Detectives charge two men after Caroline Springs aggravated burglary

Melton Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two men after an aggravated burglary in Caroline Springs early hours yesterday.

It is alleged three men smashed the front door of a property on Oak View Road and assaulted three female occupants about 1.30am.

Two women were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and a third woman sustained minor injuries not requiring hospital treatment.

Melton police with assistance from the Air Wing, officers from Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT), Dog Squad located and arrested three men nearby.

Officers seized a machete and an imitation firearm at the scene.

One of the men sustained a dog bite during the arrest and was taken to hospital under police guard, where he remains.

A 27-year-old man and a 25-year-old man, both from Kalkallo, have been charged with aggravated home invasion, intentionally cause injury, assault, criminal damage, theft of a motor vehicle and multiple weapons offences.

Both men will appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.

A 26-year-old Wollert man remains in hospital and will be interviewed by investigators.

Victoria Police runs a nightly operation, Operation Trinity, solely dedicated to preventing and responding to burglaries and car thefts – running from dusk to dawn across Melbourne.

This operation sees uniform police supported by a range of specialist units, including the Dog Squad, Public Order Response and Air Wing.

In the past year, Operation Trinity led to the arrest of 551 burglars and car thieves a combined 1,233 times.

That equates to around three burglars and car thieves arrested every single day.

While arrests remain high, the primary aim of Operation Trinity is to prevent people having their homes broken into in the first place.

To achieve this, Trinity units conduct a range of disruption activities, including saturating suburbs based on intelligence, intercepting thousands of vehicles each month, and nightly patrols around the homes of Victoria’s most prolific burglars and youth gang members.

These offenders are largely opportunistic by nature – seeking easy access points through unlocked doors and windows.

As such, police implore the community to take simple steps such as locking all doors and windows on your home and car.

Acting Sergeant Paul Hogan

Media Unit

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