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.
