Four teens arrested after alleged stolen car pursuit through Melbourne

Four teenagers have been arrested after several police officers chased an allegedly stolen car across Melbourne overnight.

Officers in Pakenham, in Melbourne’s south-east, spotted an allegedly stolen silver Holden Astra on Bald Hill Road just after midnight.

The car was allegedly speeding down the Monash Freeway.

Victoria Police’s Air Wing followed the car from the sky as it travelled through the city’s south-east onto the Nepean Highway.

Police on the ground followed the Astra to Brighton East, where tyre spikes were deployed successfully.

The Astra stopped later on Glen Huntly Road in Elwood and five occupants allegedly fled on foot.

Four teenagers have been arrested after several police officers chased an allegedly stolen car across Melbourne overnight.
Four teenagers have been arrested after several police officers chased an allegedly stolen car across Melbourne overnight. (Nine)

A 14-year-old boy from St Kilda, a 16-year-old boy, an 18-year-old woman and 17-year-old girl from Pakenham were arrested.

All four were taken into police custody, where they will be interviewed. 

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers. 

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