EAST: ‘Operation Advance’ arrests


A number of arrests and impounds were made in Victoria Police’s Operation Advance.
n A motorcycle was observed on Thursday night (May 1) travelling at high speed along the Monash Freeway. The bike exited at Wheelers Hill and actively attempted to evade police. The bike was dumped in Radleigh Avenue but police were quickly on scene and arrested a 25-year-old man.
n A 2024 Porsche was observed travelling at 175km/h along the Monash about 11.30pm. The car was intercepted on Huntingdale Rd, Clayton. The driver, a 24-year-old man and provisional licence holder, has had his car impounded and will be summonsed for speed dangerous and other traffic offences.
n A stolen car was spotted in Doveton. Police kept observations on the car and attempted to intercept the car at the intersection of Princes Hwy and South Gippsland Highway. The car took off and headed onto Eastlink where police successfully deployed tyre deflation devices. The car was abandoned in the Eastlink tunnel but police quickly arrested a man in his 30s at the scene where he was interviewed by police.