Man charged with meth and weapon possession after high-speed chase and dramatic arrests in Hoppers Crossing.
A man was arrested and charged after allegedly evading police and being found in possession of drugs and a weapon in Hoppers Crossing on the 29th of August at 10pm.
Police were conducting their regular Operation Shows in the Wyndham area when they approached a silver Mitsubishi Pajero parked on Don Avenue around midnight. The vehicle allegedly sped off when police activated their lights and sirens.
The Mitsubishi was later found abandoned on Durham Crescent. Police quickly moved in, arresting four men and a woman in a nearby backyard. Three of the individuals—a 39-year-old Werribee man, a 30-year-old Hoppers Crossing man, and a 39-year-old Hoppers Crossing woman—were interviewed and released pending further enquiries. Another man, a 36-year-old from Werribee, was bailed for unrelated matters.
The fifth person, a 40-year-old Hoppers Crossing man, was charged with evading police, possessing a controlled weapon, possessing methamphetamine, and driving offences. He was bailed to appear in Werribee Magistrates’ Court on January 23, 2025.
