Two men have been charged after allegedly fleeing from police in a stolen car in Werribee on August 1.
Officers spotted an allegedly stolen red Commodore speeding on Greaves Street about 11pm.
With assistance from the Air Wing, the vehicle was followed to Tigris Close where the car was allegedly dumped, and the two occupants fled on foot.
The driver, a 41-year-old Altona North man, and his 28-year-old male passenger were arrested a short time later by the Dog Squad on Thames Boulevard.
The Altona North man has been charged with reckless conduct endangering serious injury, driving while disqualified, careless driving, exceeding the speed limit, possessing butanol, trafficking butanol, dealing proceeds of crime, fraudulent use of registration and making a false document.
He has been bailed appear at Werribee Magistrates’ Court on August 7.
The 28-year-old man, of no fixed address, has been charged with conduct endangering serious injury, trafficking a drug of dependence, possessing a drug of dependence, stating a false name and failing to appear at court.
