GREATER DANDENONG: Pair charged after police car rammed
Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two men after a police vehicle was allegedly repeatedly rammed in Dandenong.
Officers spotted a Jeep with alleged stolen plates travelling on Princes Hwy about 8.05pm on Thursday, Januaryc 22.
They monitored the vehicle for a short period before it came to a stop in a motel car park.
The Jeep allegedly crashed head-on into the unmarked police car twice, injuring the driver.
A police officer exited their vehicle, before the Jeep allegedly drove at speed towards him and continued to crash into the police vehicle several more times.
The detective leading senior constable discharged several shots at the vehicle, which both impacted the Jeep.
Numerous other police units arrived at the scene and took the Jeep’s two occupants into custody uninjured.
An 18-year-old man from Seaford was charged with:
• six counts of aggravated intentional exposure of emergency worker to risk by driving
• theft of motor vehicle
• handle stolen goods
• possess prohibited weapon
• unlicensed driving
• drive in speed/manner dangerous
He was to appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.
A 38-year-old from South Melbourne was charged with:
• theft of motor vehicle
• possess drug of dependence
• handle stolen goods
• possess property suspected of being proceeds of crime
He was bailed to appear before Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on June 5.
One officer was taken to hospital with minor head injuries.
Professional Standards Command have oversight of the ongoing investigation, as is standard practice when a police firearm is discharged.