A burglar has literally run into police - twice - hitting two police cars after stealing a ute on Thursday morning.

Police allege a man stole the ute from a business in York Street, South Melbourne, about 11am following an aggravated burglary.

The Special Operations police van that was involved in the crash. Credit:Justin McManus

The ute then hit a parked vehicle on the same street, before careering into a roundabout and losing a wheel.

It then slammed into an unmarked police car on Cecil Street, before heading along the tram tracks on Clarendon Street and hitting a second unmarked police vehicle outside Crown Casino.