Man arrested after police vehicle rammed in Jan Juc

Police have arrested a man after he allegedly rammed a police vehicle in Jan Juc yesterday.

Officers conducted checks on a Subaru Impreza parked on the Great Ocean Road and discovered the driver was allegedly wanted on outstanding matters on 25 March about 7am.

Police boxed in the vehicle and utilised a tyre deflation device to stop the vehicle from fleeing, however the driver woke up and attempted to drive off.

The driver allegedly rammed a police divisional van and caused two officers to jump out of its path to avoid being hit.

Police began to track the Subaru along the Great Ocean Road where they successfully deployed stop sticks in Yuulong about 12pm.

The driver fled from the vehicle into dense forest and the search for him continued on foot.

Officers were unable to locate the man but continued making enquiries into his whereabouts.

Police received a tip-off from a witness at a café in Lavers Hill this morning about 8.30am.

A plan was coordinated by local officers from Colac and Birregurra who swarmed the area and located the man inside a public toilet block, and he was safely arrested.

The 27-year-old Grovedale man is currently in custody where he will be interviewed.

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