They were not injured during the incident.
Police on the ground and Air Wing tracked the stolen cars.
It is alleged the stolen Kia was abandoned on Foote St in Templestowe.
The stolen Ford Ranger allegedly entered an underground carpark on Blackburn Rd, Doncaster East where four teenage boys were swiftly arrested.
A 17-year-old boy from the Knox area was charged with aggravated burglary, theft of motor vehicle and going equipped to steal.
A 17-year-old boy from the Whitehorse area was charged with aggravated burglary, theft of motor vehicle and going equipped to steal.
A 15-year-old boy from the Manningham area was charged with aggravated burglary, theft of motor vehicle, going equipped to steal and commit indictable offence whilst on bail.
A 15-year-old boy from the Whitehorse area was charged with aggravated burglary, theft of motor vehicle, going equipped to steal and commit indictable offence whilst on bail.
All four teens were to appear at a children’s court hearing on Friday morning.
Pictured: Police Air Wing. File Image.

