Four people have been arrested after a man was allegedly abducted and stabbed in Melbourne’s inner north-east, prompting a police chase.
A worker at a hire company at Northcote in the city’s north called police about 9.40pm on Sunday, after their silver Hyundai was allegedly stolen from Mitchell Street.
Victoria police’s air wing and dog squad were deployed to track down the vehicle after the worker told officers where it was.
Police allege they tailed the car from a distance and saw a man with facial injuries leave the vehicle at the intersection of High Street and Bell Street.
Officers alleged he was abducted and stabbed, and he was taken to hospital.
Police kept following the car and deployed tyre deflation devices.
The Hyundai reached Bischoff Street at Preston before it crashed into a parked car and four people ran from the vehicle, officers allege.
The air wing crew allegedly told officers on the ground where to find the four people and they were promptly arrested, police said.
A 20-year-old man from Northcote was charged with stealing the car. He was bailed to front Heidelberg magistrates court on 12 February.
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Police were interviewing a 18-year-old woman from Preston and a 17-year-old boy from Ivanhoe in Melbourne’s north-east.
A 16-year-old girl from Heidelberg Heights, also in the city’s north-east, has been released from custody.
Police allegedly found a number of weapons in the Hyundai.
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