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Melton man charged over alleged cameraman assault

Police have charged a Melton man man following an alleged assault in Melton South last week.

It is alleged the 26-year-old assaulted a man working as a camera operator on Fraser Street on Monday, May 15.

The camera operator sustained non-life-threatening injuries and the man fled the scene.

On Wednesday, May 24, police responded to a collision in Bentleigh East in which an allegedly stolen vehicle crashed into another car on Bignell Road about 3.40pm.

The 26-year-old Melton man was arrested at the scene.

He’s been laid with 11 charges including assault, possessing methamphetamine, possess prohibited weapon, theft of motor vehicle, and driving whist exceeding the prescribed concentration of drugs.

He was remanded in custody to appear at Moorabbin Magistrates Court on Thursday, May 25.

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