Police have taken three further people into custody and located a second stolen vehicle following several aggravated burglaries in the Brighton area early this morning.
Emergency services were notified a Subaru Outlander, allegedly stolen during an aggravated burglary on Union Street in Brighton East about 4.30am, had crashed into a vacant hut at a Bolinda Road business in Campbellfield about 7.20am.
Police quickly arrived at the scene and arrested three people - a 17-year-old boy, 18-year-old Carlton man and 43-year-old Port Melbourne woman.
It's alleged the trio were involved in an aggravated burglary at a Beddoe Avenue home in Brighton East where they stole the keys for two cars about 3.45am.
A short time later, they allegedly entered a property on Union Street in Brighton East however they were disturbed by the occupant and fled empty handed.
Police will allege the offenders returned to the house on Beddoe Avenue and stole a white BMW about 4.20am before attending the Union Street address where the Subaru Outlander was stolen.
A short time later, the Air Wing spotted the BMW travelling at speed on the Nepean Highway towards Mordialloc.
Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) detectives monitoring the vehicle on the ground followed the car through multiple suburbs before it was pursued on the Monash Freeway.
Stop sticks were deployed in Keysborough, but the BMW continued on its rims.
The car came to a stop inbound on the Monash Freeway in Mount Waverley, about 1km from Huntingdale Road.
The driver, an 18-year-old Baxter man, was arrested by detectives at the scene and taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Moorabbin CIU detectives are investigating the series of incidents and will interview the quartet.
The arrests form part of Operation Trinity, which is solely dedicated to preventing and responding to burglaries and car thefts - running from dusk to dawn across Melbourne each night.
The operation sees uniform police supported by a range of specialist units, including the Dog Squad, Public Order Response and Air Wing.
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.
