Five teens have been arrested after they allegedly rammed a marked police vehicle in a stolen car in Lilydale this afternoon.
Officers initially observed the Ford Focus travelling on the Maroondah Highway about 1.30pm.
The Ford became stuck in traffic and police attempted to box it in with their vehicle.
It is alleged the stolen Ford rammed into the police vehicle before driving off.
The officers were not injured.
It was last seen travelling on Swansea Road in Montrose, before police received a report of a suspicious loiter in Bayswater about 2.45pm.
It was reported that five teens had allegedly pulled up on Burdekin Street in a Ford Focus before heading to a nearby bus stop.
Determined officers located and intercepted a bus in the area and located the five teens onboard.
The teens, three 13-year-old girls and one 13-year-old boy from the Bayside, Glen Eira, Frankston and Yarra Ranges areas and a 16-year-old girl from the Latrobe area, are currently in custody and will be interviewed.
The Ford was allegedly stolen from Palmer Street in Richmond on 22 January about 9am.
