A man is believed to have stolen at least four cars in a spate of alleged violent car-jackings during a police pursuit of almost 280 kilometres.

Police were called to a house in Rogers Street, Dandenong, about 10.30am on Thursday, but when confronted, the man reportedly refused to leave. Police had reportedly been at the property to issue an arrest warrant.

The man is said to have fled with a woman, and police tracked him until he was stopped near Swan Reach, in East Gippsland, about 2.35pm.

Immediately after fleeing Dandenong, the man drove east to Warragul, where he is suspected of stealing a car at gunpoint.