Overview

• Grant Brown says he woke around 3:25am to two intruders at his Kinkora Road home, chased them outside, restrained a 15-year-old in a laneway and used the teen’s phone to call triple-0 before officers arrived within minutes.
• The 15-year-old from Boroondara and a 14-year-old from Whittlesea have each been charged with two counts of aggravated burglary tied to incidents on Kinkora Road and nearby Elphin Grove.
• Detectives are proceeding with interviews and preparing to seek the boys’ remand following their arrests early Monday.
• Neighbouring CCTV captured the chase and detention, and the homeowner said he checked the teen for a weapon; police have not confirmed separate neighbour claims that a knife was found.
• Premier Jacinta Allan praised the police response, and Chief Commissioner Mike Bush announced a force restructure to put more officers on the streets as part of a community-safety push.