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Police have charged a man and arrested a woman after they were located in an allegedly stolen caravan in Pakenham on Tuesday 20 August.

Officers had been searching for a man after he allegedly evaded police in Seaford before crashing into the door of the police vehicle on 14 August.

The female officer inside the police vehicle sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

On Tuesday, investigators attended a caravan park on Racecourse Road and located the man inside a stolen caravan about 9.20am.

It is alleged to have been stolen from an address in Berwick on 15 August.

Police also located and seized a Toyota Landcruiser, multiple cloned registration plates, stolen identity documents and a quantity of methamphetamine.

The Landcruiser was allegedly stolen from an address in Warragul on 15 August.

The man and a woman were arrested and taken into custody.

The 27-year-old Croydon man has been charged with:

• theft of motor vehicle

• theft

• aggravated reckless exposure of police officer to risk by driving

• assault police office

• reckless conduct endanger serious injury

• damage to emergency service vehicle by reckless driving

• recklessly cause serious injury

• drive whilst disqualified

• possess drug of dependence

• possess house breaking implement

• possess proceeds of crime

He was remanded to appear before Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 22 August.

The 19-year-old Scoresby woman has been released pending further enquiries.

 

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