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Early Tuesday morning, police responded to an aggravated burglary at a home in Brighton East where two cars were stolen by the intruders. A Nissan 4WD was later spotted driving erratically and was pursued across Melbourne's eastern suburbs before being intercepted near Chadstone around midday. Six suspects were arrested without injury after a dramatic chase; they are now being interviewed by police. Outbound lanes on the Monash Freeway at Warrigal Road remain closed, with traffic diverted onto Toorak and Burke roads, allowing re-entry via Dandenong and Wellington roads.

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Early Tuesday morning, police responded to an aggravated burglary at a home in Brighton East, where two vehicles were stolen. Around midday, officers spotted one of the stolen vehicles, a Nissan 4WD, driving erratically on Eastlink and monitored it as it moved through several eastern suburbs before intercepting it near Chadstone on the Monash Freeway. Six people inside the vehicle were arrested during this operation, which caused multiple outbound lanes of the Monash Freeway to be closed at around 1pm. The dramatic arrest involved armed officers and led to no injuries reported by police.

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“One of the vehicles, a Nissan 4WD, was observed being driven erratically on Eastlink and was monitored by police through multiple eastern and south-eastern suburbs before it was intercepted in Chadstone just after midday,” police said in a statement.

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Monash Freeway chaos as specialist police arrest six after dramatic pursuit · assertive framing

Six alleged offenders were hauled to the ground and arrested on a major Melbourne freeway after an early-morning home invasion sparked a dramatic police pursuit across the city. asserted

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All outbound lanes on the Monash Freeway at Warrigal Road were closed about midday Tuesday after a stolen car was seen driving erratically. asserted

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Several hours earlier, police were called to reports of an aggravated burglary at a property on Clonaig Street in Brighton East just after 5.30am. asserted

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Police said an occupant inside woke to the sound of noises inside the home, before the alleged offenders stole two cars and fled. asserted

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“One of the vehicles, a Nissan 4WD, was observed being driven erratically on Eastlink and was monitored by police through multiple eastern and south-eastern suburbs before it was intercepted in Chadstone just after midday,” police said in a statement. asserted

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“Six occupants of the vehicle were arrested and are currently being interviewed.” asserted

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Images of the scene show multiple people lying face down on the bitumen, with police, detectives and armed specialist officers shown surrounding them, along with marked and unmarked police cars around the stolen vehicle. asserted

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Police said no one was injured during the incident, and the second stolen vehicle was recovered after a collision in Endeavour Hills. asserted

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Traffic on the Monash is being diverted onto Toorak and Burke roads. asserted

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