Police have charged a man after he allegedly rammed a police car before setting a stolen car on fire in Cockatoo on Wednesday 21 June.
Boronia man Michael De Angelis, 25, has been hit with more than 35 charges, including two counts of aggravated offences, recklessly exposing a police officer to risk by driving, and dangerous driving while being pursued by police.
De Angelis has also been charged with criminal damage by fire and attempted burglary.
The charges follow an incident just after 12.30pm when police spotted the allegedly stolen car on Manchester Road in Mooroolbark.
During the incident the driver allegedly rammed a police vehicle before he sped off travelling through several suburbs to Cockatoo where he dumped the car and allegedly set it alight.
He was arrested by police nearby.
The charges also relate to several reported thefts over the past month, other incidents of driving off from police and the theft of a motor vehicle from Hampton.
He has been remanded in custody and appeared before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 22 June.
