Dramatic moment bloke in an FBI T-shirt is handcuffed after ‘crashing into a pole following an alleged crime spree’
- Three males arrested following an alleged armed crime spree
- Crashed allegedly stolen grey Hyundai hatchback after fleeing
Three males – one of whom was wearing an FBI T-shirt – have been arrested following an alleged armed crime spree in Melbourne‘s western suburbs on Tuesday morning.
Two of them were allegedly armed with a machete when they allegedly robbed two businesses in Werribee, 32km south-west of Melbourne CBD, the police said.
They entered a business on Watton Street, Werribee just after 9am and allegedly demanded cash, which was handed over.
A short time later the same offenders attended a business on Cottrell Street and one male allegedly entered the store armed with the machete.
Cash and alcohol were allegedly stolen.
Three males – one of whom was wearing an FBI T-shirt (pictured) – have been arrested following an alleged armed crime spree in Melbourne’s western suburbs on Tuesday morning
They then fled the area in an allegedly stolen grey Hyundai hatchback, leading to a police pursuit.
The car was chased through Werribee and stopped on the Princes Freeway near Duncans Road.
The alleged offenders then lost control of the car and crashed into a pole on Ascot Vale Road in Moonee Ponds just before 10.30am.
Two teenage boys and a 20-year-old man were arrested.
One of the alleged offenders was taken to hospital and the other two have been taken into custody.
Two of them were allegedly armed with a machete when they robbed two businesses in Werribee, 32km south-west of Melbourne CBD, the police said. One of the males is pictured being handcuffed
Two teenage boys and a 20-year-old man were arrested. Pictured is one of the alleged offenders sitting on the ground
