Maribyrnong Crime Investigation Unit detectives charged a teenage boy following an alleged aggravated burglary in Yarraville overnight.
It is alleged a male offender gained entry to a Mill Avenue home and stole a handbag just after midnight.
The boy fled the scene and a resident called police before the boy was arrested nearby.
No one was injured.
A 17-year-old Yarraville boy has been charged with aggravated burglary, theft and theft from motor vehicle.
He will face a children’s court today.
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