IMAGES and footage are now emerging of the man who led police on a three-hour chase in Victoria that involved up to 30 police cars and multiple carjackings.

Channel 7 News has released an image of the 25-year-old man who reportedly hijacked at least four cars and also crashed one vehicle into a home at Traralgon.

Police have also released a statement about the incident which began after they went to his home with a search warrant, as part of an ongoing investigation into stolen cars.

At one point as many as 30 police cars and two helicopters were reportedly chasing the man and his female passenger along the Princes Highway.

One witness told the Herald Sun about the terrifying moment the driver “hammered” through a red light next to her at the height of the chase.

Bairnsdale resident Marita Brown, 45, was out with her husband driving in Traralgon when she came close to being hit by the speeding cars.

“He went through the intersection, he was absolutely flying, hammering through. He wouldn’t have even seen the red light.”

“I could just see him coming, he must have been going at least 140km/h.”

She watched as police cars and helicopters above her followed the car.

“I was shaking, my husband had to get out at the petrol station and take over the driving,” she said.

Police have secured a vehicle 1km east of Swan Reach. A man has been arrested by the Special Operations Group. No injuries reported. — Victoria Police (@VictoriaPolice) October 23, 2014

ONLY IN #7NewsMelb AT 6pm: See the moment police arrested the man at the centre of dramatic pursuit. EXCLUSIVE VISION pic.twitter.com/H25B9KL0Y4 — 7NewsMelbourne (@7NewsMelbourne) October 23, 2014

Woman taken into custody at Traralgon, in connection with this morning's dramatic pursuit. Full coverage #9NewsAt6 pic.twitter.com/yyhZkaONNX — Nine News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) October 23, 2014

More than 30 police cars and at least two helicopters are chasing a man and a woman in a vehicle on the Princes Highway, east of Sale — ABC News Melbourne (@abcnewsMelb) October 23, 2014

According to a police statement, the incident began when police went to Rogers St in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong about 10.30am, to execute a search warrant as part of an investigation into stolen cars.

When police arrived they were confronted by the 25-year-old Endeavour Hills man, who was allegedly armed with a firearm.

Officers attempted to negotiate with the man for some time but he refused to cooperate.

About 11.30am the man jumped into an allegedly stolen white ute with a 20-year-old woman who he knew, and drove off.

Police followed the man at a distance while a helicopter monitored the car from above.

The man drive from Dandenong through Ferntree Gully, Morwell, Yarragon, Moe, Newmans Creek and Bairnsdale, covering about 300km.

He dumped his white ute in Moe and stole a number of vehicles, pulling out the drivers and dumping the cars as he went.

He crashed one of these vehicles in Newman Crescent, Newman Creek where his female passenger was arrested.

Car into yard at Traralgon, police pursuit still underway #gippsnews pic.twitter.com/vTvVHfMnK5 — Tom Kelly (@tpwkelly) October 23, 2014

The man jumped into another car after crashing the first vehicle into a house at Traralgon. #gippsnews — PRIME7News Gippsland (@PRIME7Gippsland) October 23, 2014

He hijacked another car near Bairnsdale and got into the back seat. He ordered the driver to travel east towards Lakes Entrance.

Victoria Police advised motorists to avoid the highway, before the Special Operations Group finally caught up with him about 2.30pm, 1km east of Swan Reach. He has been arrested with no injuries reported. The chase covered almost 300km.

The man at centre of police chase has just hijacked ANOTHER car.. he has jumped in the back seat this time.. so he's not driving at moment.. — Kristy Mayr (@KristyMayr7) October 23, 2014

Driver leading police on a chase across Gippsland believed to be racing at speeds of 170+ km/hr.. @7NewsMelbourne — Kristy Mayr (@KristyMayr7) October 23, 2014

The spokeswoman earlier told news.com.au that police had followed the car, but they were not in a “pursuit”.

Police have asked anyone who witnessed the chase from Dandenong to Lakes Entrance to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.