BOROONDARA: Police car rammed at Hawthorn East
Police have charged a man following an alleged dangerous driving incident where a police vehicle was rammed in Hawthorn East on Wednesday (feb. 26).
It is alleged in an attempt to evade police a white BMW bearing false plates became wedged between a bollard and the front of a convenience store on Toorak Rd about 12.30am.
Police boxed the BMW in after it rammed a police vehicle several times.
The driver and passenger were arrested at the scene and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and later released.
A 43-year-old Langwarrin man was charged with
- Reckless conduct endanger serious injury
- Reckless exposure of police force to Risk by driving
- Drive whilst disqualified
- Fraudulently use registration plate
- Use unregistered motor vehicle
- Possess a drug of dependence
- Possess dangerous article
He was remanded to appear at court on Thursday (Feb. 27).
A 31-year-old Doveton woman was released without charge.
No police members were injured.

