{"id":918623,"date":"2026-10-06T21:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/918623\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T21:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:28:12","slug":"charges-after-dramatic-monash-freeway-police-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/918623\/","title":{"rendered":"Charges after dramatic Monash Freeway police operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Five males arrested in a dramatic police operation on Melbourne&#8217;s Monash Freeway yesterday have been charged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Cars were rammed and freeway traffic was brought to a standstill as more than a dozen police officers, many dressed in tactical gear, detained the males near Chadstone at midday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged five people following an alleged aggravated burglary in Brighton East and a pursuit that ended on the Monash Freeway yesterday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Police alleged a four-wheel drive and an SUV were stolen after a home invasion in Brighton East early yesterday and used in a second aggravated burglary in Hampton Park a few hours later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The four-wheel drive was spotted being driven erratically in Doveton about 8am, <a class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-10-06\/police-operation-brings-monash-freeway-to-standstill\/107233220\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/107233220\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sparking a police pursuit<\/a> through multiple eastern and south-eastern suburbs on Eastlink and the Monash Freeway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The vehicle was intercepted by specialist police who arrested three 16-year-old boys, a 17-year-old, and a 19-year-old and 20-year-old man.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An aerial shot of a long line of traffic behind an incident on a freeway.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a7d67e6cba4515dde714c9a3da658559.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The arrests caused long traffic delays on the Monash Freeway. (ABC News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">They have all been charged with various offences, including aggravated burglary, car theft and armed robbery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">One of the 16-year-olds has also been charged with intentional aggravated exposure of emergency worker to risk by driving, reckless conduct endangering life, reckless conduct endangering serious injury and unlicensed driving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Another 16-year-old has been charged with committing an offence whilst on bail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The teenagers have been remanded in custody to appear in a children&#8217;s court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The 19-year-old Cranbourne East man will appear in the Dandenong Magistrates&#8217; Court today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The 20-year-old Wheelers Hill man remains in hospital under police guard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Five males arrested in a dramatic police operation on Melbourne&#8217;s Monash Freeway yesterday have been charged. 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