In short:
Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy after he allegedly fled officers on a stolen scooter, which was tracked by the airwing before being dumped at Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre in Hoppers Crossing on Saturday 22 August 2026. The teenager was located hiding inside the centre and arrested nearby, and will be interviewed by police.
Freeway pursuit ends in shopping centre arrest
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly fleeing police on a stolen scooter, before it was dumped in a car park at Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre on Saturday 22 August 2026.
Police were called to reports of a large group of e-bikes and motorbikes travelling on the West Gate Freeway shortly before 2.30pm AEST.
The group split as officers closed in, with police — supported by the force’s airwing — following one of the scooters into Hoppers Crossing.
Rider ditches scooter at shopping centre
The scooter was dumped in a multi-level car park at the Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre on Heaths Road.
The alleged passenger, a 17-year-old boy, tried to hide inside the centre as police searched the complex floor by floor.
He was located and arrested nearby a short time later. He will be interviewed by police.
Latest in a run of youth pursuits across Wyndham
The arrest follows a series of police pursuits involving young riders across Werribee and Hoppers Crossing, including six teens already on bail being arrested after a high-speed police chase ended in a crash in February 2025 and a stolen scooter chase that ended in bail for two men in March 2025.
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