Overview
- Police say three homes in Camberwell, Mont Albert and Surrey Hills were targeted within about 20 minutes just after 2am.
- CCTV and victim accounts indicate the offenders carried machetes, and two vehicles—a Mercedes B-Class and a Mazda CX-3—were stolen in Surrey Hills.
- Officers tracked one of the stolen cars to Tamarisk Rd in Narre Warren, where they arrested suspects aged 25 and 17.
- The 25-year-old has been charged with theft of a motor vehicle and is due at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on April 30.
- The 17-year-old was released pending further inquiries, and a third alleged offender remains uncharged as investigators review CCTV and witness statements.