GREATER DANDENONG: Arrest over Springvale kidnap


Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad have charged a man as part of their investigation into incidents potentially linked to the targeting of hospitality venues.
A 19-year-old Tarneit man, already in custody for unrelated offending, has been charged on summons with:
• aggravated home invasion,
• two counts of intentionally cause serious injury in circumstances of gross violence,
• two counts of intentionally cause serious injury,
• attempt to commit indictable offence,
• armed robbery,
• kidnap,
n unlawful imprisonment,
n home invasion, and
• theft.
The man will appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on October 29.
The charges follow an incident where a number of males forced entry into a Springvale address shortly after 5am on Wednesday, April 22.