# Violent crime spree in Melbourne > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/violent-crime-spree-in-melbourne > Updated: 2026-09-30T15:30:48.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2. Police in Melbourne, Australia, have arrested three teenagers—including two 16-year-olds and an 18-year-old—following a violent crime spree across the city’s southeast and Bayside areas. The group is alleged to have been involved in approximately 21 offences, including aggravated burglaries, armed robberies, and petrol drive-offs. The suspects reportedly used two vehicles stolen from a gym in Glen Waverley to facilitate the crimes. Specific incidents linked to the group include a machete-wielding assailant chasing a convenience store worker, a 64-year-old woman being dragged by offenders outside the Chadstone Shopping Centre, and a woman being punched during a purse snatching. Other reported crimes involved several bag snatchings targeting women in Highett, Beaumaris, and Clayton. The suspects were apprehended during police raids in the Springvale and Greater Dandenong areas and face multiple counts of aggravated burglary and motor vehicle theft. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-30: Melbourne police arrest three teens after violent crime spree Three teenagers have been arrested following a violent crime spree in Melbourne involving 21 alleged offences, including armed robberies and aggravated burglaries targeting women. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/melbourne-police-arrest-three-teens-after-violent-crime-spree ### 2026-09-29: Police investigate violent attacks and vehicle thefts in UK and Australia Police in the UK have arrested three men following an attack on an officer in Stourport, while authorities in Australia hunt a gang responsible for a series of violent bikejackings in Melbourne. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/police-investigate-violent-attacks-and-vehicle-thefts-in-uk-and-australia --- Cite as: Violent crime spree in Melbourne. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/violent-crime-spree-in-melbourne