LISTEN AND WATCH: How dramatic police chase played out on 3AW
Police have arrested a man after he went on a wild rampage across Melbourne with a stolen van.
The 36-year-old from Point Cook is now in custody after an alleged carjacking in the early hours of Friday morning, which led to an extended follow by police before he was dramatically apprehended shortly after 1pm.
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A dramatic police chase has played out through the streets of Melbourne on Friday afternoon.
3AW Afternoons was first alerted to the chase, which occurred on the Princes Highway at high speed, and ended with an unmarked police vehicle hitting the driver, who jumped out of the car just before being intercepted.
Tony Jones was watching the live feed and described the dramatic scenes as they were playing out.
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“This is something you’d usually see on the freeways of Los Angeles,” he told Shane McInnes.
“These are remarkable scenes.”
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