UPDATED: Monday, July 1, 12.45pm: Police have alleged the car which crashed into a Kangaroo Flat house was stolen during an aggravated burglary in Cape Paterson, south of Wonthaggi.
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The two teenagers arrested have been identified as a 15-year-old boy from Reservoir and a 14-year-old boy from Preston.
Officers alleged the theft of the white BMW SUV occurred on Saturday, June 29.
They spotted the car driving erratically on the Calder Highway in Woodend about 3.20pm on June 30.
After a car chase along the highway, the SUV crashed into a property at Kieran Court, Kangaroo Flat, about 300km from where police say the car was stolen.
The crash caused damage to the house, which was taped off by police.
The teenagers were both released and were expected to be charged.
The investigation remains ongoing as police search for at least one more person involved in the incident.
Two children arrested, police searching for a third
EARLIER, June 30 7.30pm: Two children have been arrested after a police car chase ended with them allegedly crashing into a house and fleeing the scene.
Police said they first saw a white BMW driving erratically on the Calder Highway in Woodend at about 3.20pm.
They were unsuccessful in their attempts to intercept the car, with the car also swerving around stop sticks at Furness Street, Kangaroo Flat.
Police were then called to reports of a car crashed into a house on Kieran Court, Kangaroo Flat at 4pm, but the driver and a passenger had allegedly fled the scene when police arrived.
The two children, a 15-year-old and 14-year-old boy, were arrested at a nearby shopping centre on High Street.
Police are still looking for a third person.
Any witnesses or anyone with information was urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to submit a confidential report online at crimestopperssvic.com.au
Police investigating after driver flees scene of crash in Kangaroo Flat
EARLIER: A police investigation is underway at Kangaroo Flat after a car crashed into a residential fence.
Emergency services were called to the incident just after 4pm on Sunday, June 30 at Kieran Court, near the Bendigo Homemaker Centre.
A white BMW SUV appeared to have smashed into a fence and part of a house.
The driver fled on foot and police were searching for them on Sunday evening.
It is unclear how many people were in the vehicle at the time, however the Bendigo Advertiser understands a police helicopter was circling above the area.
There were no injuries to anyone inside the house and the investigation remains ongoing, police said.
Jonathon Magrath
Jonathon has been living and working in Bendigo since March 2021, currently working as a general reporter. Contact him on jonathon.magrath@austcommunitymedia.com.au.
Jonathon has been living and working in Bendigo since March 2021, currently working as a general reporter. Contact him on jonathon.magrath@austcommunitymedia.com.au.
