Police have charged two men after they allegedly fled the scene of a burglary in a stolen car in Dandenong South last night.
The duo allegedly broke into a car detailing business on Discovery Road and stole a Jeep Cherokee just before 11pm.
The business owner was notified and called police, before the Air Wing quickly spotted the car travelling south on Frankston-Dandenong Road.
The Jeep stopped on Illawarra Crescent in Dandenong North, where the passenger got out of the vehicle and entered a property.
The driver continued into Avon Court where they pulled over and were arrested.
Officers then entered the Illawarra Crescent address where they located the passenger allegedly hiding in a cupboard.
They were interviewed by detectives and Operation Trinity officers.
A 31-year-old Carrum Downs man was charged with burglary, theft of motor vehicle, handle stolen goods, fail to stop on police direction and commit indictable offence whilst on bail.
He was remanded to appear at Dandenong Magistrates' Court on 29 January.
A 30-year-old Loch Sport man was charged with burglary and theft of motor vehicle.
He was bailed to appear at Dandenong Magistrates' Court on 3 March.
Operation Trinity is solely dedicated to preventing and responding to burglaries and car thefts - running from dusk to dawn across Melbourne each night.
This operation sees uniform police supported by a range of specialist units, including the Dog Squad, Public Order Response and Air Wing.
In 2025, Operation Trinity led to the arrest of 612 burglars and car thieves a combined 1,436 times.
That equates to almost four 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.
