A TEENAGER who rode as the passenger of a stolen Mercedes Benz SUV on a joyride near St Albans has been given probation.

A Children's Court heard of an incident in November 2024 when an unknown number of offenders attended a residential property in South Morang through an unlocked front door and stole a spare set of keys to a 2021 Mercedes Benz SUV.

The occupant of the house later woke to find t...