Police have charged a man and two boys following an alleged armed robbery in Hoppers Crossing.
It is alleged that three male offenders entered a store shopping centre on Heaths Road armed with hammers about 4.30pm on Thursday, August 21.
They allegedly threatened staff members and stole clothing items.
They then fled the store and got into a Nissan Patrol, which police spotted with allegedly stolen plates in the shopping centre carpark.
The Nissan was driven away down Barber Drive before it was cordoned by officers.
One of the occupants was arrested nearby on Millbank Drive and taken into custody.
Two other occupants of the Nissan fled on foot and were later arrested by police in Wyndham Vale.
An 18-year-old Tarneit man was charged with armed robbery, affray, theft and possessing a dangerous weapon.
He was remanded to appear at Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on Friday, August 22.
A 14-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy, also from the Tarneit area, were charged with the same offences.
They were both bailed to appear at a children’s court at a later date.
