A CASTLEMAINE woman and a man have been charged after three police cars were allegedly rammed in Airport West on Thursday.
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A 24-year-old woman will face 25 charges including eight counts of burglary, seven counts of theft, five counts of car theft, handle stolen goods and three counts of drug possession.
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A 29-year-old man received 42 charges including intentional and reckless aggravated exposure of police officer to risk by driving, reckless conduct endangering life, unlicensed driving, eight counts of burglary, five counts of car theft and three counts of drug possession
The man, of no fixed address, was returned to prison for breaching parole.
The charges relate to the arrest of a man and woman who allegedly crashed their stolen car into three police cars while trying to avoid arrest.
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He will appear before Melbourne Magistrates' Court on April 19.
The Castlemaine woman was bailed by the court to appear in Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court on March 3.
The pair was charged as part of Operation Hyperion which included two burglaries in Fawkner and Glenroy on January 19 and another in Altona North on January 20.
A police officer was injured and three police cars damaged after the offenders allegedly continued to ram the police vehicles as officers moved in to make their arrests.
A detective acting sergeant was taken to hospital with a serious leg injury and has since been released.
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