Trio Of Teen Bandits Charged Following Brazen Theft In Werribee

Police have charged three teenagers following an alleged robbery in Melbourne's south-west on Wednesday night.

The trio were spotted travelling in an allegedly stolen Mazda C-X-5 on Crawley Road in Werribee just after 9.30pm.

The young bandits carried off a 'dump and run' from the luxury SUV on Riverview Drive before authorities caught up with them. 

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A 15-year-old Wyndham Vale boy and two 16-year-old girls have been charged with a number of offences including theft of a motor vehicle.

One of the girls has also been charged with armed robbery, in relation to an alleged bottle shop hold-up earlier in Werribee along with an aggravated robbery in Truganina on 26 April.

A fourth person remains on the run.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

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