Swift responding police have arrested a man and recovered an allegedly stolen vehicle in Mickleham early hours this morning.
Officers responded to reports of offenders stealing a grey Audi from the driveway of an Eastside Boulevard, Donnybrook, address just before 2am.
Access was not gained to the home.
Police quickly descended on the area, including Whittlesea Crime Investigation detectives and members in the area from both Operation Trinity and Operation Eclipse.
The Audi was spotted travelling on Donnybrook Road towards Mickleham reaching alleged speeds of 150 in an 80 zone.
A pursuit was called and police units took off after the vehicle.
Soon after, the Audi pulled over to the side of Donnybrook Road.
Officers moved in and arrested the alleged driver, a 32-year-old Dandenong man.
He will be interviewed by investigators.
It is believed the Audi ran out of petrol during the alleged getaway.
Police remain on the hunt for a second vehicle that had been travelling in convoy with the Audi and may contain offenders who attended the Eastside Boulevard address.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Please note this incident is in no way related to Operation Eclipse. Members were simply in the area at the time and assisted in apprehending the alleged offender and recovering the vehicle.
Anyone with information, CCTV/dash cam footage or who witnessed the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or anonymously at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
Operation Trinity is solely dedicated to preventing and responding to burglaries and car thefts – running from dusk to dawn across Melbourne each night.
This operation sees uniform police supported by a range of specialist units, including the Dog Squad, Public Order Response and Air Wing.
In the past year, Operation Trinity led to the arrest of 523 burglars and car thieves a combined 1,098 times.
That equates to three burglars and car thieves arrested every single day.
While arrests remain high, the primary aim of Operation Trinity is to prevent people having their homes broken into in the first place.
To achieve this, Trinity units conduct a range of disruption activities, including saturating suburbs based on intelligence, intercepting thousands of vehicles each month, and nightly patrols around the homes of Victoria’s most prolific burglars and youth gang members.
These offenders are largely opportunistic by nature – seeking easy access points through unlocked doors and windows.
As such, police implore the community to take simple steps such as locking all doors and windows on your home and car.
