NORTH-WEST: Deanside pursuit and crash
Police have arrested five teenagers after an incident where a male was allegedly assaulted and dragged into a vehicle, before being involved in a pursuit across Melbourne’s north-western suburbs.
It is alleged that a 17-year-old boy was walking along Harrier Circuit in Deanside when he was assaulted by four male offenders and dragged into a Toyota Camry sedan about 8.30am.
With the five occupants on board, the Toyota continued along Taylors Rd.
Police pursued the vehicle through Caroline Springs and back into Deanside.
Stop sticks were deployed on Neale Rd, before the car crashed into a pole on Hopkins Rd in Truganina.
Four 17-year-old boys and an 18-year-old man in the Toyota were arrested at the scene, including the boy who was forced into the vehicle.
The incident appears targeted and those involved are known to one another.
One male sustained minor injuries believed to be from the assault and was assessed by Ambulance Victoria.
They were to be interviewed by detectives and investigations are ongoing into the circumstances of the incident.