A Narre Warren man is one of two suspects charged after they were found in an allegedly stolen car in Dandenong South on the night of Saturday 12 October.
Local police were on patrol when they spotted the vehicle in a shopping centre car park on the Princes Highway around 7:20 p.m.
The 21-year-old Narre Warren man and a 29-year-old Dandenong man refused to leave the vehicle and attempted to start the car as police moved in.
Officers were forced to smash the windows of the car and deployed OC foam before the duo were safely taken into custody.
Police interviewed both men and they have since been charged with theft of a motor vehicle, handling stolen goods, possessing a drug of dependence, going equipped to steal and dealing with property suspected of being the proceeds of crime.
The men have been bailed and will appear before Dandenong Magistrate’s Court on 28 January 2025.
Enquiries have revealed that the car was stolen from a shopping centre car park in Rowville on Thursday 10 October.
