Police have charged a man following a crime spree across southern metropolitan suburbs during December and January.
General duties officers, along with the Air Wing and Dog Squad, located and arrested a man following an attempted carjacking in Willow Drive, Hampton Park on 7 January.
It is alleged a man, who was a passenger in a ride-share vehicle, assaulted the driver and allegedly attempted to steal the car before fleeing on foot about 8pm.
The victim, a 35-year-old Narre Warren man, received minor injuries in the incident.
Other alleged offending included:
• Theft of alcohol and lollies from a liquor store on Bemersyde Drive, Berwick on 5 December.
• Theft of cigarettes from a service station on Webb Street, Narre Warren on 13 December.
• Theft of alcohol from a liquor store on Bemersyde Drive on 20 December.
• Assault of a shop attendant and theft of a large quantity of jewellery from a jewellery store on Nepean Highway, Moorabbin on 7 January.
A 26-year-old Berwick man has been charged with:
• Attempted carjacking
• Attempted theft of motor vehicle
• Theft x 4
• Unlawful assault x 2
• Contravene Court orders
• Fail to stop vehicle on police direction
• Robbery
• Commit indictable offence while on bail
• Theft from motor vehicle
The man was produced before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for a bail/remand hearing.
