Police have charged a man following a crime spree across southern metropolitan suburbs during December and January.
General duties officers, along with the Air Wing and Dog Squad, located and arrested a man following an attempted carjacking in Willow Drive, Hampton Park on Saturday 7 January.
It is alleged a man, who was a passenger in a ride-share vehicle, assaulted the driver and allegedly attempted to steal the car before fleeing on foot about 8pm.
The victim, a 35-year-old Narre Warren man, received minor injuries in the incident.
Other alleged offending included:
• Theft of alcohol and lollies from a liquor store on Bemersyde Drive, Berwick on 5 December.
• Theft of cigarettes from a service station on Webb Street, Narre Warren on 13 December.
• Theft of alcohol from a liquor store on Bemersyde Drive on 20 December.
• Assault of a shop attendant and theft of a large quantity of jewellery from a jewellery store on Nepean Highway, Moorabbin on 7 January.
A 26-year-old Berwick man has been charged with attempted carjacking, attempted theft of a motor vehicle, four counts of theft, two counts of unlawful assault, contravening Court orders, failure to stop vehicle on police direction, robbery, committing an indictable offence while on bail and theft from motor vehicle.
He appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for a bail/remand hearing on Sunday 8 January.
