Ballarat Divisional Response Unit detectives have charged two men following an investigation into a series of recent thefts of motor vehicles and incidents of dangerous driving.
A 23-year-old Ballarat man has been charged with several serious traffic-related offences, and drug and weapons-related offences.
He was remanded to appear before Ballarat Magistrates’ Court today.
A 21-year-old Ballarat man has been charged with several serious traffic-related offences and theft offences.
He was remanded to appear before Ballarat Magistrates’ Court today.
The men were arrested yesterday afternoon, after police observed a vehicle wanted in relation to incidents in Ballarat East.
An attempt was made to pull the vehicle over, but the driver allegedly took off through the Ballarat Central area around 2.30pm.
With the assistance of Air Wing, the vehicle was observed driving dangerously before turning into a shopping centre carpark on Gillies Road in Wendouree where it had a minor collision with another vehicle.
The driver and passenger allegedly fled the vehicle on foot and were both arrested a short time later in the vicinity of the shopping centre.
A 23-year-old Ballarat woman, who was identified as a passenger of the vehicle, assisted police with their enquiries and was released without charge.
No one was injured during the incident.
