A man has been charged after he allegedly failed to stop for police while driving a stolen vehicle in the Geelong area overnight.
Police observed a stolen vehicle travelling on Gull Street in Norlane around 2.15am.
The 2005 BMW E90 sedan was allegedly stolen during an aggravated burglary in Norlane last night.
Officers followed the vehicle through several streets in Corio and Norlane, before setting up stop sticks on Princes Freeway.
The vehicle then travelled into the intersection of Goldsworthy Road and Princess Road in Corio where it caught fire and came to a halt.
The driver fled the scene on foot but was arrested without incident nearby shortly after.
A 35-year-old Norlane man was interviewed by detectives and charged with aggravated carjacking, armed robbery, burglary, reckless exposure of police to risk of driving, drive manner and speed dangerous, possess controlled weapon, resist police x 2, drive disqualified reckless conduct endanger life, fail to stop on police request, dangerous or negligent driving while pursued by police, and commit indictable offence on bail.
He was remanded to appear at the Geelong Magistrates’ Court on 15 March.
