Police have arrested four people after a BMW was followed through Melbourne's largest suburb and the surrounding area overnight.
Preston Uniform officers spotted the allegedly silver BMW driving erratically on High Street in Reservoir just after 1am.
The car was followed through Reservoir and Thomastown, then it came to a stop on Edmondson Street in Lalor.
Police approached the BMW before the male driver allegedly drove towards officers, narrowly missing them as he took off at speed.
There were no physical injuries.
A short time later, the BMW was located by Air Wing entering a driveway on Sturdee Street.
A white motorbike also pulled up outside the property.
Operation Trinity units out targeting car thieves across Melbourne, along with Uniform officers on the ground, closed in and arrested four men nearby.
They were all taken into custody where they will be interviewed.
The BMW was allegedly stolen from Fyffe Street in Thornbury on 14 October.
Operation Trinity
• Victoria Police has a dedicated operation targeting burglars and car thieves from dusk to dawn across Melbourne.
• On top of standard patrols, there are large numbers of additional police including members of the Dog Squad, Public Order Response and Air Wing, specifically tasked with preventing and responding to burglaries and car thefts each night.
• As a result of this intense focus, police arrested 671 burglars and car thieves almost 1,683 times in the twelve months to the end of September 2025.
• That equates to almost five burglars and car thieves arrested every single day.
• Operation Trinity is Victoria Police's most well-resourced operation, with over 140,000 policing hours dedicated solely to this operation last year.
• On top of this, the Air Wing spent well over a thousand hours in the sky last year tracking burglars and car thieves as part of Trinity.
• Latest police intelligence indicates that as many as 65% of all aggravated burglaries in key hotspots are through unlocked doors/windows or unsuccessful attempts when the offender has discovered the property is locked.
• As such, police implore the community to take simple steps such as locking all doors and windows on your home and car.
• The data tells is undeniable - if you lock your doors, your chances of falling victim dramatically decrease.
