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According to ABC News, three teenage boys were arrested following an alleged series of aggravated burglaries and thefts in Melbourne’s north-eastern suburbs early on August 28. Detectives arrested the youths at an address in Darebin, and all three were remanded to appear before a children’s court on Saturday.

A 17-year-old from the Greater Shepparton area was charged with four counts of aggravated burglary, two counts of burglary and attempted theft from a motor vehicle, among other charges. A 15-year-old and a 17-year-old, both from the Manningham area, were each charged with four counts of aggravated burglary, attempted theft from a motor vehicle and theft of a motor vehicle, among other charges.

Victoria Police said the charges followed several alleged incidents in the early hours of August 28. They included two separate aggravated burglaries in Balwyn North, an attempted theft from a motor vehicle in Templestowe, and aggravated burglaries in Bulleen and Templestowe.

The arrests come as youth crime remains a key issue ahead of Victoria’s November state election. Premier Ben Carroll, who took the top job after Jacinta Allan was ousted in late July, said he would continue the same hardline approach to tackling crime. Last month, the Coalition said it would add offences including car theft and attempted carjacking to the state’s Adult Crime, Adult Time laws if elected.

Crime Statistics Agency figures for the 12 months to March 2026 showed Victoria’s overall crime rate fell by just under 2 per cent. The agency recorded 22,654 alleged offences involving young people, down 6 per cent on the previous year and the first fall in youth crime since the COVID pandemic. Adult crime rose by 10 per cent, which the agency attributed to increases in breaches of bail, retail theft and breaches of family violence orders.