Victoria Police officers have charged two men after they allegedly stole a HSV Clubsport and rammed a police car in another Holden Commodore, subsequently getting the latter vehicle bogged.
On Sunday, September 15 at approximately 4am, the two alleged offenders stole a HSV Clubsport sedan from a house in Caulfield South.
Shortly after, police officers located the Clubsport without any occupants in Bentleigh, but observed two occupants sitting in a Holden Commodore SS wagon which had been stolen from Mount Eliza last month.
Police allege the Commodore accelerated and rammed into a marked police car before becoming bogged, leading to officers forcing entry to the wagon and pepper-spraying the occupants.
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No injuries were reported from the incident, though the 27- and 22-year old occupants were removed and arrested at the scene.
The 22-year old from Southbank was charged with 12 offences, including damaging an emergency service vehicle by reckless driving, driving whilst suspended, possessing a weapon and stealing a motor vehicle.
The 27-year old from Wyndham Vale received nine charges, which included theft of motor vehicle, handling stolen goods and possessing drugs of dependence.
Both men were remanded to appear before the Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court at a later date.
