Wild footage has allegedly captured masked teenagers dumping stolen cigarettes right into a car throughout an alleged brazen armed theft – with police confirming a boy, 15, has been charged.
It comes after a bunch of 5 masked teenage offenders allegedly tried to burgle six companies on the night time of December 4.
Police allege the teenagers had been armed with machetes and made calls for for cigarettes at a Glen Iris service station at round 10.30pm.
It’s additional alleged they raided separate stations in Blackburn, Blackburn North, and Ringwood all within the house of quarter-hour, earlier than concentrating on a fifth station at 11.40pm at Hughesdale.
Social media footage allegedly captured three of the offenders relaying stolen cigarettes between the tobacco cupboard and the automotive on the Hughesdale location.
Police allege in addition they made off with money from the register.
The teenagers are alleged to have moved on a grocery store in Caufield South the place they unsuccessfully tried to drive entry by throwing objects on the doorways.
Employees locked themselves in a rest room for cover, a Victoria Police spokesman stated.
It’s alleged that the Volkswagen was stolen from a property in Doncaster on December 2.
Detectives arrested a 15-year-old boy from the Yarra Ranges space on Wednesday.
He has been charged with theft of a motorcar and 6 counts of armed theft and can seem earlier than a kids’s court docket at a later date.
The investigation to determine the remaining alleged offenders stays ongoing.