SOUTH-EAST: 200-kmh to avoid arrest
A motorcyclist has been charged after he was allegedly detected travelling at speeds up to 200-kmh while trying to avoid arrest.
Officers patrolling in Mulgrave first observed the motorcycle travelling at a fast rate of speed on Wellington Rd about 8.50pm on Thursday, June 3.
The Air Wing was called in as the motorcycle reached speeds of 140-kmh in a 80-kmh zone before entering the Monash Freeway.
Police continued to follow the motorcycle from the sky as it allegedly reached speeds up to 200-kmhr while heading south the Monash Freeway and South Gippsland Highway.
The rider performed a U-turn and the motorcycle was ridden northbound before pulling into a service station at the corner of Springvale and Wellington Rds.
The rider allegedly stole fuel before speeding off, going back onto the Monash Freeway and making their way into the city.
Officers were able to co-ordinate a response on the ground and arrested the rider after he entered a side lane off Flinders St.
The motorcyclist, a 21-year-old Berwick man is expected to be charged on summons with a string of traffic offences.
The motorcycle was also impounded for 30 days at a cost of $999.
This arrest formed part of Operation Advance, a local operation with dedicated Air Wing support targeting high-risk traffic offenders in the eastern suburbs.