Police say a stolen black 2004 Ford Territory reversed into the entrance of a retailer on Albert Avenue at Sebastopol, close to Ballarat, about 3.25am on Sunday.
CCTV captured the boys coming into the shop and utilizing the basket to steal the alcohol earlier than fleeing the scene.
Police mentioned the boys fled within the Territory, which was lacking the bonnet and rear passenger door.
The automobile additionally had smashed home windows and a wood backyard trellis affixed to the entrance passenger window, police say.
Investigators imagine the identical automobile was set alight in Ross Creek early yesterday morning.
Police say the automobile was initially stolen from Sutton Avenue in Delacombe on April 21.
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