By Dongyun Kwon
Whelans Road in Healesville was crowded with multiple police cars and a police helicopter in the middle of the night on Tuesday.
Police have charged a man after an extended chase through Melbourne on 18 February.
A 33-year-old man from Broadmeadows has been charged with handling stolen goods, possessing a controlled weapon, dangerous driving, evading police, and unlicensed driving.
A Victoria Police spokesperson said officers on patrol first spotted an allegedly stolen Mercedes on Riggall Street in Broadmeadows about 12.30am.
“With the assistance of the Air Wing, officers followed the vehicle to Sydney Road, where they unsuccessfully attempted to intercept the Mercedes,” they said.
“Officers both on the ground and in the Air Wing followed the vehicle to Toolangi, where stop sticks were successfully deployed on Blowhard Road about 2am.
“A short time later, the Mercedes came to a stop on Whelans Road in Healesville, where the driver and sole occupant was arrested.”
Police alleged the Mercedes was stolen from Carrum Downs on 12 February.
The Broadmeadows man was directed to Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.
