Melbourne police chase ends in six arrests following alleged burglary
Six people have been arrested following a car chase that was sparked by an alleged aggravated home invasion in Melbourne’s south-east.
A resident in the Brighton East home woke to noise inside their house shortly after 5.30am on Tuesday, but no injuries were reported.
The six alleged offenders have been arrested by police for questioning. 9News
The intruders allegedly stole two vehicles, an Audi and a Nissan 4WD.
Spotted driving erratically on EastLink, the Nissan was tracked by police across several eastern and south-eastern suburbs before it was intercepted just after midday.
All six occupants inside the car were arrested without further injury and were taken in for questioning.
Aerial images showed several people being restrained face-down on the road by specialist police.
The arrests brought major traffic delays to Melbourne’s Eastlink. 9News
The Audi was recovered shortly after a crash in Endeavour Hills.
The police operation caused heavy delays on EastLink with the highway backed up with traffic following the arrests.
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