Moorabool detectives have charged a man following an aggravated burglary in Wallace and a pursuit across Melton on Tuesday, December 3.
The man allegedly broke into a licensed premises on Bungaree-Wallace Road in Wallace and stole the cash register before fleeing the scene in an allegedly stolen Green Kia hatchback.
He was later allegedly spotted by police travelling along Centenary Avenue in Melton.
Officers attempted to deploy stop sticks, so the driver conducted a U-turn and drove at police.
The police jumped out of the way and were not injured.
The driver fled the scene and police terminated the pursuit.
Four hours later, the same driver was allegedly involved in a two-vehicle collision on the Melton Highway in Melton.
The driver of the other vehicle, a 78-year-old Kurunjang woman, was not injured.
The driver of the green hatchback, a 27-year-old man, was arrested at the scene.
He has been charged with aggravated burglary, criminal damage, driving dangerous while being pursued, theft offences, drug offences, disqualified driving and handling stolen goods.
He has been remanded to appear at Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, December 19.
