Four arrested following Port Melbourne brawl

Police have arrested four teenagers in an allegedly stolen vehicle linked to a brawl in Port Melbourne on Monday.

Officers received reports of a fight on Lalor Street and several males hanging out of a white Haval about 3.15pm.

When police arrived, the vehicle and those involved in the brawl had fled the scene.

At this stage no victims have come forward to report the incident to police.

Investigators soon established the Haval was allegedly stolen from outside a gym in Clyde North on Saturday 18 April.

The vehicle was spotted by police travelling on the Westgate Freeway towards Melbourne about 12.20am this morning.

The Air Wing took up observation overhead, while members on the ground closed in on the stolen vehicle.

The Haval stopped in a carpark on Shepparson Avenue in Carnegie where one of the occupants got out and was swiftly arrested.

Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) members attempted to intercept the vehicle however it attempted to flee.

Three CIRT vehicles quickly boxed in the Haval, taking the three remaining occupants into custody.

A search of the vehicle uncovered several hatchets, a sledgehammer and a steel pole.

The four youths – a 14-year-old boy from the Melton area, 16-year-old boy from the Merri-bek area, 16-year-old boy from the Greater Dandenong area and 16-year-old girl from the greater Melton area – will now be interviewed by detectives.

The CIRT vehicles sustained minor damage during the arrest.

Leonie Johnson

Media Unit
147683