Police have arrested a Broadmeadows teenager at Corio following a high-speed pursuit at Geelong West and a spree of violent burglaries across Melbourne.
Officers arrested a 17-year-old boy at Corio Village Shopping Centre about 11am on Tuesday.
They also recovered a BMW X5 which multiple offenders allegedly stole during an aggravated burglary in Melbourne’s north that morning.
Police spotted the allegedly-stolen BMW on Latrobe Tce, Geelong West, about 4.50am on Tuesday morning, they said.
Officers initiated a pursuit before terminating it a short time later due to excessive speed, police said.
Police believed a group of offenders stole the BMW in an aggravated burglary at Mernda about 4am on Tuesday.
A group of offenders armed with edged weapons and metal poles gained entry into a Avoca Avenue residence before threatening the occupants and stealing various items, police alleged.
A 41-year-old man sustained minor injuries to his face, while a 40-year-old woman and two children were physically unharmed.
Police had earlier spotted the BMW on Princes Fwy in convoy with an allegedly-stolen Mercedes.
Police believed the offenders stole the Mercedes at Derrimut about 12.10am on Monday morning, before dumping it on Lunan Avenue, Drumcondra, on Tuesday morning.
The theft occurred during an aggravated burglary where four masked men armed with knives broke into a house on Ivy Close, Derrimut, police said.
The offenders assaulted a 65-year-old man who sustained a minor laceration during the incident, police alleged.
A 58-year-old woman, 91-year-old man and 64-year-old woman also home at the time were physically unharmed, police said.
The offenders stole a grey Mercedes sedan and Honda HR-V, registration 1EY3DI, which remained outstanding on Tuesday morning, police said.
Police believe the aggravated burglaries were linked to three further violent incidents across Melbourne on Sunday night.
Four males, one armed with a knife, broke into a Bentley East house about 8.40pm, assaulting the two occupants, ransacking the home and stealing a BMW, police said.
The offenders crashed the car on Westgate Fwy before attempting to carjack a motorist, who escaped along with his passenger, police said.
The group later threatened a woman with a knife as she was about to put her child in her car at Port Melbourne, police alleged.
They stole her Hyundai before dumping it at Derrimut prior to the aggravated burglary there, police said.
Southern Metro Crime Team detectives were continuing their investigation and search for the remaining offenders, of African appearance, police said on Tuesday afternoon.
They urged anyone who sights a black 2015 Honda HR-V, registration 1EY3DI, to phone 000 immediately.
They also urged anyone with information to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 and www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
